[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 163 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the 2007 Farm Bill.
TOY INDUSTRY SWEATSHOPS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism concluded a hearing to examine 
sweatshop conditions in the toy industry in China, including S. 367, to 
amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of 
goods made with sweatshop labor, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Sanders; Charles Kernaghan, National Labor Committee, and Peter Eio, ICTI 
CARE Foundation, both of New York, New York; and Harry Wu, Laogai Research 
Foundation, and Bama Athreya, International Labor Rights Forum, both of 
Washington, D.C.
FEDERAL DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Transportation 
Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the effectiveness of federal drunk driving prevention 
programs, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, 
USCG (Ret.), Deputy Secretary, Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman, National 
Transportation Safety Board, and Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General, 
all of the Department of Transportation; John Wheeler, New Mexico Department 
of Public Safety, Santa Fe; Judge Michael R. Fields, Harris County Criminal 
Court of Law #14, Houston, Texas; and Glynn R. Birch, Mothers Against Drunk 
Driving, Irving, Texas.
SMALL BUSINESS AND HEALTH INSURANCE
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine small 
business health insurance, focusing on ways to increase coverage, after 
receiving testimony from Joel Ario, Pennsylvania Insurance Department, 
Harrisburg, on behalf of the National Association of Insurance 
Commissioners; Alden J. Bianchi, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and 
Popeo, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts; Linda J. Blumberg, Urban Institute, 
Washington, D.C.; and Monty Newman, National Association of Realtors (NAR), 
Hobbs, New Mexico.
SINGLE AUDITS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and 
International Security concluded a hearing to examine implementation of the 
Single Audit Act (Public Law 98-502), focusing on a recent study on the 
potential impacts that implementing certain recommendations could have to 
help ensure that federal funds are safeguarded, after receiving testimony 
from Daniel I. Werfel, Acting Controller, Office of Federal Financial 
Management, Office of Management and Budget; Jeanette M. Franzel, Director, 
Financial Management and Assurance, Government Accountability Office; Hugh 
M. Monaghan, Director, National Single Audit Sampling Project, and Director, 
Non-Federal Audit, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Education; 
and Mary M. Foelster, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 
(AICPA), Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following:
  S. Res. 347, designating May 2008 as ``National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife 
Stewardship Month''; and
  S. Res. 346, expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the 
devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 2007 in 
the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, with an 
amendment.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence 
community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.