[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 8, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1019-D1020] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) BIG TECH AND SILENCING AMERICANS Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Big Tech and silencing Americans, after receiving testimony from Eugene Volokh, Hoover Institution, Stanford, California; Sean Davis, The Federalist, and Gene Kimmelman, Yale University Tobin Economic [[Page D1020]] Policy Center, both of Washington, D.C.; and Alex Berenson, Garrison, New York. NOMINATIONS Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who was introduced by Senator Britt, and Douglas Troutman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, Donald Korb, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel, and Derek Theurer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury. LABOR LAW REFORM Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine labor law reform part 1, focusing on diagnosing the issues and exploring current proposals, after receiving testimony from Sean M. O'Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Rachel U. Greszler, The Heritage Foundation, and Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, Communications Workers of America, all of Washington, D.C.; Marvin E. Kaplan, Jackson Lewis P.C., New York, New York; and Steve Cochran, Volkswagen, Chattanooga, Tennessee. PATENT ELIGIBILITY RESTORATION ACT Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property concluded a hearing to examine the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, focusing on restoring clarity, certainty, and predictability to the United States patent system, after receiving testimony from Mark A. Cohen, Asia Society of Northern California, Alexandria, Virginia; Andrei Iancu, Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Los Angeles, California; David J. Kappos, Cravath, Swaine, and Moore LLP, New York, New York; Mike Lemon, National Retail Federation, and Sue Peschin, Alliance for Aging Research, both of Washington, D.C.; Richard L. Blaylock, Pillsbury, Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Diego, California; Steven P. Caltrider, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; and Corey Salsberg, Novartis, East Hanover, New Jersey. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Jeremiah Workman, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. NOMINATIONS Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Peter Metzger, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. CLOSING HEALTH LOOPHOLES Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine closing loopholes that kill American patients, after receiving testimony from Anthony Sardella, API Innovation Center, Chesterfield, Missouri; Tony Paquin, iRemedy Healthcare Companies, Inc., Stuart, Florida; and Andrew Rechenberg, Coalition for a Prosperous America, and Marta E. Wosinska, The Brookings Institution Center on Health Policy, both of Washington, D.C.