[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D991-D992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved for full committee 
consideration an original bill making appropriations for 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for 
fiscal year 2012.
APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies approved 
for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations 
for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies for fiscal year 2012.
IRAN
Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive 
a briefing on Iran from Michele A. Flournoy, Under Secretary for 
Policy, Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN, Vice Chairman, Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and Asmar Amir, Colin Kahl, and Jaime Esteva, all of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, all of the Department of Defense.
FORECLOSED PROPERTIES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation and Community Development concluded a hearing 
to examine new ideas to address the glut of foreclosed properties, 
after receiving testimony from Allan H. Dechert, New Jersey Association 
of Realtors, Edison; Robert Nielsen, National Association of Home 
Builders, Washington, D.C.; Chris Krehmeyer, Beyond Housing, St. Louis, 
Missouri; Laurie S. Goodman, Amherst Securities Group, Austin, Texas; 
and Stan Humphries, Zillow, Seattle, Washington.
PROMOTING JOB CREATION
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
promoting job creation in the United States, after receiving testimony 
from Alice M. Rivlin, The Brookings Institution, Harry J. Holzer, 
Georgetown University, and J.D. Foster, The Heritage Foundation, all of 
Washington, D.C.
TAX REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax 
reform options, focusing on incentives for innovation, after receiving 
testimony from Scott Wallsten, Technology Policy Institute, Washington, 
D.C.; Michael D. Rashkin, Author of Practical Guide to Research and 
Development Tax Incentives: Federal, State, and International, 
Saratoga, California; Annette Nellen, San Jose State University College 
of Business, San Jose, California; and Dirk Pilat, Organization for 
Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S.1542, to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016; 
and
  The nominations of Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, Joseph H. Gale, of 
Virginia, and Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, all to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court, and Janice Eberly, of Illinois, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia concluded open and closed hearings to examine 
intelligence community contractors, focusing on striking the right 
balance, after receiving testimony from Daniel I. Gordon, Administrator 
for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget; Edward 
L. Haugland, Assistant Inspector General for Inspections, Office of 
Inspector General, and Paula J. Roberts, Associate Director for Human 
Capital, and Intelligence Community Chief Human Capital Officer, both 
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Charles E. 
Allen, Intelligence and National Security Alliance, Arlington, 
Virginia; Scott Amey, Project on Government Oversight (POGO), and 
Joshua Foust, American Security Project (ASP), both of Washington, 
D.C.; and Mark

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M. Lowenthal, The Intelligence and Security Academy, LLC, Reston, 
Virginia.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, who was introduced by 
Senators Nelson (FL) and Rubio, John M. Gerrard, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Nebraska, who was introduced by 
Senators Nelson (NE) and Johanns, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, who was 
introduced by Senator McCaskill, Thomas Owen Rice, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, who was 
introduced by Senator Klobuchar, and David Nuffer, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Utah, who was introduced by Senators 
Hatch and Lee, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.
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.