[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D35-D37]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARMY CONTRACTING TASK FORCE; DOD OUTSOURCING--GAO
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Army Contracting Task Force. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Ross 
Thompson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Logistics and 
Technology; and Daniel Quinn, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Criminal 
Investigation Command.
  The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
DOD Outsourcing--GAO. Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, 
Comptroller General, GAO.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY--PROPOSALS FOR REFORM AND 
RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a hearing on Foreign Assistance in the 21st 
Century: Proposals for Reform and Restructuring. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
AFGHANISTAN--U.S. STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Assessment of U.S. 
Strategy and Operations in Afghanistan and the Way Ahead. Testimony was 
heard from LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Director, Near East South 
Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
IRAQ--POST SURGE ALTERNATIVES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings on A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge 
Alternatives for Iraq (Part 2). Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CBO BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Congressional Budget 
Office's Budget and Economic Outlook. Testimony was heard from Peter 
Orszag, Director, CBO.
EARLY EDUCATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Investing in Early 
Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

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VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE EXPANSION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 1232, Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMBATING NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Combating Nuclear 
Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy's 
Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program.'' Testimony was 
heard from Adam Scheinman, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of 
Nonproliferation and International Security, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy; Richard Stratford, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State; and Robert A. Robinson, Managing 
Director, Natural Resources and the Environment, GAO.
IRAQ--PROPOSED U.S. SECURITY COMMITMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and South Asia held a joint hearing on the Proposed U.S. 
Security Commitment to Iraq: What Will Be In It and Should It Be a 
Treaty? Testimony was heard from Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle 
East Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division, CRS, Library 
of Congress; and public witnesses.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2008
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
and Infrastructure Protection approved for full Committee action, as 
amended, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008.
FUTURE OF U.S. EMBASSIES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing on Fortress America Abroad: 
Effective Diplomacy and the Future of U.S. Embassies. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESSES HEALTH CARE OPTIONS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Limited Health 
Care Options for Small Businesses in the Small Group Market.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS IDs
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Transportation 
Workers Identification Credentials--Follow-Up. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: RADM 
Brian Salerno, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Safety, Security, and 
Stewardship, U.S. Coast Guard; and Maurine Fanguy, Transportation 
Workers Identification Credentials Program Manager, Transportation 
Security Administration; John Porcari, Secretary, Department of 
Transportation, State of Maryland; and a public witness.
GREAT LAKES IMPROVING WATER QUALITY PROGRESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Progress Toward Improving 
Water Quality in the Great Lakes. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Visclosky, Stupak, Kirk and Emanuel; David Maurer, 
Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Benjamin H. 
Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; Stephen B. 
Brandt, Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce; Charles Wooley, Acting Regional Director, 
Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
Interior; Christina Muedeking, Central Regional Assistant Chief, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA; and Irene Brooks, Chair, 
U.S. Section, International Joint Commission of the U.S. and Canada.
CHINA
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on China. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.
AUCTION AND REVENUE RECYCLING UNDER CARBON CAP AND TRADE
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Cap, Auction, and Trade: Auctions and Revenue 
Recycling Under Carbon Cap and Trade.'' Testimony was heard from Ian 
Bowles, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, State of 
Massachusetts; and public witnesses.

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