[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D412-D413]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of James R. Clapper, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, who was introduced by Senator 
Warner, Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Defense, who was introduced by Senator Akaka, S. Ward 
Casscells, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, who was 
introduced by Senators Hutchison and Cornyn and William Charles 
Ostendorff, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National 
Nuclear Security Administration, who was introduced by Representative 
Everett, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
EXCLUSIVE SPORTS PROGRAMMING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine competition and consumer choice relating to 
exclusive sports programming, after receiving testimony from Robert D. 
Jacobson, iN DEMAND LLC, and Robert A. Dupuy, Major League Baseball, 
both of New York, New York; Stephen F. Ross, The Pennsylvania State 
University Institute for Sports Law, Policy and Research, University 
Park; Carl Vogel, Echostar Satellite LLC, Englewood, Colorado; and 
Chase Carey, DIRECTV, Inc., Washington, D.C.

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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee announced the following subcommittee 
assignments for the 110th Congress:
  Subcommittee on Health Care: Senators Rockefeller (Chairman), Kerry, 
Bingaman, Lincoln, Wyden, Stabenow, Cantwell, Salazar, Hatch, Grassley, 
Snowe, Kyl, Thomas, Roberts, and Bunning.
  Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-term Growth: 
Senators Conrad (Chairman), Baucus, Wyden, Cantwell, Schumer, Stabenow, 
Salazar, Kyl, Lott, Roberts, Snowe, Crapo, and Hatch.
  Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure: 
Senators Bingaman (Chairman), Conrad, Kerry, Lincoln, Wyden, Cantwell, 
Salazar, Thomas, Smith, Hatch, Bunning, Lott, and Crapo.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy: 
Senators Kerry (Chairman), Rockefeller, Conrad, Schumer, Bunning, Lott, 
and Kyl.
  Subcommittee on International Trade and Global Competitiveness: 
Senators Lincoln (Chairman), Baucus, Rockefeller, Bingaman, Schumer, 
Stabenow, Smith, Crapo, Snowe, Thomas, and Roberts.
  Senators Baucus and Grassley are ex officio members of each of the 
Subcommittees.
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
opportunities and challenges in the United States-China economic 
relationship, after receiving testimony from Senator Dorgan; Jagdish 
Bhagwati, Columbia University, New York, New York; Daniel DiMicco, 
NUCOR Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina; Norman R. Sorensen, the 
Principal International, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, on behalf of Principal 
Financial Group; and Steven Chu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 
Berkeley, California.
THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the Employee Free Choice Act, focusing 
on restoring economic opportunity for working families, after receiving 
testimony from Cynthia L. Estlund, New York University School of Law, 
New York, New York; Laurence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute, 
Washington, D.C.; Peter J. Hurtgen, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, 
Irvine, California, former Member and Chairman of the National Labor 
Relations Board; and Errol Hohrein, Greely, Colorado.
SAFE MEDICINE AND MEDICAL DEVICES FOR CHILDREN
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine ensuring safe medicines and medical 
devices for children, after receiving testimony from Susan Belfiore, 
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey; 
Richard L. Gorman, American Academy of Pediatrics, Baltimore, Maryland; 
Samuel D. Maldonado, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and 
Development, Raritan, New Jersey; Robert M. Campbell, Jr., University 
of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and Ed Rozynski, Stryker 
Corporation, Washington, D.C.
FBI OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on the review by 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, after 
receiving testimony from Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
DOD/VA COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of 
Defense cooperation and collaboration, focusing on health care issues, 
and challenges encountered by injured servicemembers during their 
recovery process, after receiving testimony from Michael J. Kussman, 
Executive-In-Charge, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Ellen Embrey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Health Affairs/Force Health Protection and Readiness; Major Ladda 
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, Springfield; 
Denise Mettie, Wounded Warrior Project, Jacksonville, Florida; Bruce M. 
Gans, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey; 
and Jonathan D. Pruden, Gainesville, Florida.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.