[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D389-D390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded open and closed hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, after receiving testimony from Robert S. 
Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
APPROPRIATIONS: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, GOVERNMENT PRINTING 
OFFICE, AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2011 for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the 
Government Printing Office (GPO), and the Congressional Budget Office 
(CBO), after receiving testimony from Gene L. Dodaro, Acting 
Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office; Robert C. 
Tapella, Public Printer, Government Printing Office; and Douglas 
Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, after receiving testimony from Eric K. Shineski, 
Secretary, Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans 
Health Administration, Michael Walcoff, Acting Under Secretary for 
Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Steve L. Muro, Acting Under 
Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, W. 
Todd Grams, Acting Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief 
Financial Officer, and Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for 
Information and Technology, Office of Information and Technology, all 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., United States 
Navy, to be admiral and Commander, United States Northern Command, and 
to be Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and 
Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, United States Army, to be 
general and Director, National Security Agency, to be Chief, Central 
Security Service, and to be Commander, United States Cyber Command, who 
was introduced by Senator Mikulski, both of the Department of Defense, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a 
hearing to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, focusing on opportunities and challenges for Army Ground Force 
modernization efforts, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant 
General Robert P. Lennox, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-8, 
Lieutenant General William N. Phillips, Principal Military Deputy to 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 
Technology, and Director, Acquisition Career Management, and David W. 
Duma, Principal Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, 
Office of the Secretary, all of the Department of Defense; and Michael 
J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government 
Accountability Office.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine legislative proposals in the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development's fiscal year 2011 budget request, after 
receiving testimony from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
PACIFIC SALMON STRONGHOLD CONSERVATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to 
examine S. 817, to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to 
conserve wild Pacific salmon, after receiving testimony from Gordon H. 
Reeves, Research Fish Biologist and Team Leader, Pacific Northwest 
Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Sara 
LaBorde, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Olympia; 
Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center, Portland, Oregon; and Joe Childers, 
United Fisherman of Alaska (UFA), Juneau.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine filing 
season update, focusing on current IRS issues, after receiving 
testimony from Steven T.

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Miller, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, and Nina E. 
Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, both of the Internal Revenue 
Service.
UNITED STATES--JAPAN RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs concluded a hearing to examine United States and Japan 
relations, after receiving testimony from George R. Packard, United 
States-Japan Foundation, and Richard Katz, Oriental Economist Report, 
both of New York, New York; and Michael R. Auslin, American Enterprise 
Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, D.C.
CONTRACTS FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight concluded a hearing to examine 
contracts for Afghan National Police training, after receiving 
testimony from Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General, and David Sedney, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, 
both of the Department of Defense; and Evelyn R. Klemstine, Assistant 
Inspector General, Audit, and David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, both of 
the Department of State.
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 teachers and leaders, after 
receiving testimony from Randi Weingarten, American Federation of 
Teachers, and Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools, both of 
Washington, D.C.; Timothy Daly, New Teacher Project, Brooklyn, New 
York; Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center, Santa Cruz, California; Stephanie 
Hirsh, National Staff Development Council, Dallas, Texas; Camilla 
Benbow, Vanderbilt University Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee; 
Jose Valenzuela, Boston Teacher Residency Program, Boston, 
Massachusetts; Thomas Kane, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts; Diana Fesmire, Sierra Elementary School, 
Alamogordo, New Mexico; and Layne Parmenter, Urie Elementary School, 
Lyman, Wyoming.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 3111, to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act 
Processing Delays, with an amendment;
  S. 3031, to authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to 
address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Sharon Johnson Coleman, and Gary Scott Feinerman, 
both to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois, and William Joseph Martinez, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Colorado, and Loretta E. Lynch, to be United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Noel Culver 
March, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, George 
White, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of 
Mississippi, and Brian Todd Underwood, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Idaho, all of the Department of Justice.
NOMINATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Stephen T. Ayers, of Maryland, to be 
Architect of the Capitol, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senator Pryor, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine assessing access, focusing on obstacles and 
opportunities for minority small business owners in today's capital 
markets, after receiving testimony from Grady Hedgespeth, Director of 
Financial Assistance, Office of Capital Access, Small Business 
Administration; David A. Hinson, National Director, Minority Business 
Development Agency, Department of Commerce; Robert L. Johnson, The RLJ 
Companies, Bethesda, Maryland; Natalie Madeira Cofield, NMC Consulting 
Group, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Margaret Henningsen, Legacy Bank, 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Paul C. Hudson, Broadway Federal Bank, Los 
Angeles, California; and Robert W. Fairlie, University of California, 
Santa Cruz.
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.