[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 4, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D109-D110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DERIVATIVES
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review derivatives 
legislation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Quality of 
Life. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: SGM Kenneth Preston, USA; SGM Carlton Kent, 
USMC; Master Chief Petty Officer, Rick West, USN; and CMSgt Rodney 
McKinley, USAF.
ARMY/MARINE CORPS FORCE PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and 
the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces held a joint 
hearing on Army and Marine Corps force protection programs. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: MG 
Robert P. Lennox, USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7; BG 
Peter N. Fuller, USA, Program Executive Officer, Soldier, Commanding 
General, Soldier Systems Center; and Kevin M. Fahey, Program Executive 
Office, Combat Support and Combat Service Support, all with the U.S. 
Army; and BG Michael Brogan, USMC, Commander, Marine Corps Systems 
Command, Program Executive Officer, MRAP Joint Program Office, U.S. 
Marine Corps.
DEFENSE PLANS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Long-Term Sustainability of 
Current Defense Plans. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Gilmore, 
Assistant Director for National Security, CBO; and Stephen Daggett, 
Specialist in Defense Policy and Budgets, CRS, Library of Congress.
MADOFF SCHEME REGULATORY FAILURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Assessing the Madoff Ponzi Scheme and Regulatory Failures.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SEC: Linda 
Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement; Andrew J. Donohue, 
Director, Division of Investor Management; Erik Sirri, Director, 
Division of

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Trading and Markets; Andy Vollmer, Acting General Counsel; and Lori A. 
Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations; 
and public witnesses.
PROMOTING BANK LIQUIDITY/LENDING MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills;: H.R. 787, To make improvements in the Hope for 
Homeowners Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 788, to provide a safe 
harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan 
modifications, and for other purposes; and H.R. 786, To make permanent 
the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, and for other 
purposes.
U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in 2009 and Beyond. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Homeland Security: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee also approved the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 
111th Congress.
MIDNIGHT RULEMAKING
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some 
Light. Testimony was heard from Representative Nadler; Curtis Copeland, 
Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance 
Division, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Natural Resources: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee also approved the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 
111th Congress.
SMALL BUSINESS--HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Health Care 
Reform in a Struggling Economy: What is on the Horizon for Small 
Business?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HIGH SEAS--INTERNATIONAL PIRACY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on International 
Piracy on the High Seas. Testimony was heard from RADM William D. 
Baumgartner, USCG, Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 
of Homeland Security; RADM Ted Branch, USN, Director of Information, 
Plans, and Security, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 
Department of the Navy; James Caponiti, Acting Administrator, Maritime 
Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
SUSTAINABLE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Sustainable Wastewater 
Management. Testimony was heard from Brian McLean, Director, Office of 
Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA; and public 
witnesses.
VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the State of the U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Eric K. 
Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  The Committee also met for organizational purposes.
ROADMAP FROM POZNAN TO COPENHAGEN--PRECONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Roadmap from Poznan to Copenhagen--Preconditions 
for Success.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.