[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D927-D928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
WALL STREET REFORM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine Wall Street reform, focusing on assessing and 
enhancing the financial regulatory system, after receiving testimony 
from Daniel K. Tarullo, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System; Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation; Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, 
Department of the Treasury; Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau; Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and 
Exchange Commission; and Timothy Massad, Chairman, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Jeffery Martin Baran, of 
Virginia, who was introduced by Representative Waxman, and Stephen G. 
Burns, of Maryland, who was introduced by Senator Cardin, both to be a 
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
ARMS CONTROL COMPLIANCE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
Arms Control Compliance issues from Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary 
of State for Arms Control and International Security; and M. Elaine 
Bunn, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Missile Defense 
Policy, and Colonel Gary Jenkins, Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the 
Department of Defense.
FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR EQUIPPING STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine Federal programs for 
equipping State and local law enforcement agencies, after receiving 
testimony from Alan Estevez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; Brian E. Kamoie, 
Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Karol V. Mason, 
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, Department of 
Justice; Jim Bueermann, Police Foundation, and Hilary O. Shelton, 
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Washington 
Bureau, both of Washington, DC; Peter B. Kraska, Eastern Kentucky 
University, Richmond; Mark Lomax, National Tactical Officers 
Association, Doylestown, Pennsylvania; and Wiley Price, St. Louis 
American, St. Louis, Missouri.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Sharon Block, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations 
Board, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Murphy, 
testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Jorge Luis Alonso, who was introduced by Senator 
Durbin, and John Robert Blakey, who was introduced by Senator Kirk, 
both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois, Amos L. Mazzant, III, and Robert William Schroeder III, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 
and Robert Lee Pitman, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Texas, who were all introduced by Senator Cornyn, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.


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  On page D928, September 9, 2014, the following language appears: 
NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Jorge Luis Alonso, who was 
introduced by Senator Durbin, and John Robert Blakey, who was 
introduced by Senator Kirk, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Amos L. Mazzant III, 
and Robert William Schroeder III, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, and Robert Lee 
Pitman, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas, who were all introduced by Senator Cornyn, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: NOMINATIONS 
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Jorge Luis Alonso, who was introduced 
by Senator Durbin, and John Robert Blakey, who was introduced by 
Senator Kirk, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Illinois, Amos L. Mazzant, III, and Robert 
William Schroeder III, both to be a United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Texas, and Robert Lee Pitman, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 
who were all introduced by Senator Cornyn, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.


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THE STATE OF VA HEALTH CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the state of VA health care, after receiving testimony from 
Richard J. Griffin, Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector 
General, and Robert A. McDonald, Secretary, both of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.