[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 39 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D303-D304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, 
the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2006 for the Internal Revenue Service, after receiving testimony 
from Mark W. Everson, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, and J. 
Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, both 
of the Department of the Treasury.
APPROPRIATIONS: CORPS OF ENGINEERS/BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and 
Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2006 for Corps of Engineers and Bureau of 
Reclamation, after receiving testimony from John Paul Woodley, Jr., 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; 
Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers; and R. Tomas Weimer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Water 
and Science, and John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, both of the Bureau of 
Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine Ballistic Missile Defense Programs in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, after receiving 
testimony from Michael W. Wynne, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; General James E. Cartwright, 
USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command; David W. Duma, Acting 
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense; and 
Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering, III, USAF, Director, Missile 
Defense Agency.
GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine regulatory reform of the Government-Sponsored 
Enterprises, focusing on the Administration's views on how best to 
improve and reform regulatory oversight of the housing government-
sponsored enterprises, after receiving testimony from John W. Snow, 
Secretary of the Treasury; and Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Jonathan Brian Perlin, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senator Thune, testified and answered questions in his 
own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.