[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 146 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1076-D1077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FARMERS AND FRESH WATER
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine farmers and fresh water, focusing on voluntary 
conservation to protect our land and waters, after receiving testimony 
from Jason Weller, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Trudy D. Fisher, Mississippi Department of 
Environmental Quality former Executive Director, Ridgeland; Mayor D. 
Michael Collins, Toledo, Ohio; Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Duncanson 
Growers, Mapleton, Minnesota; Marty D. Matlock, University of Arkansas 
Office for Sustainability, Fayetteville; and Sean McMahon, Iowa 
Agriculture Water Alliance, Ankeny.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Mark R. Rosekind, of 
California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, and Carlos A. Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Transportation Policy, both of the Department of 
Transportation, and Tho Dinh-Zarr, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
National Transportation Safety Board, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.

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FUKUSHIMA NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) 
implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force recommendations 
and other actions to enhance and maintain nuclear safety, after 
receiving testimony from Representative Capps; Allison M. MacFarlane, 
Chairman, and Kristine L. Svinicki, William C. Ostendorff, Jeff Baran, 
and Stephen G. Burns, each a Commissioner, all of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission; former California State Senator Sam Blakeslee, 
former Seismic Safety Commissioner, San Luis Obispo; Daniel Hirsch, 
University of California, Santa Cruz; and Tony Pietrangelo, Nuclear 
Energy Institute, Washington, DC.
NATURAL GAS VEHICLES
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and 
Infrastructure concluded a hearing to examine natural gas vehicles, 
focusing on fueling American jobs, enhancing energy security, and 
achieving emissions benefits, after receiving testimony from Robert 
Carrick, Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, Oregon; Mike 
Whitlatch, United Parcel Service, Atlanta, Georgia; Joseph A. 
Calabrese, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, 
Ohio; Ron Jibson, Questar, Salt Lake City, Utah; Rich Kassel, 
Gladstein, Neandross and Associates, New York, New York; and Harrison 
Clay, Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, Newport Beach, California.
UMBRELLA MOVEMENT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs concluded a hearing to examine evaluating the impact of the 
``Umbrella Movement'', after receiving testimony from Daniel Russel, 
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and 
Richard C. Bush, The Brookings Institution, and Sophie Richardson, 
Human Rights Watch, both of Washington, DC.
DISMANTLING IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine dismantling Iran's nuclear weapons program, focusing on the 
next steps to achieve a comprehensive deal, after receiving testimony 
from David Albright, Institute for Science and International Security, 
and Michael Doran, Hudson Institute, both of Washington, DC; and Gary 
Samore, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and 
International Affairs, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Sarah R. Saldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Matthew Vincent Masterson, of Ohio, and 
Christy A. McCormick, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission.
HIGH COST OF TREATING VETERANS WITH HEPATITIS C
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the high cost of treating veterans with the Hepatitis C virus 
and the impact of the disease on the VA health care system, after 
receiving testimony from Michael Valentino, Veterans Health 
Administration Chief Consultant for Pharmacy Benefits Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and John Rother, National Coalition on 
Health Care, and Robert Weissman, Public Citizen, both of Washington, 
DC.