[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 176 (Wednesday, October 6, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HOMECOMING: THE HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS OF HBCUS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Homecoming: The 
Historical Roots and Continued Contributions of HBCUs''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 
CONSUMERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Our Communications 
Networks to Meet the Needs of Consumers''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DURING CONFLICT: LESSONS FROM AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social 
Impact held a hearing entitled ``Development Assistance During 
Conflict: Lessons from Afghanistan''. Testimony was heard from John F. 
Sopko, Inspector General, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction.
PREPA POST IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LUMA TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION 
CONTRACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Office of Insular Affairs Full 
Committee held a hearing entitled ``PREPA Post Implementation of the 
LUMA Transmission and Distribution Contract''. Testimony was heard from 
Fernando Gil, President, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Governing 
Board; Edison Aviles-Deliz, Chairman, Puerto Rico Energy Bureau; Fermin 
Fontanes, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership 
Authority; Manuel Laboy, Executive Director, Central Office of 
Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resiliency; and public witnesses.
SBA'S ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs''. Testimony was heard 
from Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial 
Development, U.S. Small Business Administration.
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, FOREVER CHEMICALS, AND MORE: CHALLENGES TO WATER 
QUALITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Emerging 
Contaminants, Forever Chemicals, and More: Challenges to Water Quality, 
Public Health, and Communities''. Testimony was heard from Chris 
Kennedy, Town Manager, Pittsboro, North Carolina; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BUILDING BACK BETTER
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
building back better, focusing on raising revenue to invest in shared 
prosperity, after receiving testimony from Kimberly A. Clausing, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Tax Analysis, Department of the Treasury; Chye-
Ching Huang, New York University Law Tax Law Center, New York, New 
York; and Wendy Edelberg, Brookings Institution, and William H. A. 
McBride, Tax Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.