[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D281-D282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
MARINES UNITED WEBSITE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine information surrounding the Marines United website, 
after receiving testimony from Honorable Sean J. Stackley, Acting 
Secretary of the Navy, General Robert B. Neller, USMC, Commandant of 
the United States Marine Corps, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps 
Ronald L. Green, USMC, all of the Department of Defense.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, after receiving testimony from Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
TRUCK SAFETY ON OUR NATION'S HIGHWAYS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and 
Security concluded a hearing to examine continuing to improve truck 
safety on our nation's highways, after receiving testimony from 
Christopher A. Hart, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; 
Chris Turner, Kansas Highway Patrol, Topeka, on behalf of the 
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Paul P. Jovanis, Pennsylvania State 
University, State College; Jerry Moyes, Swift Transportation Company, 
Glendale, Arizona; and Adrian K. Lund, Insurance Institute for Highway 
Safety, Arlington, Virginia.
AMERICAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine opportunities to improve American energy 
infrastructure, after receiving testimony from Carl Imhoff, Manager, 
Electricity Market Sector, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 
Department of Energy; Stefan A. Bird, Pacific Power, Portland, Oregon; 
Clay Koplin, Cordova Electric Cooperative, Inc, Cordova, Alaska; 
Jeffrey Leahey, National Hydropower Association, Terry O'Sullivan, 
Laborers' International Union of North America, and Ethan Zindler, 
Bloomberg New Energy Finance, all of Washington, D.C.; and Diane 
Leopold, Dominion Energy, Richmond, Virginia.

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NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by former Senator Bob Dole, testified and answered questions 
in his own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
 Committee recessed subject to the call.