[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S.-GROWN
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-
grown agricultural products, after receiving testimony from Zippy 
Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation, Greene County, Georgia; Scott 
Metzger, American Soybean Association, Williamsport, Ohio; Cathy Burns, 
International Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C.; Jed Bower, 
National Corn Growers Association, Washington Court House, Ohio; Nathan 
Reed, National Cotton Council, Marianna, Arkansas; and Matt Perdue, 
North Dakota Farmers Union, Ray.
OPERATION EPIC FURY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on 
Operation Epic Fury from Daniel L. Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary for 
International Security Affairs, and Richard D. Tilley, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, 
both of the Office of the Secretary, Major General Sean M. Choquette, 
USAF, Vice Director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, and Christopher 
J. Almont, Senior Defense Intelligence Expert, Defense Combating 
Terrorism Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, all of the Department of 
Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Brian Birdwell, of Texas, and Mark Ditlevson, of 
Minnesota, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
SANCTUARY CITIES
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order, after receiving testimony 
from Chad F. Wolf, former Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, 
Jessica M. Vaughan, Center for Immigration Studies, David J. Bier, Cato 
Institute, and Brendan Duke, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 
all of Washington, D.C.; and Sheriff Michael L. Chapman, Loudoun 
County, Leesburg, Virginia.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded 
a hearing to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on 
birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and tourists, after receiving 
testimony from Charles J. Cooper, Cooper and Kirk, PLLC, Washington, 
D.C.; Amanda Frost, University of Virginia School of Law, 
Charlottesville; Ilan Wurman, University of Minnesota Law School, 
Minneapolis; Peter Schweizer, Government Accountability Institute, 
Tallahassee, Florida; and Alejandro Barranco, Orange, California.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee received a closed briefing 
on certain intelligence matters from members of the intelligence 
community.