[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nomination of Lisa Afua Serwah Mensah, of 
Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, 
after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Stabenow, testified 
and answered questions in her own behalf.
FREIGHT RAIL SERVICE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine freight rail service, focusing on improving the 
performance of America's rail system, after receiving testimony from 
Senators Heitkamp and Hoeven; Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, 
Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Jerry D. Cope, Dakota Mill and Grain, Rapid 
City, South Dakota, on behalf of South Dakota Grain and Feed 
Association; and Cal Dooley, American Chemistry Council, Shane Karr, 
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, and Edward R. Hamberger, 
Association of American Railroads, all of Washington, DC.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of William V. Roebuck, of North Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Judith Beth Cefkin, of Colorado, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, 
Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates, and Pamela Leora Spratlen, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Uzbekistan, all of the Department of State, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
CYBERSECURITY, TERRORISM, AND BEYOND
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine cybersecurity, terrorism, and beyond, 
focusing on addressing evolving threats to the homeland, after 
receiving testimony from Francis X. Taylor, Under Secretary, Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis, and Suzanne E. Spaulding, Under Secretary, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate, both of the Department of 
Homeland Security; Nicholas J. Rasmussen, Deputy Director, National 
Counterterrorism Center; and Robert Anderson, Jr., Executive Assistant 
Director, Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
IRRIGATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine irrigation projects in Indian country, after receiving 
testimony from Lawrence S. Roberts, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Stuart Paisano, Pueblo of 
Sandia, Bernalillo, New Mexico, on behalf of the Coalition of Six 
Middle Rio Grande Pueblos; Darrin Old Coyote, Crow Nation, Crow Agency, 
Montana; Ruth Jim, Yakama Nation, Toppenish, Washington; and Mitchel T. 
Cottenoir, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, Ft. Washakie, 
Wyoming.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Matthew Vincent Masterson, of Ohio, and 
Christy A. McCormick, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
OLDER AMERICANS AND STUDENT LOAN DEBT
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
Older Americans and student loan debt, focusing on how inability to 
repay student loans may affect financial security of a small percentage 
of retirees, after receiving testimony from Charles A. Jeszeck, 
Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government 
Accountability Office; William Leith, Chief Business Operations 
Officer, Federal Student Aid, Department of Education; and Rosemary 
Anderson, Santa Cruz, California.