[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 52 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D326-D327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Under 
Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, who was 
introduced by Senator Lieberman, James N. Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to 
be Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, who was introduced by Senator 
Reed, and Alexander Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, all of the 
Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
U.S. MILITARY LAND POWER
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a 
hearing to examine current and future roles, missions, and capabilities 
of United States military land power, after receiving testimony from 
Andrew F. Krepinevich, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 
and Thomas Donnelly, American Enterprise Institute, both of Washington, 
D.C.; and Peter R. Mansoor, Ohio State University, Columbus.
INVESTOR PROTECTION AND SECURITIES MARKETS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine enhancing investor protection and the regulation of 
securities markets, after receiving testimony from Mary L. Schapiro, 
Chairman, Richard C. Breeden, and Arthur Levitt, both a former 
Chairman, and Paul S. Atkins, former Commissioner, all of the U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission; Fred J. Joseph, Colorado Securities 
Commissioner, Denver, on behalf of the North American Securities 
Administrators Association, Inc.; Richard G. Ketchum, Financial 
Industry Regulatory Authority, Richard H. Baker, Managed Funds 
Association, Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, and David 
G. Tittsworth, Investment Adviser Association, all of Washington, D.C.; 
Ronald A. Stack, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, Alexandria, 
Virginia; and James Chanos, Coalition of Private Investment Companies, 
Rita M. Bolger, Standard and Poor's, and Daniel Curry, DBRS Inc., all 
of New York, New York.
2010: BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee ordered favorably reported a 
concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting

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forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 
2014.
HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY PRACTICES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine health insurance industry practices, after 
receiving testimony from Linda A. Lacewell, State of New York Office of 
the Attorney General Healthcare Industry Taskforce, Albany; Nancy H. 
Nielsen, American Medical Association, Washington, D.C.; and Charles 
Bell, Consumers Union, Yonkers, New York.
STRENGTHENING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine S. 661, to strengthen American manufacturing through 
improved industrial energy efficiency, after receiving testimony from 
David Rodgers, Director for Strategic Planning and Analysis, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; R. Neal 
Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and Stephen 
Harper, Intel Corporation, both of Washington, D.C.; David Zepponi, 
Northwest Food Processors Association, Portland, Oregon; Jeff Metts, 
Dowding Industries, Inc., Eaton Rapids, Michigan; and Maxine Savitz, 
Los Angeles, California.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department 
of the Interior, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators 
Udall (CO) and Bennet, testified and answered questions in his own 
behalf.
MIDDLE INCOME TAX RELIEF
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine middle 
income tax relief, after receiving testimony from Paul Taylor, Pew 
Research Center, Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy 
Priorities, and Alan D. Viard, American Enterprise Institute, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and George K. Yin, University of Virginia School of 
Law, Charlottesville.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Karl Winfrid Eikenberry, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan, Department of State, after the nominee, who was introduced 
by Senator Inouye and former Senator Warner, testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance, who was introduced 
by Senator Lugar, and Philip H. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, both of the 
Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Jane Holl Lute, of New 
York, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, after the nominee, 
who was introduced by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, 
testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of John Berry, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Cardin and 
Representative Hoyer, testified and answered questions in his own 
behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Tony West, of California, Lanny A. Breuer, of the 
District of Columbia, and Christine Anne Varney, of the District of 
Columbia, each to be an Assistant Attorney General, all of the 
Department of Justice.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.