[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D76-D77]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, USA, to be 
General and Commander, Multi-National Forces--Iraq, after the nominee 
testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
TAX GAP
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
growing tax gap--the difference between the tax amounts taxpayers pay 
voluntarily and on time and what they should pay under the law, and 
strategies for reducing it, after receiving testimony from Michael 
Brostek, Director, Tax Issues, Strategic Issues Team, Government 
Accountability Office; and Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax 
Justice; and John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, on 
behalf of the Coalition for Fairness in Tax Compliance (CFTC), both of 
Washington, DC.
IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held a hearing to examine the 
remaining options relating to securing America's interests in Iraq, 
focusing on Federalism, strategic redeployment or negotiation, 
receiving testimony from Leslie H. Gelb, Council on Foreign Relations, 
New York, New York; and Edward N. Luttwak, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, Lawrence J. Korb, Center for American Progress; 
and Robert Malley, International Crisis Group, all of Washington, DC.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call.
IRAQ: ALTERNATIVE PLANS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held a hearing to examine the 
remaining options relating to securing America's interests in Iraq, 
receiving testimony from Representative Murtha; and former 
Representative Newt Gingrich, American Enterprise Institute, 
Washington, DC.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call.
SERVICE MEMBERS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
collaboration and cooperation to meet the needs of returning military 
service members, focusing on the delivery of health care and benefits 
to veterans, after receiving testimony from Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
INTELLIGENCE REFORM
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine intelligence reform, focusing on the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act (Public Law 108-458), including structural 
changes within the intelligence community, the collection and analysis 
of intelligence, science and technology, and information sharing and 
enterprise architecture in the intelligence community, after receiving 
testimony from Mary Margaret Graham,

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Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection; Thomas Fingar, 
Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis; Patrick Kennedy, 
Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Management; Dale 
Meyerrose, Chief Information Officer; Mark Ewing, Deputy to the Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence for Requirements, and Susan Reingold, 
Deputy Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, all of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.