[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E298-E300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 OBSTETRIC FISTULAS--INTL. WOMEN'S DAY

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 3, 2010

  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise to draw our attention to a 
worldwide problem we could do much more to resolve: obstetric fistulas. 
Imagine you are 13 years old. You are married against your will to a 
much older man and become pregnant. When the baby is due, you have no 
medical care. Your body is too small. The baby gets stuck. You nearly 
die.
  But instead, you wake up to learn that it is your baby who has died, 
and you now have a fistula--a hole caused by the days of prolonged 
labor and resulting rotting away of internal tissue. You are 
incontinent and cannot walk. You are shunned by your husband and your 
village. It is hard to imagine being so alone.
  But this is the real story of Mahabouba, a young girl in Ethiopia. 
And an estimated 2 million women like her suffer from obstetric 
fistulas--though we need much better data on this problem. They have 
suffered in this unspeakable way because they lacked maternity care, or 
were married too young, or even because their husbands would not let 
them go to the hospital.
  As we mark this day, let us raise our voices for these women. Let us 
commit our power and our compassion to providing life-saving maternity 
care and to preventing these tragedies. Let us help them to stand up 
and bring new hope for their future.
    

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, March 4, 2010 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the employment situation for 
           February 2010.
                                                            SD-106

                                MARCH 9
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. European Command, U.S. 
           Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command in review 
           of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 
           2011 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the 
           possibility of a closed session in SR-222 following the 
           open session.
                                                            SH-216
       Appropriations
       Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2011 for the Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-124
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine a legislative presentation 
           from Veterans of Foreign Wars.
                                                            SDG-50
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine financial transmission rights 
           and other electricity market mechanisms.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine United States preference 
           programs, focusing on options for reform.
                                                            SD-215
       Environment and Public Works
       Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine business perspectives on 
           reforming U.S. chemical safety laws.
                                                            SD-406
     2 p.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary 
           Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on K-12 
           education for economic success.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold a closed meeting to consider certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                MARCH 10
     Time to be announced
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Patrick K. 
           Nakamura, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Federal 
           Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Gwendolyn E. 
           Boyd, of Maryland, and Peggy Goldwater-Clay, of 
           California, both to be a Member of the Board of 
           Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
           Excellence in Education Foundation, and Sharon L. 
           Browne, of California, Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, 
           of Virginia, and Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, all to 
           be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal 
           Services Corporation.
                                              Room to be announced
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1696, to require the 
           Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game 
           console energy efficiency, S. 2908, to amend the Energy 
           Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of 
           Energy to publish a final rule that establishes a 
           uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test 
           methods for covered water heaters, S. 3059, to improve 
           energy efficiency of appliances, lighting, and 
           buildings, and S. 3054, to amend the Energy Policy and 
           Conservation Act to establish efficiency standards for 
           bottle-type water dispensers, commercial hot food 
           holding cabinets, and portable electric spas.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Department of Defense health 
           programs.
                                                            SD-192
       Armed Services
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. government efforts to 
           counter violent extremism and the role of the U.S. 
           military in those efforts.
                                                            SR-222
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine new directions in global 
           health.
                                                            SD-419
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the lessons and implications 
           of the Christmas day attack, focusing on watchlisting 
           and pre-screening.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine corporate spending in 
           American elections after Citizens United.
                                                            SD-226
     10:15 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2011 for the National Nuclear Security 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-116
     10:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, 
           and civilian personnel programs in review of the 
           Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and 
           the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                           SR-232A
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Health and Human 
           Services.
                                                            SD-124
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine advancing American innovation 
           and competitiveness.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
       International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, 
           Democracy and Global Women's Issues Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the future of U.S. public 
           diplomacy.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine certain nominations.
                                                            SD-226
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2895, to restore forest 
           landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage 
           national forests in the eastside forests of the State 
           of Oregon, S. 2907, to establish a coordinated 
           avalanche protection program, S. 2966 and H.R. 4474, 
           bills to authorize the continued use of certain water 
           diversions located on National Forest System land in 
           the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the 
           Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and 
           S. 2791 and H.R. 3759, bills to authorize the Secretary 
           of the Interior to grant market-related contract 
           extensions of certain timber contracts between the 
           Secretary of the Interior and timber purchasers.
                                                            SD-366
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the military space programs 
           in review of the Defense Authorization request for 
           fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                           SR-232A

                                MARCH 11
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. Northern Command and 
           U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense 
           Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the 
           Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a 
           closed session in SR-222 following the open session.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine legislative proposals 
           designed to create jobs related to energy efficiency, 
           including proposed legislation on energy efficient 
           building retrofits.
                                                            SD-366

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       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine pay equity in the new 
           American workplace.
                                                            SD-430
     11 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
           Integration Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. officials involved in 
           drug cartels.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                MARCH 16
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. Special Operations 
           Command and U.S. Central Command in review of the 
           Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and 
           the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility 
           of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open 
           session.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Bureau of 
           Reclamation's implementation of the SECURE Water Act, 
           (Title 9501 of Public Law 111-11) and the Bureau of 
           Reclamation's WaterSMART program which includes the 
           WaterSMART Grant Program, the Basin Study Program and 
           the Title XVI Program.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine assessing foster care and 
           family services in the District of Columbia, focusing 
           on challenges and solutions.
                                                            SD-342

                                MARCH 17
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 553, to revise the 
           authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
           Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing 
           hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in 
           Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, 
           S. 1017, to reauthorize the Cane River National 
           Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of 
           the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of 
           Louisiana, S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the 
           Interior to enter into an agreement with Northwestern 
           State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to 
           construct a curatorial center for the use of Cane River 
           Creole National Historical Park, the National Center 
           for Preservation Technology and Training, and the 
           University, S. 1537, to authorize the Secretary of the 
           Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
           Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug 
           Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a 
           National Historic Site and as a unit of the National 
           Park System, S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the 
           Interior to conduct a special resource study of the 
           archeological site and surrounding land of the New 
           Philadelphia town site in the state of Illinois, S. 
           2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National 
           Heritage Area, S. 2933, to authorize the Secretary of 
           the Interior to conduct a special resource study to 
           determine the suitability and feasibility of 
           designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, 
           Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 2951, 
           to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands 
           contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the 
           public, and H.R. 3804, to make technical corrections to 
           various Acts affecting the National Park Service, to 
           extend, amend, or establish certain National Park 
           Service authorities.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine legislative presentations 
           from AMVETS, National Association of State Directors of 
           Veterans Affairs, Non Commissioned Officers 
           Association, Gold Star Wives, The Retired Enlisted 
           Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Vietnam 
           Veterans of America, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans 
           of America.
                                                            SDG-50

                                MARCH 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. 
           Strategic Command, and U.S. Forces Korea in review of 
           the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 
           and the Future Years Defense Program; with the 
           possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following 
           the open session.
                                                            SH-216

                                MARCH 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Veterans' Affairs 
           plan for ending homelessness among veterans.
                                                            SR-418