[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 23 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E222-E224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE GENESEE DISTRICT LIBRARY'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH BRUNCH

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 14, 2011

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating the Genesee District Library as it celebrates the 
10th Annual Black History Month Brunch on Saturday, February 19th in 
Grand Blanc Michigan.
  Proceeds from the Brunch help fund the Genesee District Library's 
Summer Reading Program. The Library operates this program at its 19 
locations with 5,000 young people participating. This year the program 
will feature renowned gospel singer, Vickie Winans, and jazz recording 
artist Randy Scott.
  The Genesee District Library will also present six individuals from 
Genesee County with the Award of Excellence. These individuals have 
made significant contributions to the community and provide inspiration 
to future generations. These individuals are: Dr. George Ross, a Flint 
Northern High School graduate who is the first African-American 
President of Central Michigan University; former state representative 
and educator, Genesee County Commissioner Brenda J. Clack; Floyd Clack, 
former state representative and educator, currently an Eastern Michigan 
University Regent; Samuel Cox, owner and operator of three area 
McDonalds Restaurants; Dr. Reginald G. Flynn, pastor of Foss Avenue 
Baptist Church and community activist; and Judge Tracy Collier-Nix of 
the 68th District Court and the second African-American female to join 
the Genesee District Bar Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Genesee District Library for 
showcasing Black History Month through its recognition of these 
outstanding citizens and providing a nurturing environment for all 
generations to contemplate new ideas, discover new skills, encounter 
new cultures, and develop the enthusiasm to work for a brighter 
tomorrow.
    

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, 2011 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              FEBRUARY 16
     Time to be announced
       Finance
         Organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, and an original resolution authorizing 
           expenditures by the committee during the 112th 
           Congress.
                                                            SD-215
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         Organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, and an original resolution authorizing 
           expenditures by the committee during the 112th 
           Congress.
                                              Room to be announced
     9:15 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine saving the D.C. Opportunity 
           Scholarship Program.
                                                            SD-342
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the U.S. Department of 
           Energy's budget for fiscal year 2012; to be immediately 
           followed by an organizational business meeting to 
           examine subcommittee assignments, revise recusal policy 
           for executive nominees, and an original resolution 
           authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 
           112th Congress.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine safeguarding our future, 
           focusing on building a nationwide network for first 
           responders.
                                                            SR-253
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine national leaders' call to 
           action on transportation.
                                                            SD-406
       Finance
         To continue hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2012.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine targeting websites dedicated 
           to stealing American intellectual property.
                                                            SD-226
       Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine the worldwide threat.
                                                            SH-216
     10:30 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, an original resolution authorizing expenditures 
           by the committee during the 112th Congress, Public 
           Health Service nominations, and an original bill 
           entitled Technical Amendment to the Education Sciences 
           Reform Act.
                                                            SD-430
     11:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Organizational business meeting to consider electing 
           Chairman and Vice Chairman, committee rules, and any 
           other organizational business items during the 112th 
           Congress.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine improving Federal employment 
           of people with disabilities.
                                                            SD-342
     3 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jimmie V. 
           Reyna, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge 
           for the Federal Circuit, John A. Kronstadt, to be 
           United States District Judge for the Central District 
           of California, Vincent L. Briccetti, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
           York, Arenda L. Wright Allen, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 
           and Michael Francis Urbanski, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.
                                                            SD-226
     3:30 p.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine Lithuania's leadership of the 
           Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
           (OSCE), focusing on the challenges that the Lithuanian 
           chairmanship faces.
                                                            SD-562

                              FEBRUARY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Defense Authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years 
           Defense Program.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, subcommittee assignments, and an original 
           resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee 
           during the 112th Congress; to be immediately followed 
           by an oversight hearing to examine the Dodd-Frank 
           implementation, focusing on a progress report by the 
           regulators at the half-year mark.
                                                            SD-538
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2012 and revenue 
           proposals.
                                                            SD-608
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, and an original resolution authorizing 
           expenditures by the committee during the 112th 
           Congress.
                                                            SR-253
       Judiciary
         Organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, subcommittee membership and jurisdiction, an 
           original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
           committee during the 112th Congress, S. 193, to extend 
           the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT 
           Act, S. 49, to amend the Federal antitrust laws to 
           provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions 
           from such laws that are contrary to the public interest 
           with respect to railroads, and the nominations of Sue 
           E. Myerscough, and James E. Shadid, both to be a United 
           States District Judge for the Central District of 
           Illinois, Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United 
           States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Michael H. 
           Simon, to be United States District Judge for the 
           District of Oregon, and Mae A. D'Agostino, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Northern District of New 
           York, and Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be 
           Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of 
           the United States, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the SBIR 
           and STTR programs.
                                                           SR-428A
     2 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics 
           Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine United States policy toward 
           Latin America.
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine agriculture and growing 
           America's economy; to be immediately followed by an 
           organizational business meeting to consider committee 
           rules, and an original resolution authorizing 
           expenditures by the committee during the 112th 
           Congress.
                                                           SR-328A
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine President's proposed budget 
           request for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of 
           Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219
     3:30 p.m.
       Rules and Administration
         Organizational business meeting to consider an original 
           resolution authorizing expenditures for the 112th 
           Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
           examine Senate committees that have presented budgets 
           above guidelines for the 112th Congress.
                                                            SR-301

                                MARCH 1
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. Special Operations 
           Command and U.S. Central Command in review of the 
           Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012

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           and the Future Years Defense Program; with the 
           possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following 
           the open session.
                                                            SD-106

                                MARCH 2
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2012 for the Department 
           of the Interior.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Army in 
           review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal 
           year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                            SD-106
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2012 for the USDA Forest 
           Service.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Navy in 
           review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal 
           year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program; with 
           the possibility of a closed session in SH-219 following 
           the open session.
                                                            SD-G50