[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 12 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS-


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on 
Rules and Administration will meet on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 10 
a.m., to hear testimony on ``Corporate America vs. The Voter: Examining 
the Supreme Court's Decision to Allow Unlimited Corporate Spending in 
Elections.''
  For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Lynden 
Armstrong at the Rules and Administration Committee on 202-224-6352.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public, that the hearing scheduled 
before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, for 
Tuesday, February 2, 2010, will begin at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of Larry 
Persily, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas 
Transportation Projects, and Patricia A. Hoffman, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224-7571 
or Amanda Kelly at (202) 224-6836.


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, February 
4, 2010, entitled, ``Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United 
States: Four Case Histories.'' The Subcommittee hearing will examine 
how some politically powerful foreign officials, their relatives, or 
close associates--referred to in international agreements as 
``Politically Exposed Persons'' or PEPs--have used the services of U.S. 
professionals and U.S. financial institutions to bring millions of 
dollars in suspect funds into the United States to advance their 
interests. Four case histories will illustrate how some PEPs have used 
U.S. lawyers, realtors, escrow agents, lobbyists, bankers, and others 
to circumvent U.S. anti-money laundering and anti-corruption 
safeguards. It will also look at how some U.S. professionals have 
actively helped PEPs avoid bank scrutiny or facilitated suspect 
transactions with no questions asked. The hearing will also examine 
whether U.S. policies and practices to combat foreign corruption and 
money laundering need strengthening. Witnesses will include government 
agencies, including the State Department, Immigration & Customs 
Enforcement (ICE), and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), 
as well as lawyers, a realtor, and representatives of financial 
institutions.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 
2010, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Laura Stuber of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 202-224-9505.

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