[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 34 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D182-D183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Outsourcing. Testimony was heard from Gordon S. Heddell, Acting 
Inspector General, Department of Defense.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Disaster Response: Is FEMA up to the Challenge? Testimony 
was heard from Dave Garrett, Acting Administrator, FEMA, Department of 
Homeland Security; and Edward Tonini, Adjutant General, State of 
Kentucky.
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT INNOVATIONS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education, 
Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness held a hearing on New Innovations 
and Best Practices Under the Workforce Investment Act. Testimony was 
heard from Cheryl Keenan, Director, Division of Adult Literacy, 
Department of Education, District of Columbia; George Scott, Director, 
Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; Scandi Vita,, 
Acting Secretary, Department of Labor and Industry, State of 
Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Revisiting the Toxic Substances 
Control Act of 1976. Testimony was heard from John Stephenson, 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; former Representative 
Calvin M. Dooley of California; J. Clarence Davies, former Assistant 
Administrator for Policy, EPA; and public witnesses.
CLIMATE LEGISLATION--RENEWABLE ENERGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Renewable Energy: Complimentary Policies 
for Climate Legislation. Testimony was heard from Howard K. 
Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration, 
Department of Energy; Ron Binz, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission, 
Colorado; Stan Wise, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission, 
Georgia; and public witnesses.

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MONETARY POLICY/STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Concluded hearings on monetary policy 
and the state of the economy. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS AFTER MUMBAI
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing on Building a Strategic Partnership: U.S.-India 
Relations in the Wake of Mumbai. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TICKETMASTER/LIVE NATIONAL MERGER
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy held a hearing on Competition in the Ticketing and Promotion 
Industry. Testimony was heard from Representative Pascrell; and public 
witnesses.
HARDROCK MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on National Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 699, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation 
Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Representative Heller; Robin M. 
Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
NEW FEDERAL CONTRACTS--HOW CONVICTS AND CON ARTISTS RECEIVE THEM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on How 
Convicts and Con Artists Receive New Federal Contracts. Testimony was 
heard from Gregory Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special 
Investigations, GAO; the following officials of the GSA: James 
Williams, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service; and David Drabkin, 
Acting Chief Acquisition Officer and Senior Procurement Executive; BG 
Edward Harrington, USA (ret.), Deputy Assistant Secretary, Procurement, 
Department of the Army; and CAPT Michael Jaggard, U.S. Navy (ret.), 
Chief of Staff/Policy for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
(DASN) for Acquisition and Logistics Management (A&LM); and public 
witnesses.
INFORMAL STEM EDUCATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Beyond the Classroom: Informal STEM 
Education. Testimony was heard from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Division 
Director, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal 
Settings, Education and Human Resources Directorate, NSF; and public 
witnesses.
VA'S GI BILL IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on VA's Update on Short and Long-Term Strategies for 
Implementing New G.I. Bill Requirements. Testimony was heard from Keith 
M. Wilson, Director, Office of Education Service, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and CAPT Mark Krause, 
USN, Chief Staff Officer, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, 
Atlantic, Department of the Navy.
ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on IRS Assistance for Taxpayers Experiencing Economic Difficulties. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the IRS, Department 
of the Treasury: Linda E. Stiff, Deputy Commissioner, Services and 
Enforcement; and Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate.

Joint Meetings
RESTORING THE ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
restoring the economy, focusing on strategy for short-term and long-
term change, after receiving testimony from Paul A. Volcker, Chairman, 
President's Economic Advisory Board; Roger C. Altman, Evercore 
Partners, New York, New York; Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for 
International Economics, Washington, D.C.; and Joseph R. Mason, 
Louisiana State University, Berwyn, Pennsylvania.