[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DC CHILDREN
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government concluded a hearing to examine the use, impact, and 
accomplishments of Federal appropriations provided to improve the 
education of children in the District of Columbia, after receiving 
testimony from Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public 
Schools, Josephine Baker, District of Columbia Public Charter School 
Board, and Gregory M. Cork, Washington Scholarship Fund, all of 
Washington, D.C.
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT PLANS COMMITTEE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science and Space concluded a hearing to examine options from the 
review of the United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee, after 
receiving testimony from Norman R. Augustine, Chairman, United States 
Human Space Flight Plans Committee, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
STRATEGIES FOR AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine three strategies for Afghanistan after receiving testimony from 
John A. Nagl, Center for New American Security, and Stephen Biddle, 
Council on Foreign Relations, both of Washington, D.C.; and Rory 
Stewart, Harvard University Carr Center on Human Rights Policy, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Daniel I. Werfel, of 
Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, 
Office of Management and Budget, after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Richard Serino, of 
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senator Kerry, testified and answered questions in his 
own behalf.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after receiving testimony 
from Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of 
Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, and Peggy E. Gustafson, of 
Illinois, to be Inspector General, both of the Small Business 
Administration.