[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D48-D49]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DOD BUDGET REDUCTIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on proposed Department of 
Defense budget reductions and efficiencies initiatives. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
William Lynn, Deputy Secretary; GEN Peter W. Chiarelli, USA, Vice Chief 
of Staff; ADM Jonathan W. Greenert, USN, Vice Chief of Naval 
Operations; GEN Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC, Assistant Commandant; GEN 
Phillip M. Breedlove, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff.
HEALTH CARE LAW--FISCAL CONSEQUENCE; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Consequences of 
the Health Care Law. Testimony was heard from Richard S. Foster, Chief 
Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
Health and Human Services; Dennis G. Smith, Secretary, Department of 
Health Services, State of Wisconsin; and public witnesses.
  Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 
Committee approved an oversight plan for the 112th Congress.
AMERICAN WORKFORCE STATE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on the State 
of the American Workforce. Testimony was heard from Robert F. 
McDonnell, Governor, State of Virginia; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former 
Director, CBO; and public witnesses.
REGULATORY REFORM--ADMINISTRATION VIEWS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Views of the 
Administration on Regulatory Reform.'' Testimony was heard from Cass 
Sunstein, Director, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND JOB PROMOTION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on Promoting Economic 
Recovery and Job Creation: The Road Forward. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Met for organizational purposes. 
Committee adopted its rules of procedure and agreed to an oversight 
plan for the 112th Congress.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
394, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011; 
H.R. 398, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during 
active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to 
file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional 
basis for permanent resident status; H.R. 386, Securing Aircraft 
Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011; H.R. 368, Removal Clarification 
Act of 2001, and H.R.

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347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011.
ICE WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing on ICE Worksite Enforcement--Up to the Job? 
Testimony was heard from Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; 
and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
Committee on Natural Resources: Met for organizational purposes. 
Committee adopted its rules of procedure and agreed to an oversight 
plan for the 112th Congress.
  The committee also held an oversight hearing on the report by the 
President's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 
and Offshore Drilling. Testimony was heard from Bob Graham, former 
Senator of Florida and William K. Reilly, former Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, both Co-Chairmen of the National 
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
BAILOUTS AND THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on 
Bailouts and the Foreclosure Crisis: Report of the Special Inspector 
General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (``SIGTARP''). Testimony 
was heard from Neil Barofsky, Special; Inspector General, Troubled 
Asset Relief Program; and Tim Massad, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Financial Stability and Chief Counsel, Department of the Treasury.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Small Business: Met for organizational purposes. Committee 
adopted its rules of procedure and agreed to an oversight plan for the 
112th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Met for organizational 
purposes. Committee adopted its rules of procedure and agreed to an 
oversight plan for the 112th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Met for organizational purposes. 
Committee adopted its rules of procedure and agreed to an oversight 
plan for the 112th Congress.
HEALTH CARE LAWS' IMPACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the impact of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care Laws on JOBS, 
Employers, and the Economy. Testimony was heard from Austan Goolsbee, 
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former 
Director, CBO; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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