[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D306-D307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine Child Nutrition Reauthorization, focusing on 
healthy meals and healthy futures, after receiving testimony from Diane 
Golzynski, Michigan Department of Education Office of Health and 
Nutrition Services, Lansing; Heidi M. Hoffman, Colorado Department of 
Public Health and Environment Colorado State WIC, Denver; Jessica 
Gould, Littleton Public Schools, Littleton, Colorado; Lee Savio Beers, 
American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, D.C.; Reynaldo Green, 
Quality Care for Children, Atlanta, Georgia; and Carlos Rodriguez, 
Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Hillside.

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
sessions to examine United States Special Operations Command and United 
States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving 
testimony from Christopher P. Maier, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, General Richard D. 
Clarke, USA, Commander, United States Special Operations Command, and 
General Paul M. Nakasone, USA, Commander, United States Cyber Command, 
Director, National Security Agency, Chief, Central Security Service, 
all of the Department of Defense.
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the American Rescue Plan, focusing on shots in arms 
and money in pockets, after receiving testimony from Amy K. Matsui, 
National Women's Law Center, Sharon Parrott, Center for Budget and 
Policy Priorities, and Angela Rachidi, American Enterprise Institute, 
all of Washington, D.C.; and Rory Cooper, Falls Church, Virginia.
TAX CODE
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
tax code, focusing on making the wealthiest people and largest 
corporations pay their fair share of taxes, after receiving testimony 
from Abigail E. Disney, Fork Films, New York, New York; Gabriel Zucman, 
University of California, Berkeley; and Amy Hanauer, Institute of 
Taxation and Economic Policy, Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a 
Responsible Federal Budget, and Scott A. Hodge, Tax Foundation, all of 
Washington, D.C.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the latest developments in the nuclear energy 
sector, focusing on ways to maintain and expand the use of nuclear 
energy in the United States and abroad, after receiving testimony from 
Jeffery J. Lyash, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee 
Valley Authority, Knoxville; Chris Levesque, TerraPower, Bellevue, 
Washington; Scott Melbye, Uranium Energy Corporation, Castle Rock, 
Colorado, on behalf of the Uranium Producers of America; Amy C. Roma, 
Atlantic Council's Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition, 
Washington, D.C.; and J. Clay Sell, X-energy, Rockville, Maryland.
INTERNATIONAL TAX POLICY
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how U.S. 
international tax policy impacts American workers, jobs, and 
investment, after receiving testimony from Kimberly A. Clausing, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis, and Pamela F. Olson, former 
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, both of the Department of the 
Treasury; Chye-Ching Huang, New York University School of Law The Tax 
Law Center, New York, New York; and James R. Hines, Jr., University of 
Michigan, Ann Arbor.
COUP IN BURMA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, 
and International Cybersecurity Policy concluded a hearing to examine 
the U.S. response to the coup in Burma, after receiving testimony from 
former Representative Tom Andrews, United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Fairfax, Virginia; Atul 
Keshap, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, and Scott Busby, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, both of the Department of 
State; and Kelley Currie, former United States Ambassador-at-Large for 
Global Women's Issues, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Deanne Bennett 
Criswell, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, after the nominee, 
who was introduced by Senator Gillibrand, testified and answered 
questions in her own behalf.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine our COVID-19 response, focusing on 
improving health equity and outcomes by addressing health disparities, 
after receiving testimony from Consuelo H. Wilkins, Vanderbilt 
University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Abigail Echo-Hawk, 
Seattle Indian Health Board, Seattle, Washington; Taryn Mackenzie 
Williams, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.; and Eugene A. 
Woods, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Attorney General, Department of Justice.