[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D154-D155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee concluded a markup on H. 
Res. 896, the ``Condemning the Burmese military for perpetrating gross 
violations of human rights as part of its brutal campaign to suppress 
the democratic aspirations of the people of Burma, a year after the 
coup d'etat on February 1, 2021''; H.R. 4821, the ``Combatting the 
Persecution of Christians in China Act''; H.R. 6600, the ``Ethiopia 
Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act''; H. Res. 892, calling on the 
Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on 
humanitarian grounds; H. Res. 895, strongly condemning the abuses 
committed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions by the Government of 
Cameroon security forces and armed group; H. Res. 907, reaffirming our 
commitment to support progress toward transparency, accountable 
institutions, and other tenets of good governance in the Republic of 
Liberia as it approaches the Bicentennial of the Arrival of the First 
Free Black Americans to Providence Island, Liberia; and H.R. 6552, the 
``Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2022''. H.R. 6600, H.R. 4821, and H. Res. 895 
were ordered reported, as amended. H. Res. 892, H. Res. 907, H.R. 6552, 
and H. Res. 896 were ordered reported, without amendment.
REVITALIZING WMATA: GETTING TO A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, hearing entitled ``Revitalizing WMATA: Getting to a Culture 
of Excellence''. Testimony was heard from Geoffrey Cherrington, 
Inspector General, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; 
David L. Mayer, Chief Executive Officer, Washington Metrorail Safety 
Commission; Paul C. Seder, Board Chair, Board of Directors, Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Paul J. Wiedefeld, General 
Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; and a public 
witness.
IT INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION: ADDRESSING ONGOING CHALLENGES AND THE 
PATH FORWARD
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization; and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint 
hearing entitled ``IT Infrastructure Modernization: Addressing Ongoing 
Challenges and the Path Forward''. Testimony was

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heard from Kurt DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and 
Technology and Chief Information Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
CONNECTING AMERICANS TO PROSPERITY: HOW INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BOLSTER 
INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth: Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Connecting Americans to Prosperity: How 
Infrastructure can Bolster Inclusive Economic Growth''. Testimony was 
heard from Eileen Higgins, Commissioner, District 5, Miami-Dade County, 
Florida; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BUILDING A BETTER LABOR MARKET
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
building a better labor market, focusing on empowering older workers 
for a stronger economy, after receiving testimony from Teresa 
Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research, New York, New York; 
and Monique Morrissey, Economic Policy Institute, Jocelyn Frye, 
National Partnership for Women and Families, and Andrew G. Biggs, 
American Enterprise Institute, all of Washington, D.C.