[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 3, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D942-D943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
the Judiciary approved for full Committee consideration an original bill 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and 
General Government approved for full Committee consideration an original 
bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies, Department of the Treasury, the United States Postal Service, the 
Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
MILITARY OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a 
briefing regarding ongoing military operations and areas of concern around 
the world from Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Director for 
Operations, J-3; Major General Ronald L. Burgess, Jr., USA, Director for 
Intelligence, J-2; and Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
International Security Affairs.
BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings to examine the budget 
and economic outlook, including the Congressional Budget Office's update of 
its baseline budget projections for fiscal years 2003 through 2013, after 
receiving testimony from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget 
Office.
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA ACCIDENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's findings and 
recommendations from its investigation of the Columbia shuttle tragedy, 
after receiving testimony from Sean O'Keefe, Administrator, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; and Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN 
(Ret.), Chairman, Columbia Accident Investigation Board.
AIR FORCE-BOEING TANKERS LEASE PROPOSAL
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the proposed leasing of 100 Boeing 767 Tankers by the 
United States Air Force for aerial refueling, after receiving testimony from 
James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, 
Congressional Budget Office; Neal P. Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities 
and Management, General Accounting Office; Christopher Bolkcom, Specialist 
in National Defense, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; 
Lt. Gen. John B. Sams, Jr., USAF (Ret.), The Boeing Company, Arlington, 
Virginia; J. Richard Nelson, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, 
Virginia; and Steven Ellis, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Eric Miller, 
Project on Government Oversight, both of Washington, D.C.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Marcia A. Crone, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Texas, who was introduced by Senators Hutchison and Cornyn; 
Phillip S. Figa, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Colorado, who was introduced by Senators Campbell and Allard; Carlos T. Bea, 
of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 
William Q. Hayes and John A. Houston, both to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California, who were all introduced by 
Senator Boxer; Robert Clive Jones, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada, who was introduced by Senators Ensign and Reid; and 
Ronald A. White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Oklahoma, who was introduced by Senator Nickles, after each nominee 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
TERRORISM: FIRST RESPONDERS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and 
Homeland Security concluded hearings to examine certain measures to improve 
America's preparedness to address terrorist activity, focusing on the 
requirements of state and local emergency responders, after receiving 
testimony from Representatives Cox and Jim Turner; former Senator Rudman, 
and Richard A. Clarke, both of the Independent Task Force on Emergency 
Responders; and Paul L. Posner, Managing Director, Federal Budget Issues and 
Intergovernmental Relations, Strategic Issues, General Accounting Office.
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