[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D46-D48]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to 
be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, and 
Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, and David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be 
Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury.
COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND STRENGTHENING BSA ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine combating money laundering and other forms of 
illicit finance, focusing on Administration perspectives on reforming 
and strengthening Bank Secrecy Act enforcement, after receiving 
testimony from Sigal

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Mandelker, Under Secretary of the Treasury, Terrorism and Financial 
Intelligence; and M. Kendall Day, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney 
General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
TERRORISM AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine terrorism and social media, after receiving 
testimony from Monika Bickert, Facebook, Menlo Park, California; 
Juniper Downs, YouTube, San Bruno, California; Carlos Monje, Jr., 
Twitter, Inc., Washington, D.C.; and Clint Watts, Foreign Policy 
Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S TITLE TRANSFER PROCESS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded a hearing to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's title 
transfer process and potential benefits to Federal and non-Federal 
stakeholders, after receiving testimony from Austin Ewell, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science; Paul L. 
Arrington, Idaho Water Users Association, Inc., Boise; Jerry Brown, 
Contra Costa Water District, Concord, California; Michael DeVries, 
Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, and Provo River 
Water Users Association, Pleasant Grove, Utah; and Jason Phillips, 
Friant Water Authority, Fresno, California.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine America's water infrastructure needs and challenges, 
focusing on Federal panel perspectives, after receiving testimony from 
Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of 
Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers, and Ryan A. Fisher, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and Acting 
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), both of the Department 
of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, and Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security.
   Also, Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness: Senators Cornyn (Chair), Grassley, Roberts, Isakson, 
Thune, Heller, Casey, Stabenow, Nelson, McCaskill, and Cardin.
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight: Senators Portman (Chair), 
Crapo, Roberts, Enzi, Cornyn, Thune, Burr, Isakson, Toomey, Scott, 
Warner, Carper, Cardin, McCaskill, Menendez, Bennet, Casey, Cantwell, 
and Whitehouse.
Subcommittee on Health Care: Senators Toomey (Chair), Grassley, 
Roberts, Enzi, Thune, Burr, Isakson, Portman, Heller, Cassidy, 
Stabenow, Menendez, Cantwell, Carper, Cardin, Brown, Warner, Wyden, and 
Whitehouse.
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure: Senators 
Heller (Chair), Grassley, Crapo, Enzi, Cornyn, Burr, Scott, Cassidy, 
Bennet, Cantwell, Nelson, Menendez, Carper, Warner, and Whitehouse.
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth: Senators 
Scott (Chair), Hatch, and Wyden.
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy: Senators 
Cassidy (Chair), Portman, Crapo, Toomey, Brown, and Casey.
Senators Hatch and Wyden are ex officio members of each subcommittee.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Dennis Shea, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States 
Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of Ambassador, and 
C. J. Mahoney, of Kansas, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, 
China, and the Western Hemisphere), with the rank of Ambassador, who 
was introduced by Senator Moran, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Portman (Chair), 
Lankford, McCain, Paul, Daines, Carper, Heitkamp, Peters, and Hassan.
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management: 
Senators Paul (Chair), Lankford, Enzi, Hoeven, Peters, Harris, and 
Jones.
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management: Senators 
Lankford (Chair), McCain, Portman, Enzi, Daines, Heitkamp, Carper, 
Hassan, and Harris.
Senators Johnson and McCaskill are ex officio members of each 
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MEDICAID AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine Medicaid and the opioid epidemic, 
focusing on unintended consequences, after receiving testimony from 
Otto Schalk, Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney, Corydon, Indiana; 
Manny Tyndall, Tennessee Office of Inspector, Nashville; Sam Adolphsen, 
Foundation for Government Accountability, Manchester, New Hampshire; 
David A. Hyman, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.; and 
Andrew Kolodny, Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and 
Management Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, Waltham, 
Massachusetts.
PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine facing 21st century public health 
threats, focusing on our nation's preparedness and response 
capabilities, after receiving testimony from Robert Kadlec, Assistant 
Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, and Rear Admiral 
Stephen C. Redd, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and 
Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
AGRIBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine breaking new ground in agribusiness opportunities in Indian 
Country, after receiving testimony from Diane Cullo, Director, Office 
of Partnerships and Public Engagement, and Advisor to the Secretary of 
Agriculture; John L. Berrey, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw; Janie 
Simms Hipp, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville; and 
Lionel Haskie, Navajo Agricultural Products Industries, Farmington, New 
Mexico.
FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism 
concluded a hearing to examine the long-term care needs of first 
responders injured in the line of duty, including S. 419, to require 
adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program, 
after receiving testimony from Dale Sutherland, Code 3, Vienna, 
Virginia; Lani Pinkney, Metropolitan Police Department, and Patrick P. 
O'Carroll, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Chief Steven Casstevens, International 
Association of Chiefs of Police, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs, focusing on a 
progress report on implementing 2017 Department of Veterans Affairs 
reform legislation, after receiving testimony from David J. Shulkin, 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
NOMINATIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Michael K. Atkinson, of Maryland, to be 
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, and Jason Klitenic, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel, both of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.