[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 36 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D222-D225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EPA REGULATION ON AGRICULTURE
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing to review the 
impact of EPA regulation on agriculture. Testimony was heard from Lisa 
P. Jackson, Administrator, EPA.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Bureau of Land Management FY 2012 
Budget Oversight. Testimony was heard from Bob Abbey, Director, Bureau 
of Land Management.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Department of Agriculture FY 2012 Budget Request. Testimony 
was heard from Edward Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs.

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on National Science 
Foundation (NSF) FY 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Subra 
Suresh, NSF Director.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on Executive Office of the President. 
Testimony was heard from Alyson Laackman, Chief Financial Officer, 
Executive Office of the President.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Bureau of 
Reclamation FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from Michael Conner, 
Commissioner of Reclamation; and Reed Murray, Director of Central Utah 
Project Compliance Act Office.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department 
of Education: FY 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Arne 
Duncan, Secretary of Education.
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2012 
Budget Request, Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony 
was heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations 
and Related Agencies held a hearing on State Department FY 2012 Budget 
Request. Testimony was heard from Hilary Clinton, Secretary of State.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Office of Surface Mining FY 2012 
Budget Oversight. Testimony was heard from the following Office of 
Surface Mining Officials: Joseph G. Pizarchick, Director; Glenda H. 
Owens, Deputy Director; and Ruth E. Stokes, Budget Officer.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Navy and 
Marine Corps FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from ADM Gary 
Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James Amos, Commandant of 
the Marine Corps.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Major Management Challenges at the 
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from Anu Mittal, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment, GAO; and Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector General, 
Department of Agriculture.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland 
Security held a hearing on FY 2012 Oversight and Budget. Testimony was 
heard from ADM Robert Papp, Commandant, United States Coast Guard.
FY 2012 BUDGET REQUEST AND READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on global challenges to readiness and the fiscal year 2012 budget 
request. Testimony was heard from LTG Daniel P. Bolger, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, USA; LTG Herbert J. Carlisle, Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Operations, Plans and Requirements, USAF; VADM Bruce W. Clingan, Deputy 
Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy; and Gen. 
Richard T. Tryon, Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and 
Operations, USMC.
BURDEN OF DEBT
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt''. Testimony was heard from 
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
and public witnesses.
EMPLOYER PROVIDED HEALTH CARE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on the Pressures of 
Rising Costs on Employer Provided Health Care. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a markup on H.R. 910, the

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Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. The subcommittee forwarded the bill 
to the full Committee without amendment.
SEC'S OPERATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission's Operations, Activities, 
Challenges and FY 2012 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from the 
following SEC officials: Robert Cook, Director, Division of Trading and 
Markets; Meredith Cross, Director, Division of Corporation Finance; 
Robert Cook, Director, Division of Trading and Markets; Carlo di 
Florio, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations; 
and Eileen Rominger, Director, Division of Investment Management.
COMPETITIVENESS AND JOB CREATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary 
Policy held a hearing entitled ``The Role of the Export-Import Bank in 
U.S. Competitiveness and Job Creation''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on North 
Korea's Sea of Fire: Bullying, Brinkmanship and Blackmail. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
RELATIONS WITH EUROPE AND EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a 
hearing on U.S. Relations with Europe and Eurasia. Testimony was heard 
from Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Central and South 
Asian Affairs Department of State; and Philip H. Gordon, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of 
State.
PRIORITIES AND NEEDS AMIDST ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing on Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and 
Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East. Testimony was 
heard from Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near 
Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and George A. Laudato, 
Administrator's Special Assistant for the Middle East, Agency for 
International Development.
RADICALIZATION--AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That 
Community's Response.'' Testimony was heard from Rep. Dingell; Rep. Keith 
Ellison; Rep. Frank Wolf; and public witnesses.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS--PATENT LAW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet held a hearing on Review of Recent Judicial 
Decisions on Patent Law. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUBCOMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; NEW JOBS IN RECESSION AND RECOVERY; AND 
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT REQUESTS ON THE BENEFICIARIES OF A PRIVATE BILL
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing on New Jobs in Recession and Recovery: Who Are 
Getting Them and Who Are Not. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Prior to the hearing the subcommittee met to Adopt Rules of Procedure and 
Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills and Statement of Policy on 
Federal Charters; and approved requests to the Department of Homeland 
Security Departmental Reports on the Beneficiaries of: H.R. 316, Private 
Bill for the relief of Esther Njeri Karinge, H.R. 357, Private Bill for the 
relief of Corina De Chalup Turcinovic, H.R. 794, Private Bill for the Relief 
of Allan Bolor Kelley, H.R. 823, Private Bill for the Relief of Maria Carmen 
Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas, and H.R. 824, Private Bill for 
the Relief of Daniel Wachira.
FY 2012 BUDGET--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending, Priorities 
and the Missions of National Park Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget 
Proposal.'' Testimony was heard from Jon Jarvis, Director, National Park 
Service.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a markup of H.R. 471, the 
Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act. The bill was ordered reported 
without amendment.
WHO'S WATCHING WALL STREET'S WATCHDOG?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on TARP, 
Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs and the 
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and Financial Management held a joint hearing entitled ``Financial 
Management, Work Force, and Operations at the SEC: Who's Watching Wall 
Street's Watchdog?'' Testimony was heard from the following SEC officials: 
Mary Schapiro, Chairman; Jeffrey Risinger, Director of Human Resources; 
Jonathan (``Jack'') Katz, former Secretary.
FY 2012 BUDGET--NOAA
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing 
on Fiscal Year 2012 Research and Development Budget Proposals at the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental 
Protection Agency. Testimony was heard from Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, 
NOAA; and Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and 
Development, EPA.
FEDERAL OFFICE SPACE
Committee on Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management hearing on Cutting Spending and 
Consolidating Federal Office Space: GSA's Capital Investment and Leasing 
Program. Testimony was heard from Robert Peck, Commissioner, Public Building 
Service, GSA.
BUDGET FY 2012--INTELLIGENCE
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on H.R. 
754, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, and views and 
estimates on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2012. Testimony was 
heard from administration officials.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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