[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 44 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE MENTAL HEALTH OVERVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on Mental Health Overview. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: S. Ward Casscells, 
M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; LTG Eric Schoomaker, M.D., 
USA, Surgeon General, U.S. Army; VADM Adam Robinson, M.D., USN, Surgeon 
General, U.S. Navy; and LTG James G. Roudebush, M.D., USAF, Surgeon 
General, U.S. Air Force; and a public witness.
NAVY SHIPBUILDING BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request for Navy Shipbuilding. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: Allison 
Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ship Programs; and VADM Barry 
McCullough, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources and 
Requirements; Eric Labs, Senior Naval Analyst, CBO; and Ronald 
O'Rourke, Specialist in National Defense, CRS, Library of Congress.
FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS AVAILABILITY
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Ensuring the 
Availability of Federal Student Loans. Testimony was heard from 
Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education; and public witnesses.
INDIAN LAND CLAIMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
2176, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims 
of the Bay Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 4115, To provide for and 
approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie 
Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Kilpatrick and Berkley; Carl Artman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.