[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D255-D256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine sustainable transportation solutions, focusing on 
investing in transit to meet 21st century challenges, after receiving 
testimony from Raymond H. LaHood, Secretary of Transportation; Joseph 
F. Marie, Connecticut Department of Transportation, West Hartford, on 
behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
Officials; Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado, on behalf of the 
United States Conference of Mayors; and Beverly Scott, Metropolitan 
Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of the 
American Public Transportation Association.
BUDGET AND REVENUE PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2010 budget and revenue proposals, after 
receiving testimony from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the 
Treasury.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: On Wednesday, March 
11, 2009, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments 
for the 111th Congress:
  Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security: Senators 
Dorgan (Chair), Inouye, Kerry, Boxer, Nelson (FL), Cantwell, 
Lautenberg, Pryor, McCaskill, Klobuchar, Warner, Begich, Rockefeller 
(ex officio), DeMint, Snowe, Ensign, Thune, Wicker, Isakson, Vitter, 
Brownback, Martinez, Johanns, and Hutchison (ex officio).
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology: Senators Kerry 
(Chair), Inouye, Dorgan, Nelson (FL), Cantwell, Lautenberg, Pryor, 
McCaskill, Klobuchar, Udall (NM), Warner, Begich, Rockefeller (ex 
officio), Ensign, Snowe, DeMint, Thune, Wicker, Isakson, Vitter, 
Brownback, Martinez, Johanns, and Hutchison (ex officio).
  Subcommittee on Competiteveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion: 
Senators Klobuchar (Chair), Kerry, Dorgan, McCaskill, Udall (NM), 
Warner, Begich, Rockefeller (ex officio), Martinez, Ensign, DeMint, 
Thune, Brownback, Johanns, and Hutchison (ex officio).
  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance: 
Senators Pryor (Chair), Dorgan, Boxer, Nelson (FL), McCaskill, 
Klobuchar, Udall (NM), Rockefeller (ex officio), Wicker, Snowe, DeMint, 
Thune, Isakson, Vitter, and Hutchison (ex officio).
  Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard: 
Senators Cantwell (Chair), Inouye, Kerry, Boxer, Lautenberg, Begich, 
Rockefeller (ex officio), Snowe, Wicker, Isakson, Vitter, Martinez, and 
Hutchison (ex officio).
  Subcommittee on Science and Space: Senators Nelson (FL) (Chair), 
Inouye, Kerry, Boxer, Pryor, Udall (NM), Warner, Rockefeller (ex 
officio), Vitter, Snowe, Ensign, Thune, Isakson, Johanns, and Hutchison 
(ex officio).
  Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine: Senators 
Lautenberg (Chair), Inouye, Kerry, Dorgan, Boxer, Cantwell, Pryor, 
Udall, Warner, Begich, Rockefeller (ex officio), Thune, Snowe, Ensign, 
DeMint, Wicker, Isakson, Vitter, Brownback, Johanns, and Hutchison (ex 
officio).

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CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine climate science, focusing on empowering our 
response to climate change, after receiving testimony from Sean Dilweg, 
Wisconsin Insurance Division, Madison, on behalf of the National 
Association of Insurance Commissioners; Tim Killeen, National Science 
Foundation, Arlington, VA; Katharine Jacobs, Arizona Water Institute, 
Tucson; and Frank Alix, Powerspan Corporation, Portsmouth, NH.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of John P. Holdren, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, and Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, both of the Department of Commerce, 
and routine promotion lists in the Coast Guard.
ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINES SITING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed legislation regarding siting of electricity 
transmission lines, including increased federal siting authority and 
regional transmission planning, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Reid; Jon Wellinghoff, Acting Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission; Tony Clark, North Dakota Public Service Commission, 
Bismarck, on behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility 
Commissioners; Reid Dechton, Energy Future Coalition, Washington, DC; 
Joseph L. Welch, ITC Holdings Corporation, Novi, MI; Graham Edwards, 
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operation, Inc., Carmel, IN; 
James A. Dickenson, JEA, Jacksonville, FL, on behalf of the Large 
Public Power Council; and Michael G. Morris, American Electric Power, 
Columbus, OH.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary of the Interior, after the nominee, who was introduced 
by Senator Bayh, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
workforce issues in health care reform, focusing on assessing the 
present and preparing for the future, after receiving testimony from 
David C. Goodman, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical 
Practice, Hanover, NH; Allan H. Goroll, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 
MA; and Fitzhugh Mullan, George Washington University, and Steven A. 
Wartman, Association of Academic Health Centers, both of Washington, 
DC.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
INDIAN AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 for tribal 
priorities, after receiving testimony from Jacqueline Johnson, National 
Congress of American Indians, Robert B. Cook, National Indian Education 
Association, and Cheryl Parish, Bay Mills Housing Authority, on behalf 
of the National American Indian Housing Authority, all of Washington, 
DC; and Jessica Burger, National Indian Health Board, Manistee, MI.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 49, 
to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption 
by strengthening and clarifying the law, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.