[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D959-D960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
                    EXAMINATION OF USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, 
 Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing on Agricultural 
    Program Audit: Examination of USDA Rural Development Programs. 
 Testimony was heard from Jonathan S. Adelstein, Administrator, Rural 
   Utilities Services, Department of Agriculture; Judith A. Canales, 
 Administrator, Rural Business and Cooperative Services, Department of 
   Agriculture; and Tammye H. Trevino, Administrator, Rural Housing 
                  Services, Department of Agriculture.
       FUTURE OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AND THE U.S. MILITARY TEN YEARS 
                                                        AFTER 9/11
   Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on The 
Future of National Defense and the U.S. Military Ten Years After 9/11: 
  Perspectives from Outside Experts. Testimony was heard from public 
                               witnesses.
              WORKFORCE CHALLENGES FACING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
 Protections held a hearing entitled ``Workforce Challenges Facing the 
Agriculture Industry.'' Testimony was heard from Jane Oates, Assistant 
Secretary Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor; 
                         and public witnesses.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a markup 
of the following: H.R. 2250, the ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011;'' 
  and H.R. 2681, the ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.'' 
             Both bills were forwarded, without amendment.
      ENSURING APPROPRIATE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF BROKER-DEALERS 
          AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT ADVISER 
                                                         OVERSIGHT
 Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
  Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring 
  Appropriate Regulatory Oversight of Broker-Dealers and Legislative 
  Proposals to Improve Investment Adviser Oversight.'' Testimony was 
                      heard from public witnesses.
                                              LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
 Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Policy and 
    Technology held a hearing entitled ``Road Map to Sound Money: A 
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1098 and Restoring the Dollar.'' Testimony 
                    was heard from public witnesses.
             EVOLUTION OF DRUG CARTELS AND THE THREAT TO MEXICO'S 
                                                        GOVERNANCE
 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
 and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Has Merida Evolved? Part One: The Evolution of Drug Cartels 
   and the Threat to Mexico's Governance.'' Testimony was heard from 
                           public witnesses.
      TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11: CAN TERRORISTS STILL EXPLOIT OUR VISA 
                                                           SYSTEM?
  Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists 
   Still Exploit our Visa System?'' Testimony was heard from Thomas 
Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs 
    and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Edward 
   Ramotowski, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 
  Affairs, Department of State; John Cohen, Deputy Counter-Terrorism, 
  Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security; Peter T. Edge, Deputy 
 Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and 
   Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and Richard 
          Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO.
                                              LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
   Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
 Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 822, the ``National Right-to-
 Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.'' Testimony was heard from Charles H. 
   Ramsey, Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department; and public 
               witnesses. Committee on Natural Resources.
                                              LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 302, 
the ``Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011''; H.R. 758, the 
``National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act''; 
  H.R. 817, to amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional 
requirements on the establishment of national monuments under that Act, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 845, the ``Montana Land Sovereignty Act''; 
H.R. 846, the ``Idaho Land Sovereignty Act''; and H.R. 2147, the ``Utah 
   Land Sovereignty Act.'' Testimony was heard from Sen. Hatch; Rep. 
 Rehberg; Rep. Herger; Rep. Foxx; Rep. Labrador; Jerry Taylor, Mayor, 
               Escalante City, UT; and public witnesses.

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                                              LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
  Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
 Resources held a hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 2360 the 
 ``Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources Act'' (POWER Act); 
 H.R. 2752, the ``BLM Live Internet Auctions Act''; and H.R. 2803, to 
  direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
   Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a 
 technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility 
 study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, 
 from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States. Testimony was 
heard from Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation and Enforcement; and public witnesses.
     PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY AND CREATE JOBS
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
 Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending held a 
hearing entitled ``Take Two: The President's Proposal to Stimulate the 
 Economy and Create Jobs.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
                                                    STEM IN ACTION
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
     hearing entitled ``STEM in Action: Inspiring the Science and 
 Engineering Workforce of Tomorrow.'' Testimony was heard from public 
                               witnesses.
Joint Meetings
                                                 OUR NATION'S DEBT
  Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the history and drivers of our nation's debt and its 
threat, after receiving testimony from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, 
Congressional Budget Office.

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