[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D545-D547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 
for the Department of Labor, after receiving testimony from Hilda L. 
Solis, Secretary of Labor.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 for the Environmental 
Protection Agency, after receiving testimony from Lisa P. Jackson, 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security 
concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Homeland Security, after 
receiving testimony from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
MANUFACTURING AND THE CREDIT CRISIS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine manufacturing and the 
credit crisis, after receiving testimony from Holly Hart, Steelworkers 
Union, and David Marchick, The Carlyle Group, both of Washington, D.C.; 
Eugene R. Haffely, Jr., Assembly and Test Worldwide, Inc., Dayton, 
Ohio, on behalf of the Association for Manufacturing Technology; 
Lieutenant General Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., USAF (Ret.), National 
Defense Industrial Association, Alexandria, Virginia; and William E. 
Gaskin, Precision Metalforming Association, Independence, Ohio, on 
behalf of the National Tooling and Machining Association.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the

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nominations of Peter M. Rogoff, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit 
Administrator, Department of Transportation, who was introduced by 
Senator Murray, Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary 
of Commerce for International Trade, who was introduced by Senators 
Nelson (FL) and Martinez, Raphael William Bostic, of California, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, who was 
introduced by Representative Schiff, Sandra Brooks Henriquez, of 
Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 
who was introduced by Representative Frank, and Mercedes Marquez, of 
California, to be Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, all of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
and Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury for Financial Institutions, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
TOURISM IN TROUBLED TIMES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion concluded a hearing 
to examine tourism in troubled times, focusing on the state of the U.S. 
travel and tourism industry, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Reid; Mary Saunders, Acting Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and 
Services, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; 
Chad Prosser, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and 
Tourism, Columbia; Jay Rasulo, Walk Disney Parks and Resorts, Burbank, 
California; Jay S. Witzel, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Minnetonka, 
Minnesota; Sam Gilliland, Sabre Holdings Corporation, South Lake, 
Texas; Rossi Ralenkotter, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, 
Las Vegas, Nevada; and Judy Zehnder, Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, 
Michigan.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security concluded a hearing to 
examine reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 
focusing on perspectives of aviation stakeholders, after receiving 
testimony from Charles M. Barclay, American Association of Airport 
Executives, Alexandria, Virginia; Marion C. Blakey, Aerospace 
Industries Association, Arlington, Virginia; James C. May, Air 
Transport Association of America, Inc., Ed Bolen, National Business 
Aviation Association, Patrick Forrey, National Air Traffic Controllers 
Association, John Prater, Air Line Pilots Association International, 
Ken Hall, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Tom Brantley, 
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, and William McGlashen, 
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, all of Washington, D.C.; 
and Robert Roach, Jr., International Association of Machinists and 
Aerospace Workers, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Daniel B. Poneman, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary, David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Domestic Policy, both 
of the Department of Energy, and Rhea S. Suh, of California, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, and Michael L. 
Connor, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, both of the 
Department of the Interior.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Philip J. Crowley, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, who was introduced by 
Representative Moran, and Judith A. McHale, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary for Public Diplomacy, who was introduced by Representative 
Van Hollen, both of the Department of State, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Daniel Benjamin, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador at Large, and Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, for 
the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as Coordinator for 
Threat Reduction Programs, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN CONFLICT ZONES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs 
concluded a joint hearing with Subcommittee on International Operations 
and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues to 
examine confronting rape and other forms of violence against women in 
conflict zones, after receiving testimony from Melanne Verveer, 
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Esther Brimmer, 
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, and Phillip 
Carter, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs, 
all of the Department of State; Chouchou Namegabe, South Kivu Women's 
Media Association, Democratic Republic of Congo; Robert Warwick,

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International Rescue Committee, Baltimore, Maryland; Niemat Ahmadi, 
Save Darfur Coalition, and John Prendergast, The Enough Project, both 
of Washington, D.C.; and Eve Ensler, New York, New York.
D.C. OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship 
Program, focusing on preserving school choice for all, after receiving 
testimony from Anthony A. Williams, former Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, on behalf of DC Children First, Bruce B. Stewart, Sidwell 
Friends School, Latasha Bennett, Tiffany Dunston, and Ronald Holassie, 
all of Washington, D.C.; and Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas 
College of Education and Health Professions, Fayetteville.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Florence Y. Pan, of 
the District of Columbia, who was introduced by Representative 
Gonzalez, and Marisa J. Demeo, of the District of Columbia, who was 
introduced by Senator Bingaman, both to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and David Heyman, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nomination of Margaret A. Hamburg, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department 
of Health and Human Services.
TORTURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight 
and the Courts concluded a hearing to examine torture and the Office of 
Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration, after receiving testimony 
from Philip Zelikow, University of Virginia, and Robert F. Turner, 
University of Virginia Law School Center for National Security Law, 
both of Charlottesville; Ali Soufan, Soufan Group, LLC, New York, New 
York; David Luban, Georgetown University Law Center, Hyattsville, 
Maryland; and Jeffrey F. Addicott, St. Mary's University School of Law 
Center for Terrorism Law, San Antonio, Texas.
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine problems for military and overseas voters, focusing on why many 
soldiers and their families cannot vote, after receiving testimony from 
Gail H. McGinn, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness; Donald Palmer, Director, Division of Elections, Florida 
Department of State, Tallahassee; Bob Carey, National Defense 
Committee, Alexandria, Virginia; Patricia M. Hollarn, Shalimar, 
Florida; Joseph L. DeCaro, Hurlburt Field, Florida; and Eric Eversole, 
Washington, D.C.
SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine small business financing, focusing on a progress 
report on Recovery Act implementation and alternative sources of 
financing, after receiving testimony from Karen G. Mills, 
Administrator, Small Business Administration; Susan Sobbott, American 
Express OPEN, Washington, D.C.; Marianne Garvin, Community Development 
Corporation of Long Island, Centereach, New York; Bill Bynum, 
Enterprise Corporation of the Delta and Hope Community Credit Union, 
Jackson, Mississippi; and Stephen H. Watkins, Entrex Inc., Chicago, 
Illinois.