[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 129 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
IRAQ--CURRENT SITUATION AND MILITARY OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the current situation 
and military operations in Iraq. Testimony was heard from David M. 
Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq, 
Department of State; and GEN John Abizaid, USA, Commander, U.S. Central 
Command, Department of Defense.
SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Management, 
Integration, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``The Secure Border 
Initiative: Ensuring Effective Implementation and Financial 
Accountability of SBInet.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Gregory L. Giddens, 
Director, Secure Border Initiative Program; Deborah J. Spero, Deputy 
Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection; Elaine Duke, Chief 
Procurement Officer; and Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST: NEXT STEPS
Committee on International Relations: Held an oversight hearing on 
North Korea's Nuclear Test: Next Steps. Testimony was heard from R. 
Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary, Political Affairs, Department of 
State.
PREVENTING HARASSMENT THROUGH OUTBOUND NUMBER ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 5304, Preventing Harassment 
through Outbound Number Enforcement Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Murphy; Barry Sabin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Philip G. Kiko, Chief of 
Staff and General Counsel, House Committee on the Judiciary; and a 
public witness.
OVERSIGHT--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims continued oversight hearings entitled ``The Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: Are We 
Fulfilling the Promise We Made to Cold War Veterans When We Created the 
Program?'' (Part IV) Testimony was heard from public witnesses.