[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D720-D721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FISCAL CHALLENGES
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the Federal government's 
deepening fiscal challenges, after receiving testimony from Keith Hall, 
Director, Congressional Budget Office.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, after receiving testimony from Elliot F. Kaye, Chairman, 
and Robert S. Adler, Ann Marie Buerkle, Joseph P. Mohorovic, and 
Marietta S. Robinson, each a Commissioner, all of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's 
final rule to regulate disposal of coal combustion residuals from 
electric utilities, after receiving testimony from Danny Gray, Charah, 
Inc., Louisville, Kentucky; Michael Kezar, South Texas Electric 
Cooperative, Nursery, on behalf of the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association; Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Environmental Council 
of the States, Washington, D.C.; Nancy Cave, South Carolina Coastal 
Conservation League, Georgetown; and Frank Holleman, Southern 
Environmental Law Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, after the 
nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
GOVERNING THROUGH GOAL SETTING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine governing through goal setting, focusing 
on enhancing the economic and national security of America, including 
S. Res. 199, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding establishing 
a National Strategic Agenda, after receiving testimony from former 
Senator Joe Lieberman, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Mclean, 
Virginia, Andrew Tisch, Loews Corporation, New York, New York, and 
Andrea Hogan, Merchants Metals LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, all on behalf of 
No Labels.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Carol Fortine Ochoa, 
of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the General Services 
Administration, after the nominee testified and answered questions in 
her own behalf.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, 
focusing on evaluating accreditation's role in ensuring quality, after 
receiving testimony from Peter T. Ewell, National Center for Higher 
Education Management Systems, Boulder, Colorado; George Pruitt, Thomas 
Edison State College, Trenton, New Jersey; and Albert C. Gray, 
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, and Anne D. 
Neal, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, both of Washington, D.C.

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ACCESSING CAPITAL IN INDIAN COUNTRY OVERSIGHT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine accessing capital in Indian Country, after receiving 
testimony from Alejandra Y. Castillo, National Director, Minority 
Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce; Derrick Watchman, 
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, Mesa, 
Arizona; Ross Alan Hill, Bank2, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Dante 
Desiderio, NAFOA, Washington, D.C.