[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D283-D286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DUPLICATIVE FEDERAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, 
Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``To 
Identify Duplicative Federal Rural Development Programs''. Testimony 
was heard from Dallas P. Tonsager, Under Secretary, Rural Development, 
Department of Agriculture; and William B. Shear, Director, Financial 
Markets and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office.
APPROPRIATIONS--NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Projects held a hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for 
Department of State, Near Eastern Affairs. This was a closed hearing.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request 
for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Testimony was heard 
from Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 
Budget Request for Veterans Employment and Training Programs. Testimony 
was heard from Lt. Col Ismael Ortiz USMC (Ret.), Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training, Department of Labor; 
and public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of Agriculture. 
Testimony was heard from the following Department of Agriculture 
officials: Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary, Research, Education, 
and Economics; Edward Knipling, Administrator, Agricultural Research 
Service; Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Acting Administrator, National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture; Mary Bohman, Administrator, Economic 
Research Service; Cynthia Clark, Administrator, National Agricultural 
Statistics Service; and Michael Young, Budget Officer.
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Central Command and the 
International Security Assistance Force. This was a closed hearing.

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APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from Dave 
Huizenga, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office of Environmental 
Management, Department of Energy; and Glenn Podonsky, Chief Health, 
Safety, and Security Officer, Office of Health, Safety, and Security, 
Department of Energy.
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for 
Internal Revenue Service. Testimony was heard from Douglas H. Shulman, 
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service.
APPROPRIATIONS--FY 2013 BUDGET REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request. Testimony was heard from Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
APPROPRIATIONS--HOMELAND SECURITY FACILITIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Department of Homeland Security Facilities. Testimony was 
heard from Rafael Borras, Under Secretary, Management Directorate, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Tara O'Toole, Under Secretary, 
Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 
Budget Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
Testimony was heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--FY 2013 BUDGET ISSUES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Issues. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Small 
Business Administration. Testimony was heard from Karen G. Mills, 
Administrator, Small Business Administration.
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the Defense Health Program budget overview. Testimony was 
heard from Jonathan Woodson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs; Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, USA, Surgeon General, 
U. S. Army; Vice Admiral Matthew L. Nathan, USN, Surgeon General, U. S. 
Navy; Lieutenant General Charles Bruce Green, USAF, Surgeon General, U. 
S. Air Force; and public witness.
MISCELLEANOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee began a markup of the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.
FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposals 
for the U.S. Department of Labor''. Testimony was heard from Hilda L. 
Solis, Secretary, Department of Labor.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Center for Consumer 
Information and Insurance Oversight and the Anniversary of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act''. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Johnson (WI); Representative Edwards; and Steve Larsen, Director, 
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Center for 
Medicare and Medicaid, Department of Health and Human Services.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprise held a hearing on the Swap Data and 
Clearing House Indemnification Correction Act of 2012. Testimony was 
heard from, Ethiopis Tafara, Director, Office of International Affairs, 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Daniel Berkovitz, General 
Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and public witness.

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MOTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A SUBPOENA
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigation held a business meeting to consider a motion authorizing 
the issuance of a subpoena ad testificandum for the appearance of Edith 
O'Brien. The motion passed without amendment.
RUSSIA 2012
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Russia 2012: Increased Repression, Rampant Corruption, Assisting 
Rogue Regimes''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD DETERIORATING SITUATION IN IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing entitled ``Halting the Descent: U.S. Policy toward 
the Deteriorating Situation in Iraq''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IRAN, HEZBOLLAH, AND THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Iran, Hezbollah, and the Threat to the Homeland''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
REAL ID ACT'S MINIMUM STANDARD FOR DRIVER'S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION 
CARDS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Secure Identification: The 
REAL ID Act's Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and 
Identification Cards''. Testimony was heard from David Heyman, 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Department of Homeland Security; 
and public witnesses.
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND REGULATORY REFORM UNDER THE OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``The Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs: Federal Regulations and Regulatory Reform under 
the Obama Administration''. Testimony was heard from Causs Sunstein, 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; and public 
witnesses.
HARNESSING AMERICAN RESOURCES TO CREATE JOBS AND ADDRESS RISING 
GASOLINE PRICES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Harnessing American Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising 
Gasoline Prices: Families and Cost-of-Life Impacts''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EUROPE'S SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Europe's Sovereign Debt Crisis: Causes, Consequences 
for the United States and Lessons Learned''. Testimony was heard from 
Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury; and Ben S. 
Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
FOIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and 
Procurement Reform held a hearing entitled ``FOIA in the 21st Century: 
Using Technology to Improve Transparency in Government''. Testimony was 
heard from Miriam Nisbet, Director, Office of Government Information 
Services, National Archives and Records Administration; Andrew Battin, 
Director, Office of Information Collection, Environmental Protection 
Agency; Melanie Ann Pustay, Director, Office of Information Policy, 
Department of Justice; and public witness.
JOB CREATION ROADMAP
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``A 
Job Creation Roadmap: How America's Entrepreneurs Can Lead Our Economic 
Recovery''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INNOVATIVE FINANCING APPROACHES FOR COMMUNITY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Review of 
Innovative Financing Approaches for Community Water Infrastructure 
Projects--Part II''. Testimony was heard from Ron Behm, Mayor, 
Napoleon, Ohio; Karen Massey, Director, Missouri Environmental 
Improvement and Energy Resources Authority; David Weihrauch, Water 
Treatment Plant Manager, City of Oxford, Ohio; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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