[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D131-D132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Austan Dean Goolsbee, of 
Illinois, and Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, both to be Members of 
the Council of Economic Advisers.
  Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee.
  Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:

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  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions: Senators Johnson (Chair), 
Reed, Schumer, Bayh, Menendez, Akaka, Tester, Kohl, Merkley, Bennet, 
Crapo, Bennett, Hutchison, Bunning, Martinez, Corker, and DeMint.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development: 
Senators Menendez (Chair), Johnson, Reed, Schumer, Akaka, Brown, 
Tester, Kohl, Warner, Merkley, Vitter, Hutchison, Bennett, Johanns, 
Crapo, Martinez, and DeMint.
  Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment: Senators Reed 
(Chair), Johnson, Schumer, Bayh, Menendez, Akaka, Brown, Warner, 
Bennet, Dodd, Bunning, Martinez, Bennett, Crapo, Vitter, Johanns, and 
Corker.
  Subcommittee on Economic Policy: Senators Brown (Chair), Tester, 
Merkley, Dodd, and DeMint.
  Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance: 
Senators Bayh (Chair), Kohl, Warner, Bennet, Dodd, Corker, and Johanns.
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the financial rescue program, focusing 
on a new plan for the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), after 
receiving testimony from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the 
Treasury.
HEALTH REFORM BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
issues and budget options for health reform, focusing on expanding 
health insurance coverage and the efficiency of the health care system, 
after receiving testimony from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, 
Congressional Budget Office.
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD PROPOSAL
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine renewable electricity standards proposal, after 
receiving testimony from David A. Wright, South Carolina Public Service 
Commissioner, Columbia, on behalf of the Southeastern Association of 
Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise 
Group Incorporated, Newark, New Jersey; Donald N. Furman, Iberdrola 
Renewables, Inc., Portland, Oregon; Scott P. Jones, Forest Landowners 
Association, Atlanta, Georgia; and Lester B. Lave, Carnegie Mellon 
University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on North Korea from officials of the National 
Security community.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor 
General of the United States, who was introduced by Senator Reed, and 
Thomas John Perrelli, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General, 
both of the Department of Justice, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.