[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5752-5753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Wall 
Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Credit Rating Agencies.'' 
This hearing will be the third in a series of Subcommittee hearings 
examining some of the causes and consequences of the recent financial 
crisis. This third hearing will focus on the role of credit rating 
agencies in the financial crisis, using as case histories the credit 
rating agencies of Standard and Poor's and Moody's. A witness list will 
be available Monday, April 19, 2010.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Friday, April 23, 
2010, at 9:30 a.m., in Room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 202-224-9505.


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Wall 
Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Investment Banks.'' This 
hearing will be the fourth in a series of Subcommittee hearings 
examining some of the causes and consequences of the recent financial 
crisis. The fourth hearing will focus on the role of investment banks 
in the securitization of residential mortgage related products, and the 
development, marketing, and trading of residential mortgage related 
structured financial products such as collateralized debt obligations 
(CDOs) and credit default swaps (CDS). The hearing will also review 
certain investment and trading activities of investment banks that 
involve residential mortgage based securities and related products. A 
witness list will be available Thursday, April 22, 2010.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 27, 
2010, at 11 a.m., in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 202-224-9505.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 
2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on a discussion draft of the ``Indian Energy Promotion and 
Parity Act of 2010''.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 202-224-2251.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on 
Rules and Administration will meet on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 10 
a.m., to hear testimony on ``Examining the Filibuster: History of the 
Filibuster 1789-2008.''
  For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Lynden 
Armstrong at the Rules and Administration Committee on 202-224-6352.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, 
April 27, 2010, at 3 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 745/H.R. 2265, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in the Magna Water District water reuse and 
groundwater recharge project, and for other purposes; S. 1138/H.R. 
2442, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, 
and for other purposes; S. 1573/H.R. 2741, to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the city of Hermiston, 
Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes; S. 
3099, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls 
Reservoir; S. 3100, to reinstate and extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the 
Little Wood River Ranch; H.R. 325, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and

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Riparian Restoration Project; H.R. 637, to authorize the Secretary, in 
cooperation with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of an advanced 
water treatment plant facility and recycled water system, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1120, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse 
Project, and for other purposes; H.R. 1219, to make amendments to the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; H.R. 
1393, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation 
and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and 
activities under that Act, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2522, to 
raise the ceiling on the Federal share of the cost of the Calleguas 
Municipal Water District Recycling Project, and for other purposes.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact Tanya Trujillo at (202) 224-
5479 or Gina Weinstock at (202) 224-5684.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will 
be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to review the National Park Service's 
implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks at (202) 224-
9863 or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.

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