[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 28, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D229-D231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to provide an overview of the President's proposed budget for 
fiscal year 2008 for defense-related matters, after receiving testimony 
from Gordon England, Deputy Secretary, and Tina W. Jonas, Under 
Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, both of the 
Department of Defense; and Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., Vice 
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
AMTRAK: 2008
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine Amtrak 2008, after receiving testimony from Joseph H. Boardman, 
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, and David Tornquist, 
Assistant Inspector General, Competition and Economic Analysis, both of 
the Department of Transportation; Alex Kummant, National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation--Amtrak, and Edward Wytkind, AFL-CIO, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Robert Serlin, RIM Services, LLC, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
MINE SAFETY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine 
improving mine safety, one year after the Sago and Alma coalmining 
disasters, after receiving testimony from Richard E. Stickler, 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health; John Howard, 
Director, and Jeffery L. Kohler, Director, Office of Mine Safety and 
Health, both of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and 
Health, Department of Health and Human Services; J. Davitt McAteer, 
Wheeling Jesuit University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Chris R. 
Hamilton, West Virginia Coal Association, Charleston; Cecil Roberts, 
United Mine Workers of America, Fairfax, Virginia; and Bruce Watzman, 
National Mining Association, Washington, D.C.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Committee on Appropriations: On Monday, February 26, 2007, Committee 
adopted it rules of procedure and approved for reporting the following 
subcommittee assignments for the 110th Congress:
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies: Senators Kohl (Chairman), Harkin, 
Dorgan, Feinstein, Durbin, Johnson, Nelson (NE), Reed, Bennett,

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Cochran, Specter, Bond, McConnell, Craig, and Brownback.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: 
Senators Mikulski (Chairman), Inouye, Leahy, Kohl, Harkin, Dorgan, 
Feinstein, Reed, Lautenberg, Shelby, Gregg, Stevens, Domenici, 
McConnell, Hutchison, Brownback, and Alexander.
  Subcommittee on Defense: Senators Inouye (Chairman), Byrd, Leahy, 
Harkin, Dorgan, Durbin, Feinstein, Mikulski, Kohl, Murray, Stevens, 
Cochran, Specter, Domenici, Bond, McConnell, Shelby, Gregg, and 
Hutchison.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development: Senators Dorgan 
(Chairman), Byrd, Murray, Feinstein, Johnson, Landrieu, Inouye, Reed, 
Lautenberg, Domenici, Cochran, McConnell, Bennett, Craig, Bond, 
Hutchison, and Allard.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: Senators 
Durbin (Chairman), Murray, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Nelson (NE), 
Brownback, Bond, Shelby, and Allard.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security: Senators Byrd (Chairman), Inouye, 
Leahy, Mikulski, Kohl, Murray, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Nelson (NE), 
Cochran, Gregg, Stevens, Specter, Domenici, Shelby, Craig, and 
Alexander.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Senators 
Feinstein (Chairman), Byrd, Leahy, Dorgan, Mikulski, Kohl, Johnson, 
Reed, Nelson (NE), Craig, Stevens, Cochran, Domenici, Bennett, Gregg, 
Allard, and Alexander.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies: Senators Harkin (Chairman), Inouye, Kohl, Murray, 
Landrieu, Durbin, Reed, Lautenberg, Specter, Cochran, Gregg, Craig, 
Hutchison, Stevens, and Shelby.
  Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch: Senators Landrieu (Chairman), 
Durbin, Nelson (NE), Allard, and Alexander.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and Related 
Agencies: Senators Johnson (Chairman), Inouye, Landrieu, Byrd, Murray, 
Reed, Nelson (NE), Hutchison, Craig, Brownback, Allard, McConnell, and 
Bennett.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: 
Senators Leahy (Chairman), Inouye, Harkin, Mikulski, Durbin, Johnson, 
Landrieu, Reed, Gregg, McConnell, Specter, Bennett, Bond, Brownback, 
and Alexander.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies: Senators Murray (Chairman), Byrd, Mikulski, Kohl, 
Durbin, Dorgan, Leahy, Harkin, Feinstein, Johnson, Lautenberg, Bond, 
Shelby, Specter, Bennett, Hutchison, Brownback, Stevens, Domenici, 
Alexander, and Allard.
  Senators Byrd and Cochran are ex officio members of each of the 
subcommittees.
TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, after 
receiving testimony from Michael McRaith, Illinois Department of 
Financial and Professional Regulation, Chicago, on behalf of National 
Association of Insurance Commissioners; Charles Clarke, The Travelers 
Companies, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut, on behalf of American Insurance 
Association; Thomas Minkler, Clark-Mortenson Agency, Keane, New 
Hampshire, on behalf of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of 
America; Michael J. Peninger, Assurant Employee Benefits, Inc., Kansas 
City, Missouri, on behalf of American Council of Life Insurers; James 
H. Veghte, XL Reinsurance America, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, on 
behalf of Reinsurance Association of America; Arthur M. Coppola, 
Macerich Company, Santa Monica, California, on behalf of Coalition to 
Insure Against Terrorism; Janno N. Lieber, World Trade Center 
Properties, on behalf of Silverstein Properties, and Don Bailey, Willis 
North America, on behalf of Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, 
both of New York, New York; and Travis B. Plunkett, Consumer Federation 
of America, Washington, D.C.
VEHICLE SAFETY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety concluded a hearing 
to examine vehicle safety for children, after receiving testimony from 
Ronald Medford, Senior Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation; former New Hampshire State Representative W. Packy 
Campbell, Farmington; David McCurdy, Alliance of Automobile 
Manufacturers, and Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen, both of Washington, 
D.C.; and Greg Gulbransen, Syosset, New York.
NASA BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences concluded a hearing to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), after receiving 
testimony from Michael D. Griffin, Administrator, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.
USDA FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's

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budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the Forest Service Department 
of Agriculture, after receiving testimony from Mark Rey, Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and Gail Kimbell, 
Chief, Forest Service, both of the Department of Agriculture.
IMMIGRATION REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
comprehensive immigration reform, focusing on gaining effective control 
of the border, building a robust interior enforcement program, 
establishing a Temporary Worker Program, and promoting assimilation of 
new immigrants into society, after receiving testimony from Carlos M. 
Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce; and Michael Chertoff, Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution (S. Res. 89) authorizing expenditures 
by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2007, through 
September 30, 2007, October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008, and 
October 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2008 
for the Small Business Administration, after receiving testimony from 
Steven C. Preston, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration.
AGING WORKFORCE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the aging workforce, focusing on its meaning for businesses and the 
economy and engaging and retaining older workers, after receiving 
testimony from David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United 
States, Government Accountability Office; Donald L. Kohn, Vice 
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Marcie 
Pitt-Catsouphes, Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility at 
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Javon R. Bea, Mercy 
Health System, Janesville, Wisconsin; and Preston Pulliams, Portland 
Community College, Portland, Oregon.