[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
UPDATE OF THE HIGH SPEED AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM: MISTAKES MADE 
AND LESSONS LEARNED
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``An Update of the High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail 
Program: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned''. Testimony was heard from Ray 
LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation; Representatives McCarthy 
(CA) and Hahn; Mitchell Behm, Assistant Inspector General for Rail, Maritime 
and Economic Analysis, Department of Transportation; Susan Fleming, 
Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office; Paula 
J. Hammond, Secretary of Transportation, Washington State; Ann L. Schneider, 
Secretary of Transportation, State of Illinois; and a public witness.
Joint Meetings
FISCAL CLIFF
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
fiscal cliff, focusing on how to protect the middle class, sustain long-term 
economic growth, and reduce the Federal deficit, after receiving testimony 
from Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Kevin A. 
Hassett, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
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