[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 80 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D612-D614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE/ENERGY COMMODITY MARKETS MOVEMENT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing to review the source of dramatic 
movements in community markets (agriculture and energy): a change in 
market fundamentals or influence of institutional investors? Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the CFTC: Jeff Harris, Chief 
Economist; and John Fenton, Deputy Director, Market Surveillance 
Section; and public witnesses.
PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH COVERAGE ACT OF 2008
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 5998, Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008. 
Testimony was heard from Dayna K. Shah, Managing Associate General 
Counsel, GAO; Pete R. Orszag, Director, CBO; Morton Rosenberg, 
Specialist in American Public Law, American Law Division, CRS, Library 
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Congress; Gary D. Alexander, Department of Human Services, State of 
Rhode Island; and a public witness.
NURSING HOME SAFEGUARDS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``In the Hands of Strangers: Are 
Nursing Home Safeguards Working?'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Lewis Morris, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General; and Kerry Weems, 
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 
Richard Blumenethal, Attorney General, State of Connecticut; Luis 
Navas-Migueloa, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Commission on Aging and 
Retirement Education, City of Baltimore, Maryland; and public 
witnesses.
HELPING AGENT ORANGE VICTIMS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
the Global Environment held a hearing on Our Forgotten Responsibility: 
What Can We Do To Help Victims of Agent Orange? Testimony was heard 
from Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs; and public witnesses.
WOMEN'S PEACE/SECURITY ROLE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on UN 
Security Resolution 1325: Recognizing Women's Vital Roles in Achieving 
Peace and Security. Testimony was heard from Swanee Hunt, former U.S. 
Ambassador to Austria; Donald K. Steinberg, former Ambassador to the 
Republic of Angola; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND'S SECURITY INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing on 
the Resilient Homeland: How DHS Intellligence Should Empower America To 
Prepare for, Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CREDIT CARD FAIR FEE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary:, Task Force on Competition Policy and 
Antitrust Laws held a hearing on H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 
2008. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WEST COAST SALMON FISHERIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the management of West Coast Salmon 
Fisheries. Testimony was heard from Rodney McInnis, Southwest Regional 
Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; Michael Rode, Staff Environmental Scientist (Ret.), 
Department of Fish and Game, State of California; and public witnesses.
OVERSEAS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR INSURANCE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported, as 
amended, the following measures: H. Res. 1144, Expressing support for 
designation of a ``Frank Sinatra Day'' on May 13, 2008, in honor of the 
dedication of the Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp; H. Con. Res. 1152, 
Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished career in the sport of 
golf and his commitment to excellence and sportsmanship; H. Res. 1153, 
Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; H. Con. Res. 138, 
Supporting National Men's Health Week; and H. Con. Res. 334, Supporting 
the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month,
  The Committee also held a hearing on Defense Base Act Insurance: Are 
Taxpayers Paying Too Much? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Joseph P. Mizzoni, Deputy 
Auditor General, Acquisition and Logistics, U.S. Army Audit Agency; 
James Ginman, Deputy Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition 
Policy; and James Dalton, Chief, Engineering and Construction, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers; John K. Needham, Director, Acquisition and 
Sourcing Management Issues, GAO; Shelby Hallmark, Director Workers' 
Compensation Program, Department of Labor; and William H. Moser, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Administrations Logistics Management, 
Department of State.
FOOD PRICES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Food Prices and 
Small Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measure H.R. 5052, Saving Energy Through Public 
Transportation Act of 2008; H.R. 2452, Raw Sewage Overflow Community 
Right-to-Know Act; H.R. 1333, amended, Civil Air Patrol Homeland 
Security Support Act of 2007; H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water 
Commission Act of 2007; H.R. 5770, To provide for a study by the 
National Academy of Sciences of potential impacts of climate change on 
water resources and water quality; H.R. 5599, To designate the Federal 
building located at 4600 Silver Hill Road in Suitland, Maryland, as the 
``Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building''; H. Res. 1137, 
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the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week; H. Con. Res. 305, 
Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and 
recreation; H. Con. Res. 309, Authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement 
Torch Run; H. Con. Res. 311, Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds 
for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 335, 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a celebration of the 
100th anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; H. Res. 
339, amended, Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness 
Month; and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions.
ENERGY AND TAX EXTENDERS ACT OF 2008
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 6049, 
Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008.