[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 136 (Wednesday, September 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D967-D968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
     FEED AVAILABILITY AND ITS EFFECT ON THE LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 
                                                        INDUSTRIES
 Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry 
held a hearing on the examination of the issue of feed availability and 
its effect on the livestock and poultry industries. Testimony was heard 
                         from public witnesses.
                                    NEED FOR PRO-GROWTH TAX REFORM
 Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
   Need for Pro-Growth Tax Reform.'' Testimony was heard from public 
                               witnesses.
                      FEDERAL ROLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
        entitled ``Examining the Federal Role in Public School 
 Accountability.'' Testimony was heard from Hanna Skandera, Secretary-
   Designate, New Mexico Public Education Department; Amy F. Sichel, 
    Superintendent, Abington School District; Alberto M. Carvalho, 
 Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools; and Blaine Hawley, 
                 Principal, Red Pump Elementary School.
      EPA'S NEW AND PROPOSED POWER SECTOR REGULATIONS ON ELECTRIC 
                                                       RELIABILITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing on the American Energy Initiative with a focus on the impacts 
of the Environmental Protection Agency's new and proposed power sector 
   regulations on electric reliability. Testimony was heard from the 
 following Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: 
 Jon Wellinghoff, Philip D. Moeller, Marc Spitzer, John R. Norris, and 
   Cheryl A. LaFleur; and Jeff Davis, Commissioner, Missouri Public 
Service Commission; Jon W. McKinney, Commissioner, West Virginia Public 
  Service Commission; Stan Wise, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service 
    Commission; H.B. ``Trip'' Doggett, President and CEO, Electric 
  Reliability Council of Texas; and Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General, 
                                 Utah.
                       SOLYNDRA AND THE DOE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
    Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
  Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Solyndra and the DOE Loan 
 Guarantee Program.'' Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Zients, Deputy 
    Director, Office of Management and Budget; and Jonathan Silver, 
    Executive Director, Department of Energy Loans Programs Office.
                    CYBERSECURITY: THREATS TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: Threats to 
the Financial Sector.'' Testimony was heard from A.T. Smith, Assistant 
    Director, United States Secret Service; Gordon Snow, Assistant 
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Greg Schaffer, Acting Deputy 
Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
                          HUD AND NEIGHBORWORKS HOUSING COUNSELING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
 Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``HUD and NeighborWorks 
  Housing Counseling Oversight.'' Testimony was heard from Deborah C. 
 Holston, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing, 
   Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
                             U.S. AID TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
 ``Promoting Peace? Reexamining U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority, 
         Part II.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
                           U.S.-INDIA COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION
       Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
       Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing on U.S.-India 
Counterterrorism Cooperation: Deepening the Partnership. Testimony was 
                      heard from public witnesses.

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                                      UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
 Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
 Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``United States Secret Service: 
   Examining Protective and Investigative Missions and Challenges in 
   2012.'' Testimony was heard from Mark Sullivan, Director, Secret 
                                Service.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
 held a markup of the Subcommittee print to authorize the programs of 
the Transportation Security Administration relating to the provision of 
     transportation security, and for other purposes, entitled the 
 ``Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011.'' 
              The print was ordered reported, as amended.
              INVESTOR VISA PROGRAM: KEY TO CREATING AMERICAN JOBS
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing entitled ``The Investor Visa Program: Key to 
  Creating American Jobs.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
                CREATING AMERICAN JOBS BY HARNESSING OUR RESOURCES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
 ``Creating American Jobs by Harnessing Our Resources: Domestic Mining 
   Opportunities and Hurdles.'' Testimony was heard from Tom Murphy, 
            Mayor, Gillette, Wyoming; and public witnesses.
                                              LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
  hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 200, the ``Inland Empire 
Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011''; and H.R. 2842, 
 the ``Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and 
   Rural Jobs Act of 2011.'' Testimony was heard from David Murillo, 
Deputy Commissioner and Director of Operations, Bureau of Reclamation; 
   Ed Scott, Mayor Pro Tem, Rialto, California; Christopher Treese, 
 External Affairs Manager, Colorado River District, Glenwood Springs, 
 Colorado; Grant Ward, Water and Power Consultant, Maricopa-Stanfield 
    Irrigation and Drainage District and Electrical District No.3, 
                Maricopa, Arizona; and public witnesses.
                  HOW A BROKEN PROCESS LEADS TO FLAWED REGULATIONS
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``How a Broken Process Leads to Flawed Regulations.'' 
   Testimony was heard from Cass Sunstein, Administrator, Office of 
 Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; 
                         and public witnesses.
                        SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS GRADUATES
  Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
     ``Beyond the Size Standards: Sustainability of Small Business 
    Graduates.'' Testimony was heard from Rep. Connolly and public 
                               witnesses.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
     Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of 
 legislation regarding the ``Child and Family Services Improvement and 
      Innovation Act.'' The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
Joint Meetings
       No joint committee meetings were held.

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