[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D161-D163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
Department of Defense support

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to the COVID-19 response, after receiving testimony from Stacy A. 
Cummings, performing the duties of Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, Robert G. Salesses, performing the duties of Assistant 
Secretary for Homeland Defense and Global Security, and General Gustave 
F. Perna, Chief Operating Officer, Federal COVID-19 Response for 
Vaccine and Therapeutics, all of the Department of Defense.
REBUILDING MAIN STREET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the coronavirus crisis, focusing on next steps for 
rebuilding Main Street, after receiving testimony from Watchen Harris 
Bruce, Baltimore Community Lending, Baltimore, Maryland; Joe DeLoss, 
Hot Chicken Takeover, Columbus, Ohio; Jessica A. Milano, Small Business 
Majority, and Joel Griffith, The Heritage Foundation, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Dani Ritchie, Studio Alchemy, Harmony, 
Pennsylvania.
POVERTY WAGES
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
poverty wages at large profitable corporations, after receiving 
testimony from Cindy Brown Barnes, Managing Director, Education, 
Workforce and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; Craig 
Jelinek, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Issaquah, Washington; Thea Mei 
Lee, Economic Policy Institute, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American 
Action Forum, both of Washington, D.C.; Carl Sobocinski, Table 301 
Restaurant Group, Greenville, South Carolina; Jacob L. Vigdor, 
University of Washington, Seattle; Cynthia Murray, United for Respect, 
Hyattsville, Maryland; and Terrence Wise, Kansas City, Missouri.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee announced 
the following subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress:
Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation: Senators 
Sinema (Chair), Duckworth, Tester, Rosen, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Cruz, 
Thune, Blunt, Moran, Lee, and Capito.
Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband: Senators Lujan 
(Chair), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Peters, Baldwin, 
Duckworth, Tester, Sinema, Rosen, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Thune, Blunt, 
Cruz, Fischer, Moran, Sullivan, Blackburn, Young, Lee, Johnson, Capito, 
Scott (FL), and Lummis.
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security: 
Senators Blumenthal (Chair), Klobuchar, Schatz, Markey, Baldwin, Lujan, 
Blackburn, Thune, Blunt, Moran, Young, and Lee.
Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing: 
Senators Baldwin (Chair), Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Peters, Lujan, 
Sullivan, Cruz, Fischer, Blackburn, Young and Johnson.
Subcommittee on Space and Science: Senators Hickenlooper (Chair), 
Blumenthal, Peters, Sinema, Lujan, Warnock, Lummis, Cruz, Fischer, 
Young, Lee, and Scott (FL).
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports: 
Senators Peters (Chair), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, 
Baldwin, Duckworth, Tester, Warnock, Fischer, Thune, Blunt, Sullivan, 
Young, Johnson, Capito, Scott (FL), and Lummis.
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion: Senator Rosen 
(Chair), Klobuchar, Duckworth, Tester, Sinema, Hickenlooper, Scott 
(FL), Thune, Blunt, Fischer, Moran, Young and Capito.
Senators Cantwell and Wicker are ex officio members on each 
subcommittee.
BUSINESS MEETING
  Committee on Finance: Committee approved committee rules for the 
117th Congress, designation of members to serve on the Joint Committee 
on Taxation, and designation of members to serve as Congressional Trade 
Advisors on Trade Policy and Negotiations.
  Also, Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Health Care: Senators Stabenow (Chair), Menendez, 
Carper, Cardin, Casey, Warner, Whitehouse, Cortez Masto, Hassan, 
Warren, Daines, Grassley, Thune, Burr, Toomey, Scott (SC), Cassidy, 
Lankford, Young, and Barrasso.
  Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness: Senators Carper (Chair), Wyden, Stabenow, Menendez, 
Cardin, Brown, Bennet, Casey, Warner, Cortez Masto, Cornyn, Grassley, 
Thune, Portman, Toomey, Scott (SC), Daines, Young, Sasse, and Barrasso.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy: 
Senators Brown (Chair), Wyden, Bennet, Casey, Hassan, Young, Portman, 
Cassidy, Lankford, and Sasse.
  Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure: 
Senators Bennet (Chair), Carper, Warner, Whitehouse, Hassan, Lankford, 
Cornyn, Scott (SC), Barrasso, and Daines.
  Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight: Senators Whitehouse 
(Chair), Stabenow, Menendez, Cardin, Brown, Cortez Masto, Warren, 
Thune, Grassley, Cornyn, Burr, Portman, Toomey, and Sasse.

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  Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth: Senators 
Warren (Chair), Wyden, Cassidy, and Burr.
  Senators Wyden and Crapo are ex officio members of each subcommittee.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Katherine C. Tai, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, after 
the nominee, who was introduced by Representatives Neal and Brady, 
testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Vivek Hallegere 
Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the 
Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health 
Service, and Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Casey, both of the Department 
of Health and Human Services.