[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D602-D603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: GLOBAL HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for global 
health, after receiving testimony from Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary, 
Stephen B. Blount, Director, Coordinating Office of Global Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Roger I. Glass, 
Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, 
all of the Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a closed 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for 
defense intelligence, after receiving testimony from Mike McConnell, 
Director of National Intelligence; James R. Clapper, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence.
BUDGET: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine the Department of Energy atomic energy defense 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 
2008, after receiving testimony from James A. Rispoli, Assistant 
Secretary for Environment Management, Glenn S. Podonsky, Chief Health, 
Safety and Security Officer, both of the Department of Energy.
SCIENCE NOBEL LAUREATES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Innovation concluded a hearing to examine the 
2006 Nobel Laureates, after receiving testimony from John C. Mather, 
Chief Scientist, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; George F. Smoot III, Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory, Department of Energy; Andrew Fire, and Roger Kornberg, both 
of Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; and 
Craig C. Mello, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following:
  An original bill to enhance the energy security of the United States 
by promoting biofuels; and
  The nomination of Steven Jeffrey Isakowitz, of Virginia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Medicare prescription drug benefit, focusing on monitoring early 
experiences, after receiving testimony from Kris Gross, Iowa Insurance 
Division, Des Moines; Vicki Gottlich, Center for Medicare Advocacy, 
Inc., and Timothy L. Tucker, American Pharmacists Association, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Tobey T. Schule, Sykes Pharmacy, Kalispell, 
Montana.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and 
Homeland Security concluded a hearing to examine strengthening the 
security of international travel documents, focusing on interrupting 
terrorist travel activities, and S. 276, to strengthen the consequences 
of the fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports, after 
receiving testimony from Andrew T. Simkin, Director, Office of Fraud 
Prevention Programs, Bureau of Consular Affairs, and Patrick D. 
Donovan, Assistant Director for Diplomatic Security, Director of 
Domestic Operations, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, both of the 
Department of State; Michael P. Everitt, Unit Chief, Forensic Document 
Laboratory, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Paul Morris, 
Executive Director, Admissibility Requirements and Migration Control, 
Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, both of 
the Department of Homeland Security; Ronald K. Noble, Interpol, Lyon, 
France; and Clark Kent Ervin, Aspen Institute, and Brian Zimmer, Kelly, 
Anderson, and Associates, both of Washington, D.C.

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NURSING HOME REFORM ACT
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Nursing Home Reform Act (Public Law 100-203), focusing on 
accomplishments of the Act and the challenges that remain, after 
receiving testimony from Kathryn G. Allen, Director, Health Care, 
Government Accountability Office; James Randolph Farris, Dallas 
Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Orlene Christie, Michigan 
Department of Community Health, Lansing; Charlene Harrington, 
University of California San Francisco; Alice H. Hedt, National 
Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, Washington, D.C.; and Mary 
Ousley, Ousley and Associates, Richmond, Kentucky, on behalf of the 
American Health Care Association.