[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D98-D99]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2004; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2004 
Defense Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary; Gen. Richard 
Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Dov Zakheim, Under 
Secretary (Comptroller).
  Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes 
and approved an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY--BUDGET PRIORITIES FISCAL YEAR 2002
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Department of the 
Treasury Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2004. Testimony was heard from 
John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Met for organizational 
purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR HEALTH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Health of the 
Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from Investors and 
Economists.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT REPORT
Committee on Financial Services: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN; HOUSE PERIMETER SECURITY PLAN
Committee on House Administration: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved the following: an Oversight Plan for the 108th 
Congress; and the House Perimeter Security Plan.
VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the State of 
Veterans' Employment. Testimony was heard from Angela B. Styles, 
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; CMSgt. 
Elizabeth S. Schouten, (USAF), Deputy Director, Operations, U.S. Air 
Force Band; Linda G. Williams, Associate Administrator, Government 
Contracting, SBA; Kevin Boshears, Director, Office of Small Business 
Development, Department of the Treasury; the following officials of the 
Veterans Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor, 
Frederico Juarbe, Jr., Assistant Secretary; and Ron Bachman, Regional 
Administrator Chicago/Denver; and representatives of veterans' 
organizations.

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FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the President's 
Fiscal Year 2004 Budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. 
Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources met for 
organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
for organizational purposes.