[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 141 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1035-D1036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
UPDATE ON THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE EBOLA OUTBREAK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Update on the U.S. Public 
Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak''. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas R. Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention; Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and 
Response, Department of Health and Human Services; Rear Admiral Boris 
Lushniak, Acting Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human 
Services; David Lakey, Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health 
Services; and public witnesses.
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY STANDARDS ON THE COMPETITIVENESS 
OF U.S. INSURERS, PART II
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of International Regulatory 
Standards on the Competitiveness of U.S. Insurers, Part II''. Testimony 
was heard from Michael McRaith, Director, Federal Insurance Office, 
Department of the Treasury; Neil D. Breslin, Senator, State of New 
York; Michael F. Consedine, Commissioner, Pennsylvania State Insurance 
Department; and Thomas Sullivan, Senior Advisor, Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System.
FIGHTING EBOLA: A GROUND-LEVEL VIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Fighting Ebola: A Ground-Level View''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

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IRANIAN NUCLEAR TALKS: NEGOTIATING A BAD DEAL?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Iranian Nuclear 
Talks: Negotiating a Bad Deal?''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
WATER SHARING CONFLICTS AND THE THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Water Sharing Conflicts and 
the Threat to International Peace''. Testimony was heard from Paul 
Sullivan, Professor of Economics, National Defense University; and 
public witnesses.
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN: PRESSING THE ADMINISTRATION FOR A 
STRATEGY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``Unaccompanied Alien Children: Pressing the 
Administration for a Strategy''. Testimony was heard from Roberta S. 
Jacobson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, 
Department of State; Elizabeth Hogan, Acting Assistant Administrator, 
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for 
International Development; Robert N. Kaplan, President and Chief 
Executive Officer, Inter-American Foundation; and Catherine Wiesner, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, Department of State.
INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS: ASSESSING PROGRESS SINCE 9/11
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications held a hearing entitled ``Interoperable 
Communications: Assessing Progress Since 9/11''. Testimony was heard 
from Rear Admiral Ronald Hewitt, USCG (Ret.), Director, Office of 
Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security; TJ Kennedy, 
Acting General Manager, First Responder Network Authority; and Mark A. 
Grubb, Director, Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, 
Division of Communications.
ABUSE OF USPTO'S TELEWORK PROGRAM: ENSURING OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND QUALITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee, and the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, held a joint hearing entitled ``Abuse 
of USPTO's Telework Program: Ensuring Oversight, Accountability and 
Quality''. Testimony was heard from Representative Wolf; Margaret A. 
Focarino, Commissioner for Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; 
Todd J. Zinser, Inspector General, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION: ISSUES IN MODERNIZING AND OPERATING THE NATION'S 
AIRSPACE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``FAA Reauthorization: Issues in Modernizing and 
Operating the Nation's Airspace''. Testimony was heard from Calvin 
Scovel, Inspector General, Department of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
VA'S LONGSTANDING INFORMATION SECURITY WEAKNESSES CONTINUE TO ALLOW 
EXTENSIVE DATA MANIPULATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``VA's Longstanding Information Security Weaknesses Continue to Allow 
Extensive Data Manipulation''. Testimony was heard from Stephen Warren, 
Executive in Charge and Chief Information Officer, Office of 
Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs; Sondra 
McCauley, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits and 
Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and Greg Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues, 
Government Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.