[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D314-D316]
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 INTERIOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Department of the Interior, after receiving testimony from Sally 
Jewell, Secretary, Mike Connor, Deputy Secretary, Rhea Suh, Assistant 
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, and Pam K. Haze, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition, 
all of the Department of the Interior.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2015 for the Department of the Navy, after receiving testimony 
from Ray Mabus, Secretary, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval 
Operations, General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Vice 
Admiral Robin R. Braun, Chief of Navy Reserve, and Lieutenant General 
Richard P. Mills, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, United State Marine 
Corps, all of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2015 for the Department of Agriculture, after receiving testimony 
from Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a 
hearing to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 
2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony 
from Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary (Comptroller), Jessica L. Wright, 
Acting Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Jonathan A. 
Woodson, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Frederick E. Vollrath, 
Assistant Secretary for Readiness and Force Management, and Richard O. 
Wightman, Acting Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs, all of the 
Department of Defense; Colonel Michael F. Hayden, USAF (Ret.), Military 
Officers Association of America, John R. Davis, Fleet Reserve 
Association, and Kathleen B. Moakler, National Military Family 
Association, all of Alexandria, Virginia; and Captain Marshall Hanson, 
USNR (Ret.), Reserve Officers Association, Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, 
Michael J.

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McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Christine E. 
Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, David B. Shear, 
of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security 
Affairs, and Eric Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Homeland Defense, all of the Department of Defense, and 147 
nominations in the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Army.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing to examine the current readiness of United 
States forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving 
testimony from General John F. Campbell, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, 
United States Army, Vice Admiral Philip Hart Cullom, Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics, General John M. 
Paxton, Jr., USMC, Assistant Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 
General Larry O. Spencer, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air 
Force, all of the Department of Defense.
ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection concluded a hearing to 
examine if alternative financial products are serving consumers, 
including H.R. 1566, to create a Federal charter for Internet consumer 
credit corporations, after receiving testimony from G. Michael Flores, 
Bretton Woods, Inc., St. Simons Island, Georgia; Stephanie Klein, 
Enova, Chicago, Illinois; Nick Bourke, The Pew Charitable Trusts, 
Washington, D.C.; David Rothstein, Neighborhood Housing Services of 
Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio; and Nathalie Martin, University of 
New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque.
PROTECTING PERSONAL CONSUMER INFORMATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine protecting personal consumer information from 
cyber attacks and data breaches, after receiving testimony from Edith 
Ramirez, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission; John Mulligan, Target, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Wallace D. Loh, University of Maryland, College 
Park; David Wagner, Entrust, Dallas, Texas; Peter J. Beshar, Marsh and 
McLennan Companies, New York, New York; and Ellen Richey, Visa Inc., 
Foster City, California.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUDGET
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2015 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after 
receiving testimony from Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
SYRIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Syria after Geneva, focusing on the next steps for United 
States policy, after receiving testimony from Anne W. Patterson, 
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and Thomas M. Countryman, 
Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of State; David J. 
Kilcullen, Caerus Associates, and Vali Nasr, Johns Hopkins University 
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Jan Egeland, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oslo, 
Norway.
REDUCING CYBER RISKS TO OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine strengthening public-private 
partnerships to reduce cyber risks to our nation's critical 
infrastructure, including observations on key factors in the Department 
of Homeland Security's implementation of its partnership approach, 
after receiving testimony from Phyllis Schneck, Deputy Under Secretary 
of Homeland Security for Cybersecurity, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate; Donna F. Dodson, Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; 
Stephen L. Caldwell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, and 
Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, both of 
the Government Accountability Office; Elayne M. Starkey, Delaware 
Department of Technology and Information Chief Security Officer, Dover; 
David Velazquez, Pepco Holdings, Inc., and Doug Johnson, American 
Bankers Association, on behalf of the Financial Services Sector 
Coordinating Council, both of Washington, D.C.; and Steven R. 
Chabinsky, CrowdStrike, Inc., Arlington, Virginia.
TRIBAL PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2015 for Tribal 
Programs, after receiving testimony from Kevin Washburn, Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Yvette Roubideaux, Acting 
Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
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Aaron Payment, National Congress of American Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, 
Michigan; and Andrew Joseph, Jr., National Indian Health Board, 
Portland, Oregon.
THE SATELLITE TELEVISION EXTENSION AND LOCALISM ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
reauthorization of, ``The Satellite Television Extension and Localism 
Act'', after receiving testimony from Alison A. Minea, DISH Network 
L.L.C., and John Bergmayer, Public Knowledge, both of Washington, D.C.; 
Marci Burdick, Schurz Communications, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana, on 
behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters; and Ellen Stutzman, 
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc., Los Angeles, California.
MEDICARE FRAUD
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
preventing Medicare fraud, focusing on the best way to protect seniors 
and taxpayers, after receiving testimony from Brian Martens, Assistant 
Special Agent in Charge, Office of Inspector General, and Shantanu 
Agrawal, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Program 
Integrity, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, both of the 
Department of Health and Human Services; Bettie Hughes, The Senior 
Alliance, Wayne, Michigan; Louis Saccoccio, National Health Care Anti-
Fraud Association, Washington, D.C.; and Patricia A. Gresko, Romeo, 
Michigan.