[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 145 (Wednesday, November 14, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D949-D950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigation held a hearing entitled ``The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: 
Could it Have Been Prevented?'' Testimony was heard from Margaret A. 
Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; and Lauren Smith, 
Interim Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR U.S. FIRMS: EVALUATING PROGRAM 
EFFECTIVENESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Efficiency and Financial Management held a hearing entitled ``Trade 
Adjustment Assistance for U.S. Firms: Evaluating Program Effectiveness 
and Recommendations''. Testimony was heard from Bryan Borlik, Director, 
Trade Adjustment Assistance, Economic Development Administration, 
Department of Commerce; Williams J. Bujalos, Director, Mid-Atlantic 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Center; J. Alfredo Gomez, Acting Director, 
International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.
EXAMINATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND 
INTEROPERABILITY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of Health 
Information Technology Standards and Interoperability''.

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Testimony was heard from Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology; Charles H. Romine, Director, Information 
Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology; 
and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.