[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 147 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ASSESSING DANGEROUS THREATS TO OUR NATION'S BORDERS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing entitled ``A Line in the 
Sand: Assessing Dangerous Threats to Our Nation's Borders''. Testimony 
was heard from Marc Rosenblum, Specialist in Immigration Policy, 
Congressional Research Service; and public witnesses.
REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECTOR GENERAL'S FINDINGS 
AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA): A 
Review of the Department of Transportation Inspector General's Findings 
and Recommendations''. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Connolly; Ray LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation; Michael 
A. Curto, Chairman, Airports Authority Board, Metropolitan Washington 
Airport Authority; and Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General, 
Department of Transportation.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.

Joint Meetings
UKRAINE'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on assessing Ukraine's parliamentary elections, focusing on 
the lack of a level playing field, from Thomas Melia, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Olha 
Ajvazovska, Ukrainian Citizen Network OPORA, Kyiv, Ukraine; and Katie 
Fox, National Democratic Institute, and Stephen Nix, International 
Republican Institute, both of Washington, D.C.