[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PERSISTENT POVERTY IN AMERICA: ADDRESSING CHRONIC DISINVESTMENT IN 
COLONIAS, THE SOUTHERN BLACK BELT, AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing, Community 
Development, and Insurance held a hearing entitled ``Persistent Poverty 
in America: Addressing Chronic Disinvestment in Colonias, the Southern 
Black Belt, and the U.S. Territories''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
INVESTING IN OUR RIVALS: EXAMINING U.S. CAPITAL FLOWS TO FOREIGN RIVALS 
AND ADVERSARIES AROUND THE WORLD
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Investor Protection, 
Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets held a hearing entitled 
``Investing in Our Rivals: Examining U.S. Capital Flows to Foreign 
Rivals and Adversaries Around the World''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
RETOOLING U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO ALLEVIATE THE ROOT CAUSES OF 
INSTABILITY AND CONFLICT IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Global Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``Retooling U.S. 
Foreign Assistance to Alleviate the Root Causes of Instability and 
Conflict in Africa''. Testimony was heard from Robert Jenkins, 
Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau of Conflict Prevention and 
Stabilization, U.S. Agency for International Development; Alicia 
Phillips Mandaville, Vice President for Policy and Evaluation, 
Millennium Challenge Corporation; Andrew Herscowitz, Chief Development 
Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; and Travis 
Adkins, President and CEO, U.S. African Development Foundation.
WORLDWIDE THREATS TO THE HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Worldwide Threats to the Homeland''. Testimony was heard from 
Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; 
Christopher A. Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and 
Christine Abizaid, Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence.
DEVELOPMENTS IN STATE CANNABIS LAWS AND BIPARTISAN CANNABIS REFORMS AT 
THE FEDERAL LEVEL
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Developments in State 
Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level''. 
Testimony was heard from Randall Woodfin, Mayor, Birmingham, Alabama; 
and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.