[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D212-D213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of the Interior, 
after receiving testimony from Ken Salazar, Secretary, and David Hayes, 
Deputy Secretary, both of the Department of the Interior.
APPROPRIATIONS: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2011 for the Food and Drug Administration, after receiving 
testimony from Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
United States European Command, United States Africa Command, and 
United States Joint Forces Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Admiral James G. Stavridis, 
USN, Commander, United States European Command/Supreme Allied 
Commander, Europe, General William E. Ward, USA, Commander, United 
States Africa Command, and General James N. Mattis, USMC, Commander, 
United States Joint Forces Command, all of the Department of Defense.
FINANCIAL TRANSMISSION RIGHTS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine financial transmission rights and other electricity 
market mechanisms, after receiving testimony from Jon Wellinghoff, 
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Gary Gensler, Chairman, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Garry Brown, New York Public 
Service Commission, Albany, on behalf of the National Association of 
Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Vincent P. Duane, PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C., Norristown, Pennsylvania; Joseph T. Kelliher, 
FPL Group, Inc., Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Edison Electric 
Institute and the Electric Power Supply Association; and Michael W. 
Henderson, Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., Little Rock.
U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY LAWS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund, 
Toxics and Environmental Health concluded a hearing to examine business 
perspectives on reforming U.S. chemical safety laws, after receiving 
testimony from Kathy Gerwig, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California; 
Charlie Drevna, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA), 
Washington, D.C.; Neil C. Hawkins, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, 
Michigan; Beth D. Bosley, Boron Specialties, Valencia, Pennsylvania, on 
behalf of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA); 
Howard Williams, Construction Specialties, Inc., Muncy, Pennsylvania; 
and Linda J. Fisher, DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware.
U.S. PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine United 
States preference programs, focusing on options for reform, after 
receiving testimony from Eric Norris, FMC Corporation, Charlotte, North 
Carolina; and Edward Gresser, Democratic Leadership Council, Jeffrey S. 
Vogt, AFL-CIO, and Gregory Simpkins, Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, all 
of Washington, D.C.
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
(ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on K-12 education for economic 
success, after receiving testimony from Andreas Schleicher, 
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Paris, 
France; Dennis Van Roekel, National Education Association, and John 
Castellani, Business Roundtable, both of Washington, D.C.; and Charles 
Butt, H-E-B, San Antonio, Texas.
LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a joint hearing 
with the House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine a legislative presentation from Veterans of Foreign Wars, after 
receiving testimony from Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., Sussex, Wisconsin, 
and Robert E. Wallace and Eric Hilleman, both of Washington, D.C., all 
of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

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INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held a closed meeting on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.