[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Business Challenges within the 
Defense Industry held a hearing entitled ``The Defense Industrial Base: 
The Role of the Department of Defense.'' Testimony was heard from Brett 
Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and 
Industrial Base Policy, Department of Defense; and Andre Gudger, 
Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense.
UTILITY MACT'S IMPACT ON JOB CREATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Lights Out II: Should EPA Take a Step Back to Fully 
Consider Utility MACT's Impact on Job Creation?'' Testimony was heard 
from Kenneth Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, Virginia; Robert 
Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
OVERVIEW OF PREVIOUS DEBT PROPOSALS
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine an overview of previous debt proposals, after 
receiving testimony from former Senator Alan Simpson, the National 
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Denver, Colorado; and 
former Senator Pete V. Domenici, and Alice Rivlin, both of the 
Bipartisan Policy Center Debt Reduction Task Force, and Erskine Bowles, 
the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, all of 
Washington, D.C.