[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D139-D140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, after receiving testimony from Gary Gensler, Chairman, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
POWER OF TRANSPARENCY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the power of transparency, focusing on giving 
consumers the information they need to make smart choices in the health 
insurance market, after receiving testimony from Margaret O'Kane, 
National Committee for Quality Assurance, Lynn Quincy, Consumers Union, 
and E. Neil Trautwein, National Retail Federation, all of Washington, 
DC; and Michael A. Livermore, New York University School of Law 
Institute for Policy Integrity, New York, New York.
ANIMAL DRUG USER FEE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine animal drug user fee agreements, 
focusing on advancing animal health for the public health, after 
receiving testimony from Bernadette M. Dunham, Director, Center for 
Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Richard Carnevale, Animal Health Institute, 
Washington, DC; and Jennifer Johansson, Generic Animal Drug Alliance, 
Bel Air, Maryland.
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the assault weapons ban of 2013, including S. 150, to regulate assault 
weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not 
unlimited, after receiving testimony from former Representative Sandy 
Adams; John F. Walsh, United States Attorney for the District of 
Colorado, Department of Justice; Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, on behalf of The United States Conference of Mayors; 
Edward A. Flynn, Milwaukee Chief of Police, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 
William Begg, Danbury Hospital, and Neil Heslin, both of Newtown, 
Connecticut; Nicholas J. Johnson, Fordham University School of Law, New 
York, New York; and David T. Hardy, Law Offices of David Hardy, Tucson, 
Arizona.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eighth Circuit, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senator Harkin, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.

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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On Friday, February 8, 2013, Committee 
adopted its rules of procedure for the 113th Congress.
BUSINESS MEETING
Special Committee on Aging: Committee adopted its rules of procedure 
for the 113th Congress.
  Also, on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
committee.
MEDICARE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
strengthening Medicare for today and the future, after receiving 
testimony from Juliette Cubanski, The Henry J. Kaiser Family 
Foundation, and David Blumenthal, The Commonwealth Fund, both of 
Washington, DC; David C. Goodman, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy 
and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, New Hampshire; and Kenneth E. Thorpe, 
Emory University, Marietta, Georgia.
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