[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D493-D494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary (Comptroller), who was introduced by former Senator Chuck 
Hagel, and Ronald S. Moultrie, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Security, both of the Department of Defense, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Adrianne Todman, of the Virgin 
Islands, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
Nuria I. Fernandez, of California, to be Federal Transit Administrator, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
FREIGHT MOBILITY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, 
Maritime, Freight, and Ports concluded a hearing to examine freight 
mobility, focusing on strengthening America's supply chains and 
competitiveness, after receiving testimony from Chuck Baker, American 
Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and Lamont Byrd, 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, both of Washington, D.C.; 
Christopher J. Connor, American Association of Port Authorities, 
Alexandria, Virginia; and Chris Spear, American Trucking Associations, 
Arlington, Virginia.
EQUITY IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure concluded a hearing to examine equity 
in transportation infrastructure, focusing on connecting communities, 
removing barriers, and repairing networks across America, after 
receiving testimony from Toks Omishakin, California Department of 
Transportation Director, Sacramento; William T. Panos, North Dakota 
Department of Transportation Director, Bismarck; Veronica O. Davis, 
Houston Public Works, Houston, Texas; and Steven E. Polzin, Lutz, 
Florida.
CLOSING THE TAX GAP
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight 
concluded a hearing to examine closing the tax gap, focusing on lost 
revenue from noncompliance and the role of offshore tax evasion, after 
receiving testimony from Barry Johnson, Acting Chief, Research and 
Analytics Officer, and Doug O'Donnell, Deputy Commissioner, Services 
and Enforcement, both of the Internal Revenue Service, and J. Russell 
George, Inspector General for Tax Administration, all of the Department 
of the Treasury; and Nina E. Olson, Center for Taxpayer Rights, and 
Charles O. Rossotti, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
Service, both of Washington, D.C.
FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine improving Federal cybersecurity post-
SolarWinds, focusing on prevention, response, and recovery, after 
receiving testimony from Brandon Wales, Acting Director, Cybersecurity 
and Information Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Ryan 
A. Higgins, Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy Chief 
Information Officer, Office of the

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Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of Commerce; and 
Janet Vogel, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
COVID-19
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on 
efforts to combat COVID-19, after receiving testimony from Anthony S. 
Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 
National Institutes of Health, David A. Kessler, Chief Scientific 
Officer, COVID-19 Response, Peter Marks, Director, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, and Rochelle P. 
Walensky, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all of 
the Department of Health and Human Services.
STOPPING GUN VIOLENCE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded 
a hearing to examine stopping gun violence, focusing on ghost guns, 
after receiving testimony from Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh 
Shapiro, Harrisburg; Michael Harrison, Baltimore Police Department, 
Baltimore, Maryland; Nicholas Suplina, Everytown for Gun Safety, New 
York, New York; Ashley Hlebinsky, The Gun Code, LLC, Cody, Wyoming; and 
Rick Vasquez, Rick Vasquez Firearms, LLC, Winchester, Virginia.