[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D174-D175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine a review 
of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, after 
receiving testimony from Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce.
HAITI 2026
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine Haiti 2026, 
focusing on security and foreign assistance priorities, after receiving 
testimony from Henry Wooster, Charge d'Affaires to Haiti, Department of 
State; and Austin Holmes, Caribbean Security Group.
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine media ownership in the digital age, after 
receiving testimony from Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., former General 
Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Curtis LeGeyt, National 
Association of Broadcasters, both of Washington, D.C.; and Chris Ruddy, 
Newsmax Media, Inc., and Steven Waldman, Rebuild Local News, both of 
New York, New York.
VENEZUELA
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee received a closed 
briefing on recent developments in Venezuela from Chris Wright, 
Secretary of Energy.
STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS FRAUD AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census concluded a 
hearing to examine fraud and foreign influence in state and federal 
programs, after receiving testimony from Minnesota State Senator Mark 
Koran, Saint Paul; Haywood Talcove, LexisNexis Special Services, Inc., 
Alpharetta, Georgia; Seamus Bruner, Government Accountability 
Institute, Tallahassee, Florida; and Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, Project on 
Government Oversight, Washington, D.C.
ECONOMIC SELF-DETERMINATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) program, 
focusing on economic self-determination in action, after receiving 
testimony from Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma; 
Katherine Carlton, Chugach Alaska Corporation, and Polly Watson, 
Bristol Bay Native Corporation, both of Anchorage; and Cariann Ah Loo, 
Native Hawaiian Organizations Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
ARCTIC FROST ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and 
the Law concluded a hearing to examine Arctic Frost accountability, 
focusing on oversight of telecommunications carriers, after receiving 
testimony from Michael J. Romano, former Deputy Chief, Capitol Siege 
Section, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Boston, 
Massachusetts; David R. McAtee II, AT&T Inc., Dallas, Texas; Mark 
Nelson, T-Mobile, and Dan Schwager, Verdi and Ogletree PLLC, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and

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Chris Miller, Verizon Consumer, Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
FRAUD IN MINNESOTA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Immigration concluded a hearing to examine fraud in Minnesota, after 
receiving testimony from Rebecca Gambler, Chief Quality Officer, Audit 
Policy and Quality Assurance, Government Accountability Office; Simon 
R. Hankinson, The Heritage Foundation Center for Border Security and 
Immigration, Matthew J. O'Brien, Federation for American Immigration 
Reform, and David J. Bier, Cato Institute, all of Washington, D.C.; 
Phillip Linderman, Center for Immigration Studies, Falls Church, 
Virginia; and Eric P. Schwartz, University of Minnesota Humphrey School 
of Public Affairs, Minneapolis.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, to be Director of 
the National Security Agency.
  Also, committee concluded a closed briefing on certain intelligence 
matters receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence 
community.