[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D401-D403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, 
The Judiciary, Housing and

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Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
the Treasury, after receiving testimony from John Snow, Secretary of 
the Treasury.
MONEY SERVICES BUSINESSES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee held a 
hearing to review money services businesses under Bank Secrecy Act and 
USA PATRIOT Act regulations, focusing on federal and state efforts in 
the anti-money laundering area, receiving testimony from Kevin M. 
Brown, Commissioner, Small Business/Self-Employed Division, Internal 
Revenue Service, William J. Fox, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, and Julie L. Williams, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, all 
of the Department of the Treasury; Diana L. Taylor, New York State 
Banking Department, Albany; John J. Byrne, American Bankers 
Association, Washington, D.C.; Gerald Goldman, Financial Service 
Centers of America, Hackensack, New Jersey; Dan O'Malley, MoneyGram 
International, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; and David Landsman, 
National Money Transmitters Association, Inc., Great Neck, New York.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call.
NOMINATIONS:
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Maria Cino, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Transportation, who was introduced by Senators 
Allen and Clinton, and Phyllis F. Scheinberg, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation, who was introduced by Senator 
Allen, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2006 for the Transportation Security Administration and related 
programs, after receiving testimony from Charles Barclay, American 
Association of Airport Executives, Alexandria, Virginia, on behalf of 
sundry organizations; and James C. May, Air Transport Association, 
Washington, D.C.
NUCLEAR POWER 2010 PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the status of the Department of Energy's Nuclear 
Power 2010 program, which is a joint government/industry cost-shared 
effort to identify sites for new nuclear power plants, develop advanced 
nuclear plant technologies, and demonstrate new regulatory processes 
leading to a private sector decision by 2005 to order new nuclear power 
plants for deployment in the United States in the 2010 timeframe, after 
receiving testimony from Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy; Nils J. 
Diaz, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Michael J. Wallace, 
Constellation Generation Group, Baltimore, Maryland.
WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands 
and Forests concluded a hearing to examine the preparedness of the 
Department of Agriculture and the Interior for the 2005 wildfire 
season, including the agencies' assessment of the risk of fires by 
region, the status of and contracting for aerial fire suppression 
assets, and other information needed to better understand the agencies 
ability to deal with the upcoming fire season, after receiving 
testimony from Mark Rey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural 
Resources and Environment; Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget; Robin M. Nazzaro, 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability 
Office; and James Caswell, Idaho Office of Species Conservation, Boise, 
and Kirk Rowdabaugh, Arizona State Forester, Phoenix, both on behalf of 
the Western Governors' Association.
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee held a hearing to examine Social 
Security proposals to achieve sustainable solvency regarding personal 
accounts, receiving testimony from Peter Ferrara, Institute for Policy 
Innovation, and USA Next, Michael Tanner, Cato Institute Project on 
Social Security Change, Peter R. Orszag, The Brookings Institution, 
Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, all of Washington, D.C.; 
and Robert C. Pozen, MFS Investment Management, Boston, Massachusetts.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the Millennium Challenge Corporation's global impact, focusing 
on assistance to developing countries that uphold political freedoms,

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fight corruption, maintain the rule of law, and pursue sound economic 
policies, after receiving testimony from Paul V. Applegarth, Chief 
Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation; and David B. 
Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, General 
Accountability Office.
PENSION FUND REFORM
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Retirement Security and Aging concluded a hearing to examine proposals 
to reform the pension funding rules and premiums payable to the Pension 
Benefit Guarantee Corporation, after receiving testimony from Bradley 
Belt, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation; Ian P. 
MacFarlane, Medley Global Advisors, New York, New York; Sallie B. 
Bailey, The Timken Company, Canton, Ohio, on behalf of the National 
Association of Manufacturers; and Ron Gebhardtsbauer, American Academy 
of Actuaries, and Alan Reuther, United Auto Workers, both of 
Washington, D.C.
FAIR ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 
852, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims 
for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, after receiving 
testimony from Judge Edward Becker, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Craig A. Berrington, American Insurance 
Association, John M. Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, on 
behalf of the Asbestos Alliance, and Margaret Seminario, AFL-CIO, all 
of Washington, D.C.; James D. Crapo, National Jewish Medical and 
Research Center and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 
Denver; Eric D. Green, Boston University School of Law, Boston, 
Massachusetts; Hershel W. Gober, Military Order of the Purple Heart, 
McLean, Virginia; Philip J. Landrigan, The Mount Sinai School of 
Medicine, New York, New York; Carol Morgan, National Service 
Industries, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of the Coalition for 
Asbestos Reform; Mark A. Peterson, Legal Analysis Systems, Inc., 
Thousand Oaks, California; Francine Rabinovitz, Hamilton, Rabinovitz, 
and Alschuler, Carmel, California; and Alan Reuther, United Automobile, 
Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Lebanon, 
Tennessee.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of Jonathan Brian Perlin, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
consider pending intelligence matters.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.