[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 41 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D304-D305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies held a hearing on NASA Overview. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Preparing for Disasters, Natural or Otherwise. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Roger T. Rufe, Jr., Director, Operations Coordination; and R. 
David Paulison, Director, FEMA and Under Secretary, Federal Emergency 
Management; William O. Jenkins, Director, Homeland Security and Justice 
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Geological Survey. Testimony 
was heard from Mark Myers, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department 
of the Interior.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on (Panel I) 
Centers for Disease Control/(Panel II) Emergency Preparedness: Office 
of the Secretary, Centers for Disease Control, NIH. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human 
Services: Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; and Gerald W. 
Parker, M.D., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of

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the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
FRAUDULENT PHONE RECESS ACCESS PREVENTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing entitled ``Combating 
Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records 
Act.'' Testimony was heard from Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of 
Consumer Protection, FTC; Thomas Navin, Chief, Wireline Bureau, FCC; 
and public witnesses.
SECTION 8 VOUCHER REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``The Section 8 Voucher Reform 
Act.'' Testimony was heard from Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant 
Secretary, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and public witnesses.