[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 151 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D964-D965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE'S ROLE IN 2024 ELECTION MAIL READINESS
Committee on Appropriations: On September 26, 2024, Subcommittee on 
Financial Services and General Government held a hearing entitled 
``United States Postal Service's Role in 2024 Election Mail 
Readiness''. Testimony was heard from Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General 
and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Postal Service.
EXAMINING PUERTO RICO'S ELECTRICAL GRID AND THE NEED FOR RELIABLE AND 
RESILIENT ENERGY
Committee on Natural Resources: On September 26, 2024, Subcommittee on 
Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Examining Puerto 
Rico's Electrical Grid and the Need for Reliable and Resilient 
Energy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENSURING TIMELY ACCESS: CHALLENGES IN VA SCHEDULING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On September 26, 2024, Subcommittee on 
Technology Modernization held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring Timely 
Access: Challenges in VA Scheduling''. Testimony was heard

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from Hillary Peabody, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for 
Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
DIGITAL GI BILL IN DISARRAY: HOLDING THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR VA'S COSTLY MISMANAGEMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On September 26, 2024, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``Digital GI Bill in 
Disarray: Holding the Biden-Harris Administration Accountable for VA's 
Costly Mismanagement''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Veterans Affairs officials: Ronald Burke, Under Secretary 
for Policy and Oversight, Veterans Benefits Administration; Robert 
Orifici, Executive Director, Benefits and Memorial Services, Office of 
Information and Technology, Veterans Benefits Administration; Joseph 
Garcia, Executive Director, Education Services, Veterans Benefits 
Administration; Nicholas Dahl, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, 
Management and Administration, Office of the Inspector General; and a 
public witness.
THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF THE BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA SECURITY FAILURE: 
THE SECRET SERVICE'S RELIANCE ON STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump: On 
September 26, 2024, Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Ongoing Investigation of the Butler, Pennsylvania Security Failure: The 
Secret Service's Reliance on State and Local Law Enforcement''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Crane and Mills; Edward 
Frederick Lenz, Commander, Butler County Emergency Services Unit, 
Pennsylvania; Drew Blasko, Patrolman, Police Department, Butler 
Township, Pennsylvania; John D. Herold, Lieutenant, Pennsylvania State 
Police; Ariel Goldschmidt, Chief Medical Examiner, Allegheny County, 
Pennsylvania; and a public witness.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.