[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D948-D949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee 
consideration an original bill making appropriations for Transportation 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008.
APPROPRIATIONS: FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government approved for full Committee consideration an 
original bill making appropriations for Financial Services and General 
Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.
CHEMICAL SAFETY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality 
concluded a hearing to examine lessons learned from Chemical Safety 
Board investigations including Texas City, Texas, after receiving 
testimony from Carolyn W. Merritt, Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer, United States Chemical Safety Board; Deborah Dietrich, 
Director, Office of Emergency Management, Environmental Protection 
Agency; Timothy R. Gablehouse, Colorado Local Emergency Planning 
Committee, Denver, on behalf of the National Association of State Title 
III Program Officials; Kim Nibarger, United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania; Scott Berger, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 
Center for Chemical Process Safety, New York, New York; Steve Arendt, 
ABS Consulting Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee; and Linda Hunnings, Baytown, 
Texas.
GULF COAST REBUILDING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery concluded a hearing to examine the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), focusing on addressing a 
prominent obstacle to Gulf Coast rebuilding, after receiving testimony 
from James Walke, Director, Public Assistance Division, Disaster 
Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department 
of Homeland Security; Bryan McDonald, Mississippi Governor's Office of 
Recovery and Renewal, Jackson; Perry Smith, Jr., Louisiana Governor's 
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Baton Rouge; 
Mayor C. Ray Nagin, New Orleans, Louisiana; Kevin C. Davis, Saint 
Tammany Parish, Covington, Louisiana; Henry Rodriguez, Saint Bernard 
Parish, Chalmette, Louisiana; and Mark C. Merritt, James Lee Witt 
Associates, Washington, D.C.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT DOD
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia concluded hearings to examine supply chain 
management at the Department of Defense, focusing on the availability 
of spare parts and other critical items that affect the readiness and 
capabilities of the United States military forces, after receiving 
testimony from P. Jackson Bell, Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics 
and Material Readiness, General Norton A. Schwartz, Commander, United 
States Transportation Command, and Lieutenant General Robert T. Dail, 
Director, Defense Logistics Agency, all of the Department of Defense; 
and William M. Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities Management, 
Government Accountability Office.
PLANNING ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine community services and support, focusing 
on meeting the long-term care needs of seniors and persons with 
disabilities, including S. 1758, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay 
for services and supports that they need to maximize their 
functionality and independence and have choices about community 
participation, education, and employment, and S. 799, to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities 
and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant 
services and supports, after receiving testimony from Susan M. Daniels, 
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and Associates, LLC, and Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of 
People with Disabilities (AAPD), both of Washington, D.C.; Shawn 
Griffin, Community Entry Services, Riverton, Wyoming; Deborah K. 
Fleming, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie; 
Monica Herring, Germantown, Maryland; and Glenda Faatoafe, Lacey, 
Washington.