[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1400-D1401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE OFFSETS--COSTS AND BENEFITS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, 
and Research held a hearing to review the costs and benefits of 
agriculture offsets. Testimony was heard from Joseph Glauber, Chief 
Economist, USDA; Joseph Kile, Assistant Director, Microeconomic 
Studies, CBO; and public witnesses.
AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Afghanistan: The Results 
of the Strategic Review, Part I. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Robert M. Gates, Secretary; and 
ADM. Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Jacob 
J. Lew, Deputy Secretary, Management and Resources, Department of 
State.
CALLING CARD CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 3993, Calling Card Consumer 
Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Lois Greisman, Director, 
Division of Marketing Practices, FTC; Patricia Acampora, Commissioner, 
Public Service Commission, New York State; and public witnesses.
INTERNET GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT/REGULATION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act; and H.R. 2267, 
Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUDAN--U.S. POLICY REVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on Sudan: A review of the Administrations's New Policy 
and A Situation Update. Testimony was heard from MG Scott Gration, USAF 
(ret.), U.S. Special Envoy, Republic of Sudan, Department of State; and 
public witnesses.
U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``The United 
States Secret Service and Presidential Protection: An Examination of a 
System Failure.'' Testimony was heard from Mark J. Sullivan, Director, 
U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE--CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the Civil Rights Division 
of the Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Perez, 
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division; Eileen Regen 
Larence, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO; Grace 
Chung Becker, former Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights 
Division, Department of Justice; and a public witness.
NEW ORLEANS POST-KATRINA HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled 
``Post-Katrina Recovery: Restoring Health Care in the New Orleans 
Region.'' Testimony was heard from Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, 
Health Care, GAO; Marcia K. Brand, M.D., Deputy Administration, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human 
Services; from the following officials of the State of Louisiana: Alan 
Levine, Secretary, Department of Health and Hospitals; Joia Crear-
Perry, M.D., Director, Clinical Services, Health Department, City of 
New Orleans; and public witnesses.
MARINE/HYDROKINETIC ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy 
Technology: Finding the Path to Commercialization. Testimony was heard

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from Jacques Beaudry-Losique, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Renewable 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
NASA--INDEPENDENT AUDIT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight and the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a joint 
hearing on Independent Audit of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
NASA: Thomas Howard, Acting Inspector General; and Elizabeth Robinson, 
Chief Financial Officer; and a public witness.
NRO FACILITY UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on NRO Facility Update. The Subcommittee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.