[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 9, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D618-D620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Kilmer, Chairman 
Meeks, and Representatives Timmons, Auchincloss, Mrvan, Crow, Tlaib, 
Mast, Trahan, Levin of Michigan, Fletcher, McGovern, Pressley, Wilson 
of South Carolina, Jackson Lee, Sherrill, Soto, Schrier, Fitzpatrick, 
Sherman, Cloud, Steel, Bowman, Lamb, Van Drew, Carter of Georgia, 
Garcia of Texas, Suozzi, Kelly of Illinois, Kahele, Rodgers of 
Washington, Tenney, Scanlon, Ruiz, and Gonzalez-Colon.
APPROPRIATIONS--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Office of Management 
and Budget. Testimony was heard from Shalanda Young, Acting Director, 
Office of Management and Budget.

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FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST FOR MILITARY READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for Military Readiness''. 
Testimony was heard from General Joseph M. Martin, Vice Chief of Staff 
of the Army, Department of the Army; Admiral William K. Lescher, Vice 
Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy; General David W. 
Allvin, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Department of the Air 
Force; General Gary L. Thomas, Assistant Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, U.S. Marine Corps; and General David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of 
Staff of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force.
THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget''. Testimony was heard from 
Shalanda Young, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department 
of Labor''. Testimony was heard from Martin J. Walsh, Secretary, 
Department of Labor.
A HUMANE RESPONSE: PRIORITIZING THE WELL-BEING OF UNACCOMPANIED 
CHILDREN
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Humane Response: 
Prioritizing the Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children''. Testimony was 
heard from JooYeun Chang, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration 
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
UNIVERSAL VOUCHERS: ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC 
OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Universal Vouchers: Ending Homelessness and Expanding Economic 
Opportunity in America''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC IN AN ERA OF STRATEGIC 
COOPERATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, 
Central Asia, and Nonproliferation held a hearing entitled ``Democratic 
Values in the Indo-Pacific in an Era of Strategic Cooperation''. 
Testimony was heard from Scott Busby, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of 
State; Craig Hart, Acting Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
East Asia and the Pacific, U.S. Agency for International Development; 
Dean Thompson, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central 
Asian Affairs, Department of State; and Francisco Bencosme, Senior 
Advisor to the Acting Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs Bureau, Department of State.
UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social 
Impact held a hearing entitled ``United States Leadership in the 
International Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic''. Testimony was heard 
from Gayle E. Smith, Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health 
Security, Department of State; and Jeremy Konyndyk, Executive Director, 
COVID-19 Task Force, U.S. Agency for International Development.
CYBER THREATS IN THE PIPELINE: USING LESSONS FROM THE COLONIAL 
RANSOMWARE ATTACK TO DEFEND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: Using Lessons from the Colonial 
Ransomware Attack to Defend Critical Infrastructure''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
BUILDING REGIONAL INNOVATION ECONOMIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Building Regional Innovation 
Economies''. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth Hutt Pollard, Secretary 
of Science and Innovation, Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEAURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee began a 
markup on updated subcommittee roster; H.R. 1915, the ``Water Quality 
Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021''; and H.R. 3684, the ``INVEST 
in America Act''.

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Joint Meetings
GENDER WAGE GAP
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
gender wage gap, focusing on breaking through stalled progress, after 
receiving testimony from Marlene Kim, University of Massachusetts, 
Boston; Michele Holder, City University of New York John Jay College, 
and Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, both of New York, 
New York; and Romina Boccia, Stonebrick LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah.