[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 108 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D801-D802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be an Assistant 
Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs, who was introduced by Senators 
Lugar and Bingaman, and Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, both of 
the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.

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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine enhanced consumer financial protection after the 
financial crisis, after receiving testimony from Mike Calhoun, Center 
for Responsible Lending, Durham, North Carolina; Marcus Schaefer, 
Truliant Federal Credit Union, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Albert C. 
Kelly, Jr., American Bankers Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Lynn 
Drysdale, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Jacksonville, Florida; and 
Andrew Pincus, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Adam J. Levitin, 
Georgetown University Law Center, both of Washington, D.C.
THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the recent report of the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology (MIT) energy initiative entitled ``The Future of Natural 
Gas'', after receiving testimony from Howard Gruenspecht, Acting 
Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; 
Ernest J. Moniz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; and 
George Biltz, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, 
to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and Rebecca R. Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, who was introduced by Senator 
Cardin, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of David S. Adams, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, who was introduced 
by Representative Ackerman, and Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Administration, both of the Department of 
State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
UNITED STATES POLICY IN YEMEN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South 
and Central Asian Affairs concluded a hearing to examine United States 
policy in Yemen, after receiving testimony from Janet A. Sanderson, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and Daniel 
Benjamin, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, both of the Department of 
State; Christa Capozzola, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for 
International Development; Christopher Boucek, Carnegie Endowment for 
International Peace, and Daniel R. Green, The Washington Institute for 
Near East Policy, both of Washington, D.C.
SPRING STORMS OF 2011
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs 
concluded a hearing to examine 2011 spring storms, focusing on picking 
up the pieces and building back stronger, after receiving testimony 
from Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Christopher Masingill, Federal 
Co-Chairman, Delta Regional Authority, Clarksdale, Mississippi; David 
Maxwell, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Director and State 
Homeland Security Advisor, North Little Rock; Thomas M. Womack, 
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Executive Director, Pearl; and 
Brian O'Brian, Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, Joplin, Missouri.
DRUG AND VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism 
concluded a hearing to examine Drug and Veterans Treatment Courts, 
focusing on seeking cost-effective solutions for protecting public 
safety and reducing recidivism, after receiving testimony from Benjamin 
B. Tucker, Deputy Director for the Office of State, Local and Tribal 
Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of 
the President; Jeanne E. LaFazia, Rhode Island District Court Chief 
Judge, Providence; Douglas B. Marlowe, National Association of Drug 
Court Professionals, Alexandria, Virginia; David B. Muhlhausen, The 
Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; and Martin Sheen, Los Angeles, 
California.