[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D203-D204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
after receiving testimony from Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, 
Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, and General James F. 
Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the Department of Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Peter A. Diamond, of 
Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, and Katharine G. Abraham, of Iowa, and Carl Shapiro, of 
California, both to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, 
Executive Office of the President, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, 
after receiving testimony from former Senator Simpson, and Erskine 
Bowles, both a Co-Chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility 
and Reform.
MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to 
examine implementation of the ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act,'' after receiving testimony from Eric Schwaab, 
Assistant Administrator, and Douglas DeMaster, Acting Director, 
Scientific Programs, and Chief Science Advisor, both of the National 
Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce; William Hogarth, University of 
South Florida Institute of Oceanography, St. Petersburg; Stephanie 
Madsen, At-sea Processors Association (APA), Juneau, Alaska; Vito 
Giacalone, Northeast Seafood Coalition, Gloucester, Massachusetts; and 
Bill Bird, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Orlando, Florida.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2012 for the Department of Transportation, after receiving 
testimony from Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy, after the 
nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
TAX SYSTEM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine if the 
tax system supports economic efficiency, job creation and broad-based 
economic growth, after receiving testimony from Alan J. Auerbach, 
University of California, Berkeley; Glenn Hubbard, Columbia University 
Graduate School of Business, and Michael J. Graetz, Columbia University 
Law School, both of New York, New York; and James K. Galbraith, 
University of Texas, Austin.
STATE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine State Department 
training, focusing on investing in the workforce to address 21st 
century challenges, after receiving testimony from Nancy J. Powell, 
Director General, Foreign Service, and Director, Human Resources, and 
Ruth A. Whiteside, Director, Foreign Service Institute, both of the 
Department of State; Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade, Government Accountability Office; and Ronald E. Neumann, 
American Academy of Diplomacy, and Susan Rockwell Johnson, American 
Foreign Service Association, both of Washington, DC.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Heather A. 
Higginbottom, of the

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District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, Executive Office of the President, after the nominee, who 
was introduced by Senator Kerry, testified and answered questions in 
her own behalf.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a joint hearing 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation from Veterans of Foreign Wars, after receiving 
testimony from Richard L. Eubank, Robert E. Wallace, and Raymond C. 
Kelley, all of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), all of Washington, 
DC.
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.