[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D542-D543] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) APPROPRIATIONS: CDC Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after receiving testimony from Rochelle Walensky, Director, and Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director, both of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine rethinking disaster recovery and resiliency, focusing on protecting communities and accelerating assistance, after receiving testimony from Arthur Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development; and John Pendleton, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office. IRS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government concluded a hearing to examine the Internal Revenue Service, focusing on narrowing the tax gap and improving taxpayer services, after receiving testimony from Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner, Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate, and Charles O. Rossotti, former Commissioner, all of the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury. MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine military infrastructure and climate resilience, after receiving testimony from Richard Kidd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy Resilience, Jack Surash, Senior Official, performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment, James Balocki, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations, Energy, and Facilities, and Mark Correll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety, and Infrastructure, all of the Department of Defense. DOE ATOMIC DEFENSE ACTIVITIES Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded a hearing to examine the Department of Energy's atomic defense activities and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and future years defense program, after receiving testimony from Admiral James Caldwell, Deputy Administrator for Office of Naval Reactors, and Charles Verdon, Acting Administrator, both of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and William White, Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, all of the Department of Energy. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 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 [[Page D543]] Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation. BIODIVERSITY Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine biodiversity loss, focusing on drivers, impacts, and potential solutions, after receiving testimony from Leah Gerber, Arizona State University Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Tempe; Edmund Patrick Sullivan, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency, Morgan Hill, California; Andy Treharne, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Henrico, Virginia; and John Schmidt, PARTNERSCAPES, Elkins, West Virginia. COVID-19 Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine COVID-19 health care flexibilities, focusing on perspectives, experiences, and lessons learned, after receiving testimony from Jessica Farb, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability Office; Kisha Davis, American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, Kansas; Linda V. DeCherrie, Mount Sinai at Home, New York, New York; Narayana Murali, America's Physician Groups, Marshfield, Wisconsin; and Robert A. Berenson, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), who was introduced by Senator Whitehouse, and Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Organization Affairs), who was introduced by Senator Van Hollen, both of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN AND PANDEMIC RESPONSE GAPS Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine COVID-19, focusing on evaluating the medical supply chain and pandemic response gaps, after receiving testimony from Shereef Elnahal, University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey; Robert B. Handfield, North Carolina State University Poole College of Management, Raleigh; Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis; and Kimberly Glas, National Council of Textile Organizations, Washington, D.C. ANTITRUST APPLIED Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine antitrust applied, focusing on hospital consolidation concerns and solutions, after receiving testimony from Martin Gaynor, Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College, and Beth McCracken, both of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Michael F. Cannon, Cato Institute, and Brian J. Miller, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, both of Washington D.C.; Rod Hochman, American Hospital Association, Renton, Washington; and Ahmer Qadeer, Service Employees International Union, New York, New York. WOMEN AND MINORITY CONTRACTING Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine realizing the vision of Parren Mitchell, focusing on untapping the potential of minority and women contracting, after receiving testimony from Rosa Q. Caldas, ZemiTek, LLC, Bethesda, Maryland; and Euripides Rubio, Ops Tech Alliance, Bowie, Maryland. NOMINATIONS Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Cassidy, Matthew T. Quinn, of Montana, to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, and Maryanne T. Donaghy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), who were both introduced by Senator Tester, and Patricia L. Ross, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), who was introduced by Representative Pelosi, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.