[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 9, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HAITI: IS U.S. AID EFFECTIVE?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Haiti: Is U.S. Aid Effective?''. Testimony was heard from David B. 
Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government 
Accountability Office; Thomas C. Adams, Haiti Special Coordinator, 
Department of State; and Elizabeth Hogan, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agency for 
International Development.
HOW WESTERNERS JOINING TERROR GROUPS OVERSEAS AFFECT THE HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups 
Overseas Affect the Homeland''. Testimony was heard from Lauren Ploch 
Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress; Richard Stanek, Sheriff, Hennepin County, 
Minnesota; Stephanie Sanok Kostro, Acting Director, Homeland Security 
and Counterterrorism Program, Center for Strategic and International 
Studies.
EXAMINING THE IRS'S ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING AND ENFORCING OBAMACARE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining the IRS's Role in Implementing and 
Enforcing ObamaCare''. Testimony was heard from Sarah Hall Ingram, 
Director, Affordable Care Act Office, Internal Revenue Service.
HEALTH LAW'S DEFINITION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE ON SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The Effects of the Health Law's Definition of Full-Time 
Employee on Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ON VA BENEFITS AND SERVICES TO VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Effect of Government Shutdown on VA Benefits and Services to 
Veterans''. Testimony was heard from Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.