[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D645-D646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine farm bill policy proposals relating to farm and 
energy issues and rural development, after receiving testimony from 
Glenn English, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 
Arlington, Virginia; Jimmy Matthews, Georgia Rural Water Association, 
Barnesville, on behalf of the National Rural Water Association; Robert 
Grabarski, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Arkdale, Wisconsin; 
Steven A. Slack, Ohio State University Ohio Agricultural Research and 
Development Center, Wooster; Lee R. Lynd, Dartmouth College Thayer 
School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire; Daniel G. De La Torre 
Ugarte, University of Tennessee Department of Agricultural Economics, 
Knoxville; Howard A. Learner, Environmental Law and Policy Center, 
Chicago, Illinois; and Neil Rich, Riksch Biofuels, Crawfordsville, 
Iowa.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for 
the Department of Defense, after receiving testimony from Robert M. 
Gates, Secretary, and General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman, Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, both of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: IRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Internal Revenue Service, 
Department of the Treasury, after receiving testimony from Kevin Brown, 
Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue, J. Russell George, Inspector 
General for Tax Administration, and Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer 
Advocate, all of the Department of the Treasury; and James R. White, 
Director, Strategic Issues, and David A. Powner, Director, Information 
Technology Management Issues, both of the Government Accountability 
Office.
ATV SAFETY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety concluded a hearing 
to examine All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safety, after receiving testimony 
from Rachel Weintraub, Consumer Federation of America, and David P. 
Murray, Willkie Farr and Gallagher LLP, both of Washington, D.C.
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Private 
Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection 
concluded a hearing to examine emerging technologies and practices for 
reducing greenhouse gas emissions, after receiving testimony from Yet-
Ming Chiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of 
Materials Science and Engineering, Watertown; Mark M. Little, GE Global 
Research, Niskayuna,

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New York; James W. Stanway, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, 
Arkansas; Michael W. Rencheck, American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio; 
and John A. Fees, Babcock and Wilcox Companies, Lynchburg, Virginia.
NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine climate change relative to national security threats, focusing 
on the report entitled ``National Security and the Threat of Climate 
Change'', after receiving testimony from Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, 
(Ret.) USN, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Command, 
General Charles F. Wald, (Ret.) USAF, former Deputy Commander, United 
States European Command, and Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, (Ret.) USN, 
former Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
all of the CNA Corporation Military Advisory Board, Alexandria, 
Virginia.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Dell L. Dailey, of South Dakota, to be 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador at Large, and Mark P. Lagon, of Virginia, to be Director of 
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of 
Ambassador at Large, after the nominees, who were introduced by Senator 
Reed, testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
VETERANS BENEFITS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine benefits legislation, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Cantwell; Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, and John H. 
Thompson, Deputy General Counsel, both of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; Meredith Beck, Wounded Warrior Project, New York, New York; 
Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Eric A. Hilleman, Veterans 
of Foreign Wars of the United States, and Brian E. Lawrence, Disabled 
American Veterans, all of Washington, D.C.; Kimo S. Hollingsworth, 
American Veterans (AMVETS), Lanham, Maryland; Colonel Robert F. Norton 
(Ret.) USA, Military Officers Association of America, Alexandria, 
Virginia; and Alec S. Petkoff, American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana.
THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the future of Medicare, focusing on recognizing the need for chronic 
care coordination, after receiving testimony from Todd P. Semla, 
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pharmacy Benefits Management and 
Strategic Health Group, Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of 
the American Geriatrics Society; Gerard F. Anderson, Johns Hopkins 
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, 
Baltimore, Maryland; David A. Dorr, Oregon Health and Science 
University, Portland; Stuart Guterman, Commonwealth Fund, and Stephen 
McConnell, Alzheimer's Association, both of Washington, D.C.; and Ann 
Bowers, Fort Smith, Arkansas.