[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 43 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D253-D254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMODITIES
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine risk management and commodities in the 2012 farm 
bill, after receiving testimony from Michael Scuse, Acting Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; 
Hope Hills, Spicebush Creek Farms, Bangor, Michigan; Bob Carden, Carden 
and Associates, Winter Haven, Florida; Steve Rutledge, Approved 
Insurance Providers, West Des Moines, Iowa; Steve Wellman, American 
Soybean Association, Syracuse, Nebraska; Pam Johnson, National Corn 
Growers Association, Floyd, Iowa; Erik Younggren, National Association 
of Wheat Growers, Hallock, Minnesota; Jimbo Grissom, Western Peanut 
Growers Association, Seminole, Texas; Travis Henry Satterfield, U.S. 
Rice Producers Association, Benoit, Mississippi; Chuck Coley, National 
Cotton Council, Vienna, Georgia; Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union, 
and Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, both of Washington, 
D.C.; Ryan W. Best, National FFA Organization, Portales, New Mexico; 
and Jarvis Garetson, Copeland, Kansas.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of Transportation, after receiving testimony from Ray 
LaHood, Secretary of Transportation.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, after receiving testimony from Eric K. Shinseki, 
Secretary, Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Allison 
Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits, Steve L. Muro, Under Secretary 
for Memorial Affairs, Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for 
Information and Technology, and W. Todd Grams, Executive in Charge, 
Office of Management, and Chief Financial Officer, all of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
APPROPRIATIONS: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded open and closed hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, after receiving testimony from Robert S. 
Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of 
Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, GOVERNMENT PRINTING 
OFFICE, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2013 for the Government Accountability Office, Government Printing 
Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, after receiving testimony 
from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, 
Government Accountability Office; Davita Vance-Cooks, Acting Public 
Printer, Government Printing Office;

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and Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
after receiving testimony from Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, 
Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, and General James 
F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the Department of 
Defense.
STRENGTHENING THE HOUSING MARKET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation and Community Development concluded a hearing 
to examine strengthening the housing market and minimizing losses to 
taxpayers, after receiving testimony from John C. Dilorio, 1st Alliance 
Lending, East Hartford, Connecticut; Mark A. Calabria, Cato Institute, 
Washington, D.C.; and Laurie S. Goodman, Amherst Securities Group, New 
York, New York.
ENHANCING NUCLEAR REACTOR SAFETY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee with the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety concluded a joint hearing 
to examine lessons from Fukushima one year later, focusing on the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's implementation of recommendations for 
enhancing nuclear reactor safety in the 21st century, after receiving 
testimony from Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, and Kristine L. Svinicki, 
George Apostolakis, William D. Magwood IV, and William C. Ostendorff, 
each a Commissioner, all of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
RUSSIA'S WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCESSION--IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Russia's 
World Trade Organization accession--implications for the United States, 
after receiving testimony from Samuel R. Allen, Deere and Company, 
Moline, Illinois; Ronald J. Pollett, GE Russia and CIS, Moscow, Russia; 
Watty Taylor, Montana Stockgrowers Association Inc., Helena; Paul 
Williams, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, New 
York, New York; and Alan Larson, Covington and Burling LLP, Washington, 
D.C.
INDIAN WATER RIGHTS
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian water rights, focusing on promoting the negotiation 
and implementation of water settlements in Indian country, after 
receiving testimony from David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary, Mike Connor, 
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, and Del Laverdure, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, all of the Department of 
the Interior; John Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, 
Colorado; Maria O'Brien, Western States Water Council, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico; Judith V. Royster, University of Tulsa College of Law Native 
American Law Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Michael Bogert, Crowell and 
Moring, Washington, D.C.
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.