[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1282-D1283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 Committee Meetings
 F-22 FIGHTER JET PROGRAM
  Committee on Armed Services:  Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 
held a hearing on the F-22 program. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of

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the Department of Defense: John Young, Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
Technology and Logistics; and David M. Van Buren, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition and Management.
 U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY STABILIZATION
  Committee on Financial Services:  Held a hearing entitled 
``Stabilizing the Financial Condition of the American Automobile 
Industry.'' Testimony was heard from Senators Levin and Voinovich; 
Representatives Levin, Upton, Hoekstra, Miller of Michigan, and 
Kilpatrick, the following CEOs of the automobile industry: G. Richard 
Wagoner, Jr., Chairman, GM; Robert Nardelli, Chrysler; and Alan 
Mulally, President, FMC; Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto 
Workers; and public witnesses.
 OVERSIGHT--FINANCIAL RESCUE PLANS
  Committee on Financial Services:  On November 18, the Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and 
Insurance Facilities: Impact on Economy and Credit Availability.'' 
Testimony was heard from Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the 
Treasury; Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal 
Reserve System; Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses.
 U.N. MANDATE FOR IRAQ
  Committee on Foreign Affairs:  Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on Renewing 
the United Nations Mandate for Iraq: Plans and Prospects. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
 IMPLEMENTING NEW G.I. BILL REQUIREMENTS
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs:  On November 18, the Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity held a hearing on VA's Short- and Long-Term 
Strategies for Implementing New G.I. Bill Requirements. Testimony was 
heard from Keith Wilson, Director, Office of Education Service, 
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

 Joint Meetings
 TURKMENISTAN
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:  Commission 
concluded a hearing to examine Turkmenistan, focusing on prospects for 
change and a new legislative framework that will result in real reform 
for upcoming parliamentary election, after receiving testimony from 
George Krol, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Eric McGlinchey, 
George Mason University Department of Public and International Affairs, 
and Anthony Bowyer, Caucasus and Central Asia International Foundation 
for Electoral Systems (IFES), both of Washington, D.C.; and Cathy 
Fitzpatrick, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human 
Rights, New York, New York.