[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D153-D154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CONSERVATION THROUGH THE FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine strengthening conservation through the 2012 farm 
bill, after receiving testimony from Bruce Nelson, Farm Service Agency 
Administrator, and Dave White, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, both of the Department of Agriculture; Jeff Trandahl, National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), Washington, D.C.; Becky Humphries, 
Ducks Unlimited's Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office, Ann Arbor, 
Michigan; Dean Stoskopf, Stoskopf Farms, Hoisington, Kansas; Carl R. 
Mattson, George Mattson Farms Inc., Chester, Montana; Darrel Mosel, 
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Farm, Gaylord, Minnesota; and Earl Garber, National Association of 
Conservation Districts (NACD), Basile, Louisiana.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of State and Foreign 
Operations, after receiving testimony from Hillary Rodham Clinton, 
Secretary of State.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
United States Pacific Command and United States Transportation Command 
in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from 
Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN, Commander, United States Pacific 
Command, and General William M. Fraser III, USAF, Commander, United 
States Transportation Command, both of the Department of Defense.
STATE OF THE HOUSING MARKET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the state of the housing market, focusing on 
removing barriers to economic recovery, part II, after receiving 
testimony from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development; Elizabeth A. Duke, Governor, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System; and Edward J. DeMarco, Acting Director, Federal 
Housing Finance Agency.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of Defense, after receiving testimony from Leon E. Panetta, 
Secretary, General Martin E. Dempsey, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, and Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary (Comptroller), all of the 
Department of Defense.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2013 for the Department of the Interior, after receiving testimony 
from Ken Salazar, Secretary, David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary, and Pam 
Haze, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Finance, Performance, and 
Acquisition, all of the Department of the Interior.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and 
Wildlife concluded a hearing to examine local government perspectives 
on water infrastructure, after receiving testimony from Mayor Stephanie 
Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore, Maryland; Jerry N. Johnson, Washington 
Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, Maryland; and Kathy Horne, 
Alabama Rural Water Association, Montgomery, on behalf of the National 
Rural Water Association.
NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine national security and foreign policy priorities in the fiscal 
year 2013 International Affairs Budget, after receiving testimony from 
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State.
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a joint hearing 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a legislative 
presentation from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), after receiving 
testimony from Donald L. Samuels, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), 
Cold Springs, Kentucky.
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.