[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D486-D487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2014 for the Army, after receiving testimony from John M. McHugh, 
Secretary, and General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, both of the 
Department of the Army, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the United 
States Forest Service, after receiving testimony from Tom Tidwell, 
Chief, and Barbara Cooper, Acting Director of Strategic Planning, 
Budget and Accountability, both of the United States Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 3,270 
nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
TAX REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
supporting broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility 
through tax reform, after receiving testimony from Michael Linden, 
Center for American Progress, and Adam Looney, The Brookings 
Institution, both of Washington, D.C.; and Veronique de Rugy, George 
Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.
NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North 
Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senators Hagan and Burr, testified and answered questions 
in his own behalf.
NUTRIENT TRADING AND WATER QUALITY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and 
Wildlife concluded a hearing to examine nutrient trading and water 
quality, after receiving testimony from Michael H. Shapiro, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection 
Agency; Beth L. McGee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, Maryland; 
Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas Center for Agricultural and Rural 
Sustainability, Fayetteville; and Susan Parker Bodine, Barnes and 
Thornburg, and George S. Hawkins, District of Columbia Water and Sewer 
Authority, both of Washington, D.C.
TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 662, 
to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and 
activities, after receiving testimony from William A. Cook, Chrysler 
Group LLC, Rochester, Michigan; David Cooper, The Procter and Gamble 
Company, Cincinnati, Ohio; Clark R. Silcox, National Electrical 
Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Virginia; and Mary Ann Comstock, 
UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., Sweet Grass, Montana.

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International 
Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps concluded a hearing to 
examine different perspectives on international development, after 
receiving testimony from William Lane, Caterpillar, Inc., on behalf of 
the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, John Murphy, U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce, and Todd J. Moss, Center for Global Development, all of 
Washington, D.C.
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine performance management and congressional 
oversight, focusing on government efficiency and effectiveness, and 
opportunities to reduce fragmentation, overlap, and duplication, after 
receiving testimony from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the 
United States, and Cathleen Berrick, Managing Director, Homeland 
Security and Justice Issues, both of the Government Accountability 
Office.
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Financial and Contracting Oversight concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine business practices of durable medical equipment companies, 
after receiving testimony from Steve Silverman, Med-Care Diabetic and 
Medical Supplies, Boca Raton, Florida.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the nominations of Brian C. Deese, of 
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, and Michael Kenny O'Keefe, and Robert D. Okun, both to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 959, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to compounding drugs, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  The nominations of Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, Richard F. 
Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, Sharon Block, of the 
District of Columbia, Harry I. Johnson III, of Virginia, and Philip 
Andrew Miscimarra, of Illinois, all to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Committee ordered 
favorably reported S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform, with amendments.
STEM EDUCATION
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine how the Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) Education Pipeline can develop a high-skilled 
American workforce for small business, focusing on bridging the skills 
gap, including S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, 
after receiving testimony from Johan Uvin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and Camsie McAdams, Senior 
Advisor, STEM, Office of Program Evaluation and Policy, both of the 
Department of Education; Gerri Fiala, Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration; Rose Wang, Binary Group, 
and Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation, both of Arlington, 
Virginia; Loren Goodman, InRule Technology, Chicago, Illinois; Leah 
Belsky, Kaltura, and Shree Taylor, Delta Decisions of DC, both of 
Washington, D.C.; Dee Mooney, Micron Foundation, Boise, Idaho; Naomi 
Moneypenny, ManyWorlds, Inc., Houston, Texas; and Bob Kolvoord, James 
Madison University Center for STEM Education and Outreach, 
Harrisonburg, Virginia.
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Medicare prescription drug program, focusing on 10 years later, 
after receiving testimony from Margaret Woerner, Medicare Rights 
Center, New York, New York; and Jack Hoadley, Georgetown University 
Health Policy Institute, Richard I. Smith, Pharmaceutical Research and 
Manufacturers of America, and Robert G. Romasco, AARP, all of 
Washington, D.C.