[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D833-D834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MODERNIZATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Modernization of the Conventional 
Ammunition Production Industrial Base''. Testimony was heard from Bruce 
Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and 
Technology, Department of the Army; and General Edward M. Daly, U.S. 
Army, Commanding General, Army Materiel Command.
OVERSIGHT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S AND FEDERAL RESERVE'S PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's Pandemic 
Response''. Testimony was heard from Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, 
Department of the Treasury; and Jerome Powell, Chair, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
STEMMING A RECEDING TIDE: HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
Nonproliferation held a hearing entitled ``Stemming a Receding Tide: 
Human Rights and Democratic Values in Asia''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
DIVERSITY AND DIPLOMACY: ASSESSING THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S RECORD IN 
PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Diversity and Diplomacy: 
Assessing the State Department's Record in Promoting Diversity and 
Inclusion''. Testimony was heard from Carol Z. Perez, Director General 
of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent, Department of 
State; and Gregory B. Smith, Director and Chief Diversity Officer, 
Office of Civil Rights, Department of State.
MAINTAINING JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND THE RULE OF LAW: EXAMINING THE 
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF COURT CAPTURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing

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entitled ``Maintaining Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: 
Examining the Causes and Consequences of Court Capture''. Testimony was 
heard from Senator Whitehouse and public witnesses.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BROKEN PROMISES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Trump Administration Broken 
Promises on Renewable Energy''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
EXAMINING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY, PART 2
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on National Security 
held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Trump Administration's 
Afghanistan Strategy, Part 2''. Testimony was heard from Zalmay 
Khalilzad, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, 
Department of State; and David F. Helvey, Performing the Duties of 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, 
Department of Defense.

Joint Meetings
CORONAVIRUS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
economic impact of America's failure to contain the Coronavirus, after 
receiving testimony from Ashish K. Jha, Brown University School of 
Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island; Austan D. Goolsbee, University 
of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois; and Adam 
Michel, The Heritage Foundation, and Jeffrey A. Singer, Cato Institute, 
both of Washington, D.C.