[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D52-D53]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARMED FORCES ADEQUACY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the adequacy of Armed Forces. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: GEN Richard A. Cody, 
USA, Vice Chief of Staff, LTG James R. Helmly, USA, Chief, Army 
Reserve; LTG H. Steven Blum, USA, Chief, National Guard Bureau; LTG 
Roger C. Schultz, USA, Chief, Army National Guard, all with the 
Department of the Army; David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary, Personnel and 
Readiness; and Thomas F. Hall, Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on the Budget: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Met for organizational 
purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Financial Services: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
CONFRONTING RECIDIVISM
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Confronting 
Recidivism: Prisoner Re-entry Programs and a Just Future for All 
Americans.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Portman and Davis 
of Illinois; Felix Mata, Project Manager, Ex-Offender Initiative, 
Office of Employment Development, Baltimore, Maryland; Paul A. Quander, 
Jr., Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, District 
of Columbia; Reggie Wilkinson, Department of Rehabilitation and 
Correction, State of Ohio; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Resources: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
HUBBLE SCIENCE OPTIONS
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Options for Hubble Science. 
Testimony was heard from Lou Lanzerotti, Chair, Committee on the 
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Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope, National 
Academy of Sciences; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Met for organizational 
purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Ways and Means: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
NATIONAL SECURITY--EMERGING THREATS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on emerging threats to 
national security. Testimony was heard from the following former 
officials of the Department of Defense: Richard Perle, Assistant 
Secretary, International Security Policy; and Kurt Campbell, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Policy; R. James Woolsey, former Director, CIA; 
and public witnesses.