[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D89-D90]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
EXPANDING BROADBAND ACCESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine expanding 
broadband access, focusing on the Department of Commerce broadband 
programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, after receiving 
testimony from Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Celeste Ann Wallander, of Maryland, Melissa Griffin 
Dalton, of Virginia, and John F. Plumb, of New York, each to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, and 72 military nominations in the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Director, who was 
introduced by Senators Murray and Cramer, and Nani A. Coloretti, of 
California, to be Deputy Director, who was introduced by Senator 
Padilla, both of the Office of Management and Budget, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
COVID-19 FRAUD
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security concluded a 
hearing to examine COVID-19 fraud and price gouging, after receiving 
testimony from Samuel Levine, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 
Federal Trade Commission; Mary K. Engle, BBB National Programs, McLean, 
Virginia; and Teresa Murray, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and 
Todd Leatherman, National Association of Attorneys General, both of 
Washington, D.C.
U.S. TERRITORIES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the state of the United States territories, after 
receiving testimony from U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan, 
Jr., Charlotte Amalie; Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, Hagatna; 
American Samoa Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, Pago Pago; Puerto Rico 
Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, San Juan; and David DLG. Atalig, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Secretary of Finance, 
Saipan.
SUDAN'S IMPERILED TRANSITION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Sudan's imperiled transition, focusing on United States policy 
in the wake of the October 25th coup, after receiving testimony from 
Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, United 
States Agency for International Development; Molly Phee, Assistant 
Secretary of State for African Affairs; Comfort Ero, International 
Crisis Group, Nairobi, Kenya; and Joseph Tucker, United States 
Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Shalanda D. Young, of 
Louisiana, to be Director, who was introduced by Senators Leahy and 
Sinema, and Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy Director, 
both of the Office of Management and Budget, who was introduced by 
Senator Padilla, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine mental health and substance use 
disorders, focusing on responding to the growing crisis, after 
receiving testimony from Sara Goldsby, South Carolina Department of 
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, Columbia; Mitch Prinstein, 
American Psychological Association, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; 
Michelle P. Durham, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; 
Jennifer Lockman, Centerstone America, Nashville, Tennessee; and Claire 
Rhyneer, Anchorage, Alaska.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Kenly Kiya Kato, and Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, both to 
be a United States District Judge for the Central District of 
California, who were introduced by Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and 
Jennifer Louise Rochon, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York, who was introduced by Senator 
Gillibrand, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.

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ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Small Business Administration Entrepreneurial 
Development Programs and initiatives, including S. 64, to amend the 
Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved 
communities, and S. 2001, to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to 
exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of 
carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, after receiving 
testimony from Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator, Office of 
Entrepreneurial Development, Small Business Administration; C.E. Rowe, 
America's SBDC, Burke, Virginia; Michael Hendrix, Manhattan Institute, 
New York, New York; Corinne Hodges, Association of Women's Business 
Centers, and Chris Edwards, Cato Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; 
Bridget Weston, SCORE Association, Herndon, Virginia; and Hannah Cox, 
Foundation for Economic Education, Atlanta, Georgia.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.