[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D134-D135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AIR FORCE AIR REFUELING RECAPITALIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Protection Forces held a 
hearing on the U.S. Air Force on Aerial Refueling Recapitalization 
Requirements. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Air Force: LTG Christopher Kelly, USAF, Vice 
Commander, Air Mobility Command; LTG Donald Hoffman, USAF, Military 
Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Air Force (Acquisition); and 
LTG Donald J. Wetekam, USAF,

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Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Installations and Mission Support; 
and a public witness.
HURRICANE RECOVERY/FAIR HOUSING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``Fair Housing Issues in the Gulf 
Coast in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.'' Testimony was 
heard from Kim Kendrick, Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public 
witnesses.
PROGRESS SINCE 9/11--HEALTH RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats, and International Relations held a hearing entitled 
``Progress Since 9/11: Protecting Public Health and Safety Against 
Terrorist Attacks.'' Testimony was heard from Cynthia Bascetta, 
Director, Health Care, GAO; John Howard, M.D., Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations approved for full Committee 
action the following measures: H.R. 3189, amended, Central Asia 
Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2005; H. Con. Res, 320, amended, 
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Pham Hong Son and other 
political prisoners and prisoners of conscience; H. Res. 578, 
Concerning the Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions 
and the welfare of orphaned or abandoned children in Romania; and H. 
Res. 675, Expressing disapproval of the Arab League's decision to hold 
its 2006 summit in Khartoum, Sudan and calling on the Arab League, the 
Government of Sudan, the Sudanese rebels, and the world community to do 
all they can to end acts of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
OVERSIGHT--AFT GUN SHOW ENFORCEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security continued oversight hearings on the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) Part 2: Gun Show 
Enforcement. Testimony was heard from Michael R. Bouchard, Assistant 
Director (Field Operations), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
DOD'S INTELLIGENCE BUDGET; ACCORDANCE WITH THE FRAMEWORK
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on the 
Department of Defense's Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from 
Stephen Cambone, Under Secretary (Intelligence), Department of Defense.
  The Committee also met in executive session concerning Accordance 
with the Framework.