[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D768-D769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HEARING ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of 
the Federal Government held a hearing entitled ``Hearing on the 
Weaponization of the Federal Government''. Testimony was heard from D. 
John Sauer, Special Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on legislation on Military and Veterans in Parks (MVP) Act; 
H.R. 1786, the ``GROW Act''; H.R. 1829, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District 
Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona; and H.R. 2468, the 
``Mountain View Corridor Completion Act''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Kiggans of Virginia, Levin, Crane, and Owens; Frank 
Lands, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; Jacqueline Emanuel, Associate Deputy Chief,

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U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Woody Cline, Chairman, 
Board of Supervisors, Gila County, Arizona; Lisa Wilson, Deputy 
Director of Engineering and Operations, Department of Operations, Utah; 
and public witnesses.
VA CONTRACTING: CHALLENGES IN COMPETITION AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations; and Subcommittee on Technology Modernization held a 
joint hearing entitled ``VA Contracting: Challenges in Competition and 
Conflicts of Interest''. Testimony was heard from Michael Parrish Chief 
Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director Office of 
Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S PRC STRATEGY
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Biden Administration's PRC Strategy''. Testimony was heard from 
Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security 
Affairs, Department of Defense; Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant 
Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of 
State; and Thea Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Export Administration, Department of Commerce.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.