[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D236-D237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
USDA OVERSIGHT
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Agriculture, after 
receiving testimony from Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture.
USCENTCOM AND USAFRICOM POSTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the posture of United States Central Command and 
United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
after receiving testimony from General Michael Kurilla, USA, Commander, 
United States Central Command, and General Michael E. Langley, USMC, 
Commander, United States

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Africa Command, both of the Department of Defense.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine local views on public transportation, transit 
infrastructure and operations, and Federal transit programs, including 
S. 576, to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting 
hazardous materials, after receiving testimony from India L. Birdsong 
Terry, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, Ohio; 
James C. Keel, Greenville Transit Authority, Greenville, South 
Carolina; and Michael McMillan, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300, 
Baltimore, Maryland.
STRENGTHENING THE AVIATION WORKFORCE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine strengthening the aviation workforce, after 
receiving testimony from Constance von Muehlen, Alaska Airlines, 
SeaTac, Washington; Rebecca Lutte, University of Nebraska Aviation 
Institute, Omaha, on behalf of the Women in Aviation Advisory Board; 
Jason Ambrosi, Air Line Pilots Association, International, and Raman 
Ramanathan, Ernst and Young LLP, both of McLean, Virginia; David Spero, 
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, Washington, D.C.; and Sheree 
Utash, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and 
Technology, Wichita, Kansas.
ORIGINS OF COVID-19
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee received a closed 
briefing on the assessment of the origins of COVID-19 from officials of 
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department 
of Energy.
BUDGET
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, after 
receiving testimony from Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury.
HEALTHCARE SECTOR CYBERSECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the cybersecurity risks to the 
healthcare sector, after receiving testimony from Scott Dresen, 
Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Katherine Pierce, Fortified 
Health Security, Franklin, Tennessee; Greg Garcia, Healthcare and 
Public Health Sector Coordinating Council, Washington, D.C.; and 
Stirling Martin, Epic, Verona, Wisconsin.