[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2014 for the Federal 
Communications Commission, after receiving testimony from Mignon 
Clyburn, Acting Chair, and Ajit Pai, and Jessica Rosenworcel, both a 
Commissioner, all of the Federal Communications Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AT 10 YEARS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security at 
10 years, focusing on examining challenges and achievements and 
addressing emerging threats, after receiving testimony from former 
Representative Jane Harman; Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland 
Security, Ridge Global, and Stewart A. Baker, former Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy, Steptoe and Johnson, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Admiral Thad W. Allen, United States Coast Guard 
(Ret.), McLean, Virginia.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Robert Leon Wilkins, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, who was introduced by 
Senator Cardin, Timothy L. Brooks, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Arkansas, who was introduced by Senators 
Pryor and Boozman, James Donato, and Beth Labson Freeman, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, 
and Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Puerto Rico, who was introduced by Representative 
Pierluisi, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.