[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Page D98] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATION Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Blumenthal and Mullin, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Budget: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Elise Stefanik, of New York, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations. CHINA'S INFLUENCE Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the influence of the People's Republic of China at home and abroad, focusing on recommendations for policy makers, after receiving testimony from Peter Mattis, The Jamestown Foundation, and Melanie Hart, Atlantic Council, both of Washington, D.C.; Jeffrey Stoff, Center for Research Security and Integrity, Herndon, Virginia; and Jennifer Lind, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. NOMINATION Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. NOMINATION Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Tillis, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. NOMINATION Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National Intelligence, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Ernst and former Senator Richard Burr, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.