[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D167-D168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary for Policy, Brian P. McKeon, of New York, to be Principal 
Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, David B. Shear, of New York, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Eric 
Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Homeland 
Defense, Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, who was 
introduced by Senator Warner, and Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be 
Under Secretary (Comptroller), who was introduced by former Senator Sam 
Nunn, all of the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified 
and answered questions in their own behalf.
TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE MARKET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market 
(TRIA), focusing on the state of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market, 
after receiving testimony from W. Edward Walter, Host Hotels and 
Resorts, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, on behalf of the Coalition to Insure 
Against Terrorism; Carolyn Snow, Risk and Insurance Management Society, 
Inc., Louisville, Kentucky; Bill Henry, McQueary, Henry, Bowles and 
Troy, Inc., Dallas, Texas, on behalf of The Council of Insurance Agents 
and Brokers; Vincent T. Donnelly, PMA Insurance Group, Blue Bell, 
Pennsylvania, on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association 
of America; Warren W. Heck, National Association of Mutual Insurance 
Companies, New York, New York; and Douglas Elliot, The Hartford 
Financial Services Group, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on behalf of the 
American Insurance Association.
ECONOMIC AND BUDGET OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
economic and budget outlook for individuals, families, and communities, 
after receiving testimony from Neera Tanden, Center for American 
Progress, and Robert Doar, American Enterprise Institute, both of 
Washington, D.C.; Edith Kimball, Lee Elementary School, Lee, Florida; 
Courtney Johnson, Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School, Columbus, 
Ohio; and Scott Winship, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, New 
York, New York.
NATURAL RESOURCE ADAPTATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Oversight 
concluded a hearing to examine natural resource adaptation, focusing on 
protecting ecosystems and economies, after receiving testimony from 
John P. Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
Executive Office of the President; Dan Ashe, Director, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Noah Matson, Defenders of 
Wildlife, Washington, D.C.; David Houghton, National Wildlife Refuge 
Association, Harrisville, New Hampshire; Christopher Brown, Rhode 
Island Commercial Fishermen's Association, West Kingston; Patrick 
Moore, Ecosense Environmental, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and 
Robert Bryce, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Austin, Texas.
LEBANON
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South 
and Central Asian Affairs concluded a hearing to examine Lebanon at the 
crossroads, after receiving testimony from Lawrence Silverman, Acting 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs; Major 
General Michael Plehn, Principal Director, Middle East Policy, 
Department of Defense; and Paul Salem, Middle East Institute, and Aram 
Nerguizian, Center for Strategic and International Studies, both of 
Washington, D.C.
SITUATION IN THE UKRAINE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
the situation in the Ukraine from Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary 
of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT OPTIONS AND TRENDS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine mental health, focusing on treatment 
options and trends, after receiving testimony from William Cooper, 
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; 
Benjamin S. Fernandez, Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, 
Virginia; John Arch, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, 
Nebraska; and Tiffany Martinez, Portland, Maine.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, who was introduced by Senator 
Cornyn, Tanya S. Chutkan, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Columbia, who was introduced by Representative Norton, M. 
Hannah Lauck, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Virginia, who was introduced by Senators Warner and Kaine, 
Leo T. Sorokin, to be

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United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, who was 
introduced by Senator Warren, and John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, who was 
introduced by Senator Udall (NM), after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
REASSESSING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Human Rights concluded a hearing to examine reassessing 
solitary confinement II, focusing on the human rights, fiscal, and 
public safety consequences, after receiving testimony from Charles E. 
Samuels, Jr., Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of 
Justice; Rick Raemisch, Colorado Department of Corrections Executive 
Director, Colorado Springs; Craig DeRoche, Justice Fellowship, Novi, 
Michigan; Marc A. Levin, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Austin; Piper 
Kerman, Brooklyn, New York; and Damon A. Thibodeaux, Minneapolis, 
Minnesota.
NOMINATIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and Francis Xavier 
Taylor, of Maryland, to be Undersecretary of Homeland Security for 
Intelligence and Analysis, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.