[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D84-D85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Science, Technology, 
Engineering and Math Education 1. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Economic Development 
Administration. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION, AND HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Investments in Transportation Improvements: the FY 2011 Budget Request 
for the Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Ray 
LaHood, Secretary of Transportation
DEFENSE BUDGET FY 2011
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of 
Defense. 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.
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY SERVICES REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in 
the Military Services. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Louis V. Iasiello, Co-Chair; and BG. 
Sharon K.G. Dunbar, USAF, member, both with the Defense Task Force on 
Sexual Assault in the Military Services.
ECONOMIC/LABOR PRIORITIES
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Strengthening the 
Economy and Improving the Lives of American Workers. Testimony was 
heard from Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor.
U.S. POLICY IN YEMEN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Yemen on the Brink: 
Implications for U.S. Policy. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to 
Lebanon; and Robert F. Godec, Principal Deputy Coordinator, 
Counterterrorism, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and 
former U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia; and public witnesses.
U.S. ROLE IN IRANIAN POLITICAL REFORM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing on America and the Iranian Political Reform 
Movement: First, Do No Harm. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE FUNDING REVIEW
Committee on House Administration: Concluded hearings on Review of the 
Use of Committee Funds in the First Session of the 111th Congress. 
Testimony was heard from the following Committees, Chairman and 
Members: Chairwoman Slaughter and David Dreier, Ranking Member, 
Committee on Rules; Chairman Rahall and Doc Hastings of Washington, 
Ranking Member, Committee on Natural Resources; Chairman Conyers and 
Darrell Issa, Committee on the Judiciary; Chairman Towns, and Darrell 
Issa, Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and 
Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, and Spencer Bachus, Ranking 
Member, Committee on Financial Services.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUPREME COURT ACTIVISM
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Defining the 
Future of Campaign Finance in an Age of Supreme Court Activism. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUPREME COURT'S CORPORATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the First Amendment and 
Campaign Finance After Citizens United. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
D.C. HALFWAY HOUSES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
entitled ``Half Way Home to the District: The Role of Halfway Houses in 
Reducing Crime and Recidivism in the Nation's Capital.'' Testimony was 
heard from Louis Eichenlaub, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director, Bureau of 
Prisons, Department of Justice; Adrienne Poteat, Acting Director, Court 
Services and Offender Supervision, District of Columbia; and public 
witnesses.
DEBT LIMIT INCREASE
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 3, a 
rule providing for the consideration

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of the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45, increasing the statutory limit 
on the public debt and the ``Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.'' The 
rule makes in order a motion offered by the Majority Leader or his 
designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
motion except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the Senate amendment shall be considered as read. The 
rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their 
designees.
  The rule provides that the question on adoption of the motion shall 
be divided between concurring in the matter preceding title I of the 
Senate amendment and concurring in the matter comprising titles I and 
II of the Senate amendment. The first portion of the divided question 
shall be considered as adopted. If the second portion of the divided 
question fails of adoption, then the House shall be considered to have 
made no disposition of the Senate amendment. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Neal, Andrews and Camp.
NASA KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing on Key Issues and Challenges Facing NASA: 
Views of the Agency's Watchdogs. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of NASA: Paul K. Martin, Inspector General; VADM Joseph W. 
Dyer, USN (ret.), Chair, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; and Cristina 
T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO.
NEXT GENERATION PASSENGER SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on Passenger Screening R&D: Responding to 
President Obama's Call to Develop and Deploy the Next Generation of 
Screening Technologies. Testimony was heard from Brad Buswell, Deputy 
Under Secretary, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security; Bert Coursey, Program Manager, Coordinated National 
Security Standards Program, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Department of Commerce; Penrose Albright, Principal 
Associate Director, Global Security, Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory; and a public witness.
FEMA'S URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Program in Haiti: How to 
Apply Lessons Learned at Home. Testimony was heard from William 
Carwille, Assistant Administrator, Response and Recovery, FEMA, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Implementation and Status Update 
on the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, P.L. 110-389. Testimony was 
heard from Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension 
Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public 
witness.
VA CONTRACT HEALTH CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
to review VA Contract Health Care: Project HERO. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: 
Belinda Finn, Assistant Inspector General, Audit and Evaluations, 
Office of the Inspector General; and Gary Baker, Chief Business 
Officer, Veterans Health Administration; Sidath Viranga Panangala, 
Specialist in Veterans Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library 
of Congress; and representatives of veterans organizations.
PRESIDENT'S FY 2011 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the President's Budget 
for Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. Testimony was heard from Timothy Geithner, 
Secretary of the Treasury; and Peter Orszag, Director, OMB.
ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on the 
Annual Threat Assessment, Part 1, and executive, Part II. Testimony was 
heard from Dennis C. Blair, Director, Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence.