[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
IRAQ
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the transition to sovereignty in Iraq, focusing on U.S. policy, ongoing 
military operations, and status of U.S. Armed Forces, after receiving 
testimony from Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Richard 
L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; and General Richard B. Myers, 
USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA
Committee on Foreign Relations: On Thursday, June 24, Subcommittee on 
Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs concluded a 
hearing to examine the state of democracy in Venezuela, focusing on 
Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council Resolution 833, 
to strengthen Venezuelan democracy and bring an end to political 
conflict, after receiving testimony from Roger F. Noriega, Assistant 
Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; John F. Maisto, U.S. 
Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; 
Jennifer McCoy, Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and Jose Miguel 
Vivanco, Human Rights Watch, Miguel Diaz, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, Roger Tissot, PFC Energy, and Mark Weisbrot, 
Center for Economic and Policy Research, all of Washington, D.C.
PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: On Thursday, June 
24, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the reauthorization of the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, focusing on 
community colleges, the challenges of serving rural populations, and 
``Project Lead the Way'', after receiving testimony from Michael Rush, 
Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education, Boise; Frank 
Blankenship, Columbiana County Career and Technical Center, Lisbon, 
Ohio; Jo Anne McFarland, Central Wyoming College, Riverton; Harry 
Lightsey, BellSouth, Columbia, South Carolina; and Angela Olszewski, 
Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW), New York, New York.