[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D34-D36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE SECTOR--TEMPORARY GUEST WORKER PROPOSALS IMPACT
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Potential Impact 
of Recent Temporary Guest Worker Proposals on the Agriculture Sector. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM FORCE ROTATION PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Operation Iraqi 
Freedom Force Rotation Plan. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, 
Chief of Staff, Army; Gen. Michael W. Hagee, USMC, Commandant, Marine 
Corps; Lt. Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC, Director, Force Structure, 
Resources and Assessment, and Lt. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, 
Director, Operations, both with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
FREDDIE MAC'S ACCOUNTING RESTATEMENT: ARE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS WORKING?
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Freddie Mac's Accounting 
Restatement: Are Accounting Standards Working?'' Testimony was heard 
from Armando Falcon, Jr., Director, Office of Federal Housing 
Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and 
Martin Bauman, Chief Financial Officer, Freddie Mac.
STROKE TREATMENT AND ONGOING PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3658, Stroke Treatment and 
Ongoing Prevention Act.
BROADCAST INDECENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled `` `Can you say that on TV?': 
An Examination of the FCC's Enforcement with Respect to Broadcast 
Indecency.'' Testimony was heard from David H. Solomon, Chief, 
Enforcement Bureau, FCC; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL BANK RULES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Congressional Review of OCC 
Preemption.'' Testimony was heard from Julie L. Williams, First Senior

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Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency; Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PAY
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Avoiding 
`Financial Friendly Fire': A Review of Efforts to Overcome Army 
National Guard Pay Problems.'' Testimony was heard from Gregory D. 
Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Ernest J. Gregory, Acting 
Assistant Secretary, Financial Management and Comptroller; and Lt. Gen. 
Roger C. Schultz, USA, Director, Army National Guard, both with the 
Department of the Army; and Patrick T. Shine, Director, Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service, Military and Civilian Pay Services; and Kenneth 
Chavez, Unit Commander, B Company, Special Forces, Colorado Army 
National Guard.
POSTAL REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Special Panel on Postal Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Answering the Administration's Call 
for Postal Reform--Part I.'' Testimony was heard from Brian C. 
Roseboro, Acting Under Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the 
Treasury; the following officials of the U.S. Postal Service: S. David 
Fineman, Chairman, Board of Governors; and John E. Potter, Postmaster 
General; George A. Omas, Chairman, Postal Rate Commission; and David M. 
Walker, Comptroller General, GAO.
OVERSIGHT--RELIEVING BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Oversight of the Committee on Small Business held a joint 
hearing entitled ``What is the Administration's Record in Relieving 
Burden on Small Business?'' Testimony was heard from John D. Graham, 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; 
Patrick Pizzella, Assistant Secretary, Administration and Management, 
Department of Labor; Jeffrey Rosen, General Counsel, Department of 
Transportation; Kimberly Terese Nelson, Assistant Administrator, 
Environmental Information, EPA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 1073, To repeal section 801 of the Revenue Act of 1916; H.R. 1768, 
amended, Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act of 2003; H. Res. 412, 
Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on 
the occasion of its 30th Anniversary; H.R. 3095, Community Recognition 
Act of 2003; H.R. 339, amended, Personal Responsibility in Food 
Consumption Act; H.R. 2824, amended, Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement 
Act; and H. Res. 56, Supporting the goals of the Japanese American, 
German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a 
National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events 
surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals 
and families during World War II.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3551, 
Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2003.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--LONG-TERM CARE POLICIES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs long-term care policies. Testimony was heard from 
Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Healthcare--Veterans' Health and 
Benefits Issues, GAO; the following officials of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs: John D. Daigh, Jr., M.D., Assistant Inspector 
General, Health Care Inspections, Office of Inspector General; and 
Robert H. Rosell, M.D., Under Secretary, Health; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing to review Federal and State Oversight of Child Welfare 
Programs. Testimony was heard from Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary, 
Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and 
Income Security, GAO;Wayne Stevenson, Deputy Secretary, Department of 
Children, Youth, and Families, State of Pennsylvania; William Bell, 
Commissioner, Administration for Children and Families, New York City; 
and public witnesses.
BORDER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Infrastructure 
and Border Security held a hearing entitled ``Integrity and Security at 
the Border: The US VISIT Program.'' Testimony was heard from Asa 
Hutchinson, Under Secretary, Border and Transportation Security 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Maura Harty, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.

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