[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 21 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D97-D99]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review Implementation of 
title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act. Testimony was heard from Gary Gensler, Chairman, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission; and public witnesses. Prior to the hearing, the 
Committee met for organizational purposes.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on the NSF and 
NASA. Testimony was heard from Allison C. Lerner, Inspector General, 
NSF; and Paul K. Martin, Inspector General, NASA.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on the SEC. Testimony was heard from 
H. David Kotz, Inspector General, SEC.
MILITARY RESALE PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing 
on military resale programs overview. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert L. Gordon, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military Community and Family Policy; MG. 
Bruce A. Casella, USAR Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service; 
RADM (Select) Glenn C. Robillard, USN Commander, Navy Exchange Service 
Commission; Joseph H. Jeu, Director and Chief Executive Officer, 
Defense Commissary Agency; Timothy R. Larsen, Director, Personal and 
Family Readiness Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department, 
Headquarters, USMC; and public witnesses.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE'S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Congressional Budget 
Office's Budget and Economic Outlook. Testimony was heard from Douglas 
W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
EDUCATION IN THE NATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on ``Education 
in the Nation: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities Facing 
America's Classrooms.'' Testimony was heard from Tony Bennett, 
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Department of Education, State of 
Indiana; and public witnesses.
ARRA BROADBAND SPENDING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``ARRA Broadband Spending.'' 
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heard from Todd Zinser, Inspector General, Department of Commerce; 
Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector General, Department of Agriculture; Mark 
Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
EFFECTS OF MIDDLE EAST EVENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``The Effects of Middle East Events on U.S. Energy 
Markets.'' Testimony was heard from Richard G. Newell, Administrator, 
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Gary Mar, 
Minister-Counselor, Province of Alberta, Canada, to the United States; 
and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Approved its Oversight Plan for the 
112th Congress.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT AND LEBANON
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on Recent Developments 
in Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for U.S. Policy and Allies in the 
Broader Middle East. Testimony was heard from James B. Steinberg, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of State.
TERRORISM AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``Terrorism and Transportation Security.'' 
Testimony was heard from John S. Pistole, Administrator, TSA, 
Department of Homeland Security.
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2011
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the Regulatory Flexibility 
Improvements Act of 2011--Unleashing Small Businesses to Create Jobs. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
E-VERIFYING--PRESERVING JOBS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing on E-Verify--Preserving Jobs for American 
Workers. Testimony was heard from Theresa Bertucci, Associate Director, 
Enterprise Services Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security and Richard M. Stana, 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO.
REGULATORY IMPLEMENTS TO JOB CREATION; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on 
Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  The Committee also approved its Oversight Plan for the 112th 
Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Met for organizational 
purposes. The Committee approved its Oversight Plan for the 112th 
Congress.
IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing to examine what impact the 
health care overhaul will have on Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Donald M. Berwick, M.D., Administrator; and Richard S. 
Foster, Chief Actuary.
EFFORTS TO HELP UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on improving efforts to help unemployed Americans find jobs. 
Testimony was heard from Kristen Cox, Executive Director, Workforce 
Services, State of Utah; Tom Pauken, Chairman, Workforce Commission, 
State of Texas; and public witnesses.
  Prior to the hearing, the Subcommittee met for organizational 
purposes.
WORLD THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on World 
Threats. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence: James R. Clapper, Director; 
and Michael E. Leiter, Director, National Counterterrorism Center; 
Caryn A. Wagner, Under Secretary, Intelligence and Analysis, Department 
of Homeland Security; Robert S. Mueller III, Director, FBI; Leon E. 
Panetta, Director, CIA; Phillip S. Goldberg, Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State; LTG Ronald L. 
Burgess, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency; and Thomas A. Ferguson, 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Intelligence, Department of Defense.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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