[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D811-D812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 
GENERAL GOVERNMENT, AND STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  S. 1432, making appropriations for Financial Services and General 
Government for fiscal year 2010;
  S. 1434, making appropriations for Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Agencies for fiscal year 2010; and
  S. 1436, making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for 
fiscal year 2010.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of General James E. Cartwright, for reappointment as 
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the 
grade of general, of the Marine Corps, and Admiral Robert F. Willard, 
for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, Pacific 
Command, of the Navy, who was introduced by Senator Inouye, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions on their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Wilma A. Lewis, of the Virgin 
Islands, to be Assistant Secretary, and Robert V. Abbey, of Nevada, to 
be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, who was introduced by 
Senator Ensign, both of the Department of the Interior, and Richard G. 
Newell, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration, Department of Energy, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air 
and Nuclear Safety concluded an oversight hearing to examine the 
Environmental Protection Agency's clean air regulations, one year after 
the CAIR and CAMR federal court decisions, focusing on key issues the 
Environmental Protection Agency faces in regulating mercury emissions 
from power plants, after receiving testimony from Regina McCarthy, 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental 
Protection Agency; John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources

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and Environment, Government Accountability Office; Douglas P. Scott, 
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield; Christopher 
Korleski, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus; Steven 
Corneli, NRG Energy, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey; Randall R. LaBauve, 
Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach; Gary R. Hart, ICAP Energy, 
Birmingham, Alabama; Conrad G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, 
Brunswick, Maine.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
continued consideration of Affordable Health Choices Act, but did not 
complete action thereon, and will meet again on Monday, July 13, 2009.
HEALTH CARE REFORM AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine health care reform, focusing on the concerns and 
priorities from the perspective of small businesses, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Wyden; John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, 
Sausalito, California; Kristie L. Arslan, National Association for the 
Self-Employed, Amanda Austin, National Federation of Independent 
Business, David D. Ferreira, United States Hispanic Chamber of 
Commerce, Todd McCracken, National Small Business Association, Len 
Nichols, New America Foundation, Ronald Phipps, National Association of 
Realtors, and Ann Sullivan, Madison Services Group, Inc., all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Michael Mitternight, Factory Service Agency, 
Inc., Metairie, Louisiana.