[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D30-D31]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
JOB CREATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine how to save and create jobs, after receiving testimony from 
Iowa Governor Chet Culver, Des Moines; Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy 
Institute, Washington, DC; Jerry D. Weast, Montgomery County Public 
Schools, Rockville, Maryland; and Marlena Sessions, Workforce 
Development Council of Seattle-King County, Seattle, Washington.
INDEPENDENT REVIEW RELATING TO FORT HOOD
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine findings and recommendations of the Department of 
Defense Independent Review Relating to Fort Hood, after receiving 
testimony from Togo D. West, Jr., and Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN 
(Ret.), both Co-Chair, Department of Defense Independent Review 
Relating to Fort Hood.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Kevin Wolf, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, who was introduced by 
Senator Lincoln, Suresh Kumar, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary 
and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service, who was introduced by Senator Menendez, and David W. Mills, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, all of the 
Department of Commerce, Douglas A. Criscitello, of Virginia, to be 
Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Theodore W. Tozer, of Ohio, to be President, Government National 
Mortgage Association, who was introduced by Senator Brown, and Orlan 
Johnson, of Maryland, and Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, both to be a 
Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the research and development priorities and 
imperatives needed to meet the medium- and long-term challenges 
associated with climate change, after receiving testimony from Steven 
Chu, Secretary of Energy.
U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN ASIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs concluded a hearing to examine principles of United States 
engagement in Asia, after receiving testimony from Kurt M. Campbell, 
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and 
Robert Sutter, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and 
Robert Herman, Freedom House, both of Washington, DC.
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine civilian strategy for Afghanistan, focusing on a status report 
in advance of the London conference, after receiving testimony from

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Richard C. Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan, Department of State; and Right Honorable David Miliband, 
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, London, United 
Kingdom.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
714, to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of O. Rogeriee Thompson, of Rhode Island, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, and Robert William 
Heun, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the District of 
Alaska.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.