[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D532-D533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2025 for the Army, after receiving testimony from Christine 
Wormuth, Secretary, and General Randy A. George, Chief of Staff, both 
of the Army, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: STATE DEPARTMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of 
State, after receiving testimony from Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of 
State.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine Department of Defense space activities in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from John D. 
Hill, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and Missile Defense, Frank 
Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition 
and Integration, and General Michael A. Guetlein, USSF, Vice Chief of 
Space Operations, all of the Department of Defense.
ROADWAY SAFETY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports concluded a 
hearing to examine the roadway safety crisis and highlighting community 
solutions, after receiving testimony from Samuel Krassenstein, City of 
Detroit, Detroit, Michigan; Laura Chace, The Intelligent Transportation 
Society of America, Washington, D.C.; Jacob Nelson, AAA, Farmington, 
Michigan; Laura Sandt, University of North Carolina Highway Safety 
Research Center, Chapel Hill; and Jeff Farrah, Autonomous Vehicle 
Industry Association, Alexandria, Virginia.
ELECTRIC POWER
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the opportunities, risks, and challenges associated 
with growth in demand for electric power in the United States, after 
receiving testimony from Ben Fowke, American Electric Power Company, 
Columbus, Ohio; Karen Onaran, ELCON, and Mark P. Mills, National Center 
for Energy Analytics, both of Washington, D.C.; and Scott Gatzemeier, 
Micron, Boise, Idaho.
CHILD SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine child 
savings accounts and other tax-advantaged accounts benefiting American 
children, after receiving testimony from William Elliott, University of 
Michigan Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion, Ann Arbor; Colleen 
J. Quint, Alfond Scholarship Foundation, Portland, Maine; Veronique de 
Rugy, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Fairfax, Virginia; and 
Adam N. Michel, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
U.S. PORTS
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and 
Global Competitiveness concluded a hearing to examine trade enforcement 
and entry of merchandise at United States ports, after receiving 
testimony from John Pickel, National Foreign Trade Council, and John 
Drake, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.; and James H. Paylor, 
Jr., International Longshoreman's Association, Pocono Pines, 
Pennsylvania.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 
for the Department of State, focusing on American diplomacy and global 
leadership, after receiving testimony from Antony J. Blinken, Secretary 
of State.
FRAUD AND ZELLE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine fraud and 
Zelle, after receiving testimony from Stephanie R. Tatar, Tatar Law 
Firm, Los Angeles, California; John Breyault, National Consumers 
League, Arlington,

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Virginia; Delicia Reynolds Hand, Consumer Reports, Washington, D.C.; 
Ariana Duval, Boston, Massachusetts; and Anne Humphreys, Laurel, 
Maryland.
FEEDING A HEALTHIER AMERICA
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Primary Health and Retirement Security concluded a hearing to examine 
feeding a healthier America, focusing on current efforts and potential 
opportunities for Food is Medicine, after receiving testimony from Jean 
Terranova, Community Servings, and Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts 
University Food is Medicine Institute, both of Boston, Massachusetts; 
Erin Martin, FreshRx Oklahoma, Tulsa; and J. Carter Williams, iSelect 
Fund, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri.
COMPETITION IN THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MARKET
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
competition in the prescription drug market, focusing on ensuring 
affordable and accessible medications, after receiving testimony from 
William B. Feldman, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 
Massachusetts; David E. Mitchell, Patients for Affordable Drugs NOW, 
and Jocelyn B. Ulrich, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of 
America, both of Washington, D.C.; Adam Mossoff, George Mason 
University Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia; and Arti K. 
Rai, Duke Law School, Durham, North Carolina.
PRISON LABOR IN AMERICA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and 
Counterterrorism concluded a hearing to examine prison labor in 
America, after receiving testimony from Jennifer Turner, American Civil 
Liberties Union, New York, New York; Charles Fain Lehman, Manhattan 
Institute for Policy Research, Washington, D.C.; Andrea Armstrong, 
Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Terrance 
Winn, Shreveport, Louisiana.