[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1101-D1102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEMS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing on Developments and State Workers' Compensation Systems. 
Testimony was heard from Christopher Godfrey, Commissioner, Workers 
Compensation, State of Iowa; and public witnesses.
U.S.-CENTRAL ASIA PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and 
Global Environment held a hearing on the Emerging Importance of the 
U.S.-Central Asia Partnership. Testimony was heard from Robert O. 
Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian 
Affairs, Department of State, and former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka 
and Maldives; and David S. Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Department of 
Defense.
SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1722, TELEWORK IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for 
the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1722, the Telework 
Improvements Act of 2010. The rule makes in order a motion offered by 
the chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that the 
House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1722. The rule provides 
one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform. 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. Finally, the rule authorizes the Speaker to 
entertain motions that the House suspend the rules at any time through 
the legislative day of November 19, 2010. The Speaker or her designee 
shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the 
designation of any matter for consideration under suspension of the 
rules pursuant to this rule.
RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: 
the Science, the Evidence, the Response.
  Testimony was heard from Richard A. Feely, Senior Scientist, Pacific 
Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, Department of Commerce; RADM 
David W. Titley, USN., Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy, 
Department of the Navy; James Lopez, Senior Advisor to the Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs; and public 
witnesses.

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BRIEFING--COUNTERTERRORISM UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Counterterrorism Update. The Committee was 
briefed by James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.