[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 90 (Thursday, June 30, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D712-D713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported H.R. 
3057, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
MILITARY READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the status of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in fighting the 
global war on terrorism, after receiving testimony from David S.C. Chu, 
Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, and Charles S. Abell, 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, both of 
the Department of Defense; General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, 
Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of 
Staff, United States Army; and General Michael W. Hagee, USMC, 
Commandant, United States Marine Corps.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Daniel R. Stanley, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Legislative Affairs, James A. Rispoli, of Virginia, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, General 
Teed M. Moseley, USAF, to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and 130 
nominations in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness concluded a hearing to 
examine how information technology can reduce medical errors, lower 
healthcare costs, and improve the quality of patient care, including 
the importance of developing interoperable electronic medical records 
and highlight new technologies that will impact how health services are 
provided in the future, after receiving testimony from Senators Enzi 
and Stabenow; David Brailer, National Coordinator of Health Information 
Technology, and Carolyn Clancy, Director, Agency for the Healthcare 
Research and Quality, both of the Department of Health and Human 
Services; Hratch G. Semerjian, Acting Director, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Technology Administration, Department of 
Commerce; Robert M. Kolodner, Acting Veterans Health Administration 
Chief Health Informatics Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; Susan 
L. Bostrom, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, California; John Glaser, 
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Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts; Peter Basch, MedStar Health, and 
Karen Ignagni, America's Health Insurance Plans, both of Washington, 
D.C.; and Pamela Pure, McKesson Corporation, Alpharetta, Georgia.
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight held a 
hearing to examine savings and investment issues, focusing on present 
law on certain expiring provisions in the United States tax code, 
receiving testimony from G. Scott Harding, F.B. Harding, Inc. 
Electrical Contractors, Rockville, Maryland, on behalf of the National 
Federation of Independent Business; Robert A. Weinberger, H & R Block, 
Eric J. Toder, The Urban Institute Tax Policy Center, and Stephen J. 
Entin, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, all of 
Washington, D.C.; David R. Malpass, Bear Stearns, New York, New York; 
and Brian Graff, American Society of Pension Professionals and 
Actuaries, Arlington, Virginia.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call.
MIDDLE EAST ROAD MAP
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the current state of the Middle East road map, focusing on the 
challenge of organizing talks and resolving issues between Israel and 
Palestine, after receiving testimony from C. David Welch, Assistant 
Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and James D. Wolfensohn, Quartet 
Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement, both of the Department of State; 
and Lieutenant General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander, United States 
Army Europe, U.S. Coordinator for Security, Department of Defense.
AMERICAN HISTORY ACHIEVEMENT ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Education and Early Childhood Development concluded a hearing to 
examine issues relating to American history, focusing on S. 860, to 
amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act 
to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United 
States history and civics, after receiving testimony from Stephanie L. 
Norby, Director, Smithsonian Institution Center for Education and 
Museum Studies; Charles E. Smith, National Assessment Governing Board, 
Washington, D.C.; James Parisi, Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and 
Health Professionals, Providence; and David McCullough, West Tisbury, 
Massachusetts.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of James B. Letten, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana, and Rod J. Rosenstein, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Maryland, both of the Department of 
Justice.
IMMIGRATION REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security and Citizenship concluded a hearing to examine securing the 
cooperation of participating countries relating to the need for 
comprehensive immigration reform, after receiving testimony from Andres 
Rozental, Rozental and Associados, former Mexican Ambassador at Large, 
and Roberta Clariond, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, both of 
Mexico City, Mexico.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.
MEDICARE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
possible strategies for slowing the growth of Medicare spending, 
including increasing the share of spending paid by beneficiaries and 
enhancing competition in the provision of services, after receiving 
testimony from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget 
Office; William J. Evans, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 
Little Rock; Bill Herman, Highsmith Inc., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin; 
Stephen J. Brown, Health Hero Network, Inc., Mountain View, California; 
and Steven H. Woolf, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fairfax.