[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 170 (Thursday, October 30, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
  The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 
11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Con. Res. 440.

Committees Meetings
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on Small Business: On October 28, the Committee held a 
hearing on Creating Opportunities for Small Businesses in an Economic 
Recovery. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: On October 29, the 
Committee held a hearing on Investing in Infrastructure: The Road to 
Recovery. Testimony was heard from Jon S. Corzine, Governor, State of 
New Jersey; Judith Enck, Deputy Secretary, Environment, State of New 
York; William R. Decota, Director, Aviation, Port Authority of New York 
and New Jersey; William L. Crosbie, Chief Operating Officer, National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation, AMTRAK; John Engler, former Governor of 
Michigan; and public witnesses.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY, JOB CREATION AND INVESTMENT IN AMERICA
Committee on Ways and Means: On October 29, the Committee held a 
hearing on Economic Recovery, Job Creation and Investment in America. 
Testimony was heard from David Paterson, Governor, State of New York; 
Mark Sanford, Governor, State of South Carolina; Douglas Palmer, Mayor, 
Trenton, New Jersey; and public witnesses.