[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 149 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1188-D1190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., 
of Texas, to

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be Chief Financial Officer, who was introduced by Senator Crapo, and 
James M. Andrew, of Georgia, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities 
Service, both of the Department of Agriculture, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NEW BASEL CAPITAL ACCORDS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the development of New Basel Capital Accords, 
focusing on plans of the U.S. banking agencies to update and enhance 
the regulatory capital program through implementation of the 
International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, 
and revisions to the existing domestic risk-based capital framework for 
banks, after receiving testimony from John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the 
Currency, and John M. Reich, Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, 
both of the Department of the Treasury; Susan Schmidt Bies, Member, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Donald E. Powell, 
Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Katherine G. Wyatt, 
New York State Banking Department, Albany; L. William Seidman, CNBC, 
and Daniel K. Tarullo, Georgetown University Law Center, both of 
Washington, D.C.; William M. Isaac, The Secura Group, New York, New 
York; and George G. Kaufman, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, on 
behalf of U.S. Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee.
WRIGHT AMENDMENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation concluded a hearing to examine the impact of the Wright 
amendment, which restricts travel into and out of Dallas Love Field for 
commercial flights with more than 56 seats, after receiving testimony 
from Senators Inhofe and Bond; Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson, 
Granger, and Hensarling; Gerard Arpey, American Airlines, Herbert D. 
Kelleher, Southwest Airlines, Kevin E. Cox, Dallas/Fort Worth 
International Airport, Sam Coats, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and 
Lori Palmer, Love Field Citizens Action Committee, all of Dallas, 
Texas; Brian M. Campbell, Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, Inc., 
Alexandria, Virginia; and William S. Swelbar, Eclat Consulting, Inc., 
Reston, Virginia.
WEATHER MODIFICATION RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science and Space and the Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and 
Prediction concluded a joint hearing to examine S. 517, to establish a 
Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, after receiving 
testimony from Joseph H. Golden, University of Colorado Cooperative 
Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences, Bolder; Michael 
Garstang, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, on behalf of the 
National Research Council; and Thomas P. DeFelice, Sykesville, 
Maryland.
NOMINATIONS:
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, and Edward 
F. Sproat III, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, both of the Department of 
Energy, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the 
implementation of the existing particulate matter and ozone air quality 
standards, focusing on the competitiveness of the United States in the 
area of air quality standards, after receiving testimony from William 
Wehrum, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Sam Olens, Atlanta Regional 
Commission, Marietta, Georgia, on behalf of the Atlanta Regional 
Commission; James D. Werner, Delaware Department of Natural Resources 
and Environmental Control, Dover; and Stephen Moret, Baton Rouge Area 
Chamber, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
PORNOGRAPHY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Property Rights concluded a hearing to examine the state 
interest in protecting children and families from pornography, after 
receiving testimony from Rodney A. Smolla, University of Richmond 
School of Law, Richmond, Virginia; Jill C. Manning, Brigham Young 
University, Provo, Utah, on behalf of the Heritage Foundation; Leslie 
Harris, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C.; Richard 
R. Whidden, Jr., National Law Center for Children and Families, 
Fairfax, Virginia; and Pamela Paul, New York, New York.
REBUILDING VA GULF COAST FACILITIES
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the rebuilding of Department of Veterans Affairs' facilities on the 
Gulf Coast, focusing on the impact on Veterans Affairs employees, and 
recovery efforts of the Veterans Benefits Administration and the 
National Cemetery Administration, after receiving testimony from R. 
James Nicholson,

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Secretary, Jonathan B. Perlin, Under Secretary for Health, and Robert 
Lynch, Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, all of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.