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Daily Digest - Thursday, January 18, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senate passed S. 1, Ethics Reform.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S709-S782
Measures Introduced:
Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 329-340, and S. Res. 33-34.
Page S753
Measures Reported:
S. Res. 32, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Page S753
Measures Passed:
Ethics Reform:
By 96 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 19), Senate passed S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process, after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S737-46
Adopted:
Vitter/Inhofe Further Modified Amendment No. 9 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit Members from having official contact with any spouse of a Member who is a registered lobbyist.
Page S742
Feinstein (for Ensign) Amendment No. 98 (to Amendment No. 3), to provide for better transparency and enhanced Congressional oversight of spending by clarifying the treatment of matter not committed to the conferees by either House.
Pages S741, S742
Bond (for Coburn) Amendment No. 51 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit Members from requesting earmarks that may financially benefit that Member or immediate family member of that Member.
Page S742
Feingold Amendment No. 31 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying activities in addition to lobbying contacts during their cooling off period.
Page S742
Feingold Amendment No. 33 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit former Members who are lobbyists from using gym and parking privileges made available to Members and former Members.
Page S742
Feinstein (for Durbin) Amendment No. 77 (to Amendment No. 3), to require that amendments and instructions accompanying a motion to recommit be copied and provided by the Senator offering them to the desks of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader before being debated.
Pages S742-43
Obama/Feingold Amendment No. 41 (to Amendment No. 3), to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
Pages S741-42
Sanders Amendment No. 57 (to Amendment No. 3), to require a report by the Commission to Strengthen Confidence in Congress regarding political contributions before and after the enactment of certain laws.
Page S742
Bennett (for Coleman) Modified Amendment No. 39 (to Amendment No. 3), to require that a publicly available website be established in Congress to allow the public access to records of reported Congressional official travel.
Page S742
Feinstein/Bennett Amendment No. 99, of a technical nature.
Page S743
By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 17), Bennett/McConnell Amendment No. 20 (to Amendment No. 3), to strike a provision relating to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.
Pages S739-41, S743
Reid Amendment No. 3, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S744
Rejected:
By 27 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 18), Lieberman Amendment No. 30 (to Amendment No. 3), to establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.
Pages S743-44 D60
Withdrawn:
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DeMint Amendment No. 12 (to Amendment No. 3), to clarify that earmarks added to a conference report that are not considered by the Senate or the House of Representatives are out of scope.
Page S738
DeMint Amendment No. 14 (to Amendment No. 3), to protect individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and used for lobbying by a labor organization.
Page S738
Leahy/Pryor Amendment No. 2 (to Amendment No. 3), to give investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to combat public corruption.
Page S738
Gregg Amendment No. 17 (to Amendment No. 3) , to establish a legislative line item veto.
Page S738
Ensign Amendment No. 24 (to Amendment No. 3), to provide for better transparency and enhanced Congressional oversight of spending by clarifying the treatment of matter not committed to the conferees by either House.
Page S738
Ensign Modified Amendment No. 25 (to Amendment No. 3), to ensure full funding for the Department of Defense within the regular appropriations process, to limit the reliance of the Department of Defense on supplemental appropriations bills, and to improve the integrity of the Congressional budget process.
Page S738
Cornyn Amendment No. 26 (to Amendment No. 3), to require full separate disclosure of any earmarks in any bill, joint resolution, report, conference report or statement of managers.
Page S738
Cornyn Amendment No. 27 (to Amendment No. 3), to require 3 calendar days notice in the Senate before proceeding to any matter.
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Bennett (for McCain) Amendment No. 28 (to Amendment No. 3), to provide congressional transparency.
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Bennett (for McCain) Amendment No. 29 (to Amendment No. 3), to provide congressional transparency.
Page S738
Thune Amendment No. 37 (to Amendment No. 3), to require any recipient of a Federal award to disclose all lobbying and political advocacy.
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Feinstein/Rockefeller Amendment No. 42 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit an earmark from being included in the classified portion of a report accompanying a measure unless the measure includes a general program description, funding level, and the name of the sponsor of that earmark.
Page S738
Feingold Amendment No. 34 (to Amendment No. 3), to require Senate campaigns to file their FEC reports electronically.
Page S738
Durbin Amendment No. 36 (to Amendment No. 3), to require that amendments and motions to recommit with instructions be copied and provided by the clerk to the desks of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader before being debated.
Page S738
Cornyn Amendment No. 45 (to Amendment No. 3), to require 72-hour public availability of legislative matters before consideration.
Page S738
Cornyn Amendment No. 46 (to Amendment No. 2), to deter public corruption.
Page S738
Bond (for Coburn) Amendment No. 48 (to Amendment No. 3), to require all recipients of Federal earmarks, grants, subgrants, and contracts to disclose amounts spent on lobbying and a description of all lobbying activities.
Page S738
Bond (for Coburn) Amendment No. 49 (to Amendment No. 3), to require all congressional earmark requests to be submitted to the appropriate Senate committee on a standardized form.
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Bond (for Coburn) Amendment No. 50 (to Amendment No. 3), to provide disclosure of lobbyist gifts and travel instead of banning them as proposed.
Page S738
Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 47 (to Amendment No. 3), to help encourage fiscal responsibility in the earmarking process.
Page S738
Reid (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 43 (to Amendment No. 3), to require disclosure of earmark lobbying by lobbyists.
Page S738
Reid (for Casey) Amendment No. 56 (to Amendment No. 3), to eliminate the K Street Project by prohibiting the wrongful influencing of a private entity's employment decisions or practices in exchange for political access or favors.
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Bennett (for Coburn) Amendment No. 59 (to Amendment No. 3), to provide disclosure of lobbyist gifts and travel instead of banning them as proposed.
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Feingold Amendment No. 63 (to Amendment No. 3), to increase the cooling off period for senior staff to 2 years and to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying activities in addition to lobbying contacts during their cooling off period.
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Feingold Amendment No. 64 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions.
Page S738
Feingold/Obama Amendment No. 76 (to Amendment No. 3), to clarify certain aspects of the lobbyist contribution reporting provision.
Page S738
Nelson (NE)/Salazar Amendment No. 71 (to Amendment No. 3), to extend the laws and rules passed in this bill to the executive and judicial branches of government.
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Joint Committee on Taxation:
The Chair announced on behalf of the Committee on Finance, that pursuant to section 8002 of title 26, U.S. Code, the following Senators were designated as members D61of the Joint Committee on Taxation: Senators Baucus, Rockefeller, Conrad, Grassley, and Hatch.
Page S781
Funding Resolution--Referral:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Rules and Administration be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 32, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and be referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Page S731
Fair Minimum Wage--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2007, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 2, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Page S781
Appointments:
Congressional Budget Office:
The Chair announced on behalf of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, pursuant to the provisions of Section 201(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, have appointed Dr. Peter R. Orszag as Director of the Congressional Budget Office effective immediately for the term expiring January 3, 2011.
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Messages From the President:
Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
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Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-1)
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Mario Mancuso, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.
William B. Wood, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Paul J. Bonicelli, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Patrick P. Shen, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term of four years.
19 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
9 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.
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Messages From the House:
Page S752
Messages Referred:
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S752
Measures Read the First Time:
Page S753
Executive Communications:
Page S753
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S753-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S754-80
Additional Statements:
Pages S751-52
Amendments Submitted:
Page S780
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Pages S780-81
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S781
Record Votes:
Three record votes were taken today. (Total--19)
Pages S743, S744, S746
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:00 a.m., and adjourned at 9:35 p.m., until 1:00 p.m., on Monday, January 22, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S781-82.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
IRAQ
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on intelligence assessments on the situation in Iraq from David F. Gordon, Vice Chairman, National Intelligence Council; Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, USA, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense; Randall M. Fort, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; and Peter A. Clement, Deputy Director of Intelligence for Strategic Plans, Central Intelligence Agency.
TRANSIT SECURITY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of transit security, focusing on safeguarding America's bus, rail, and ferry systems, after receiving testimony from Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, Stamford, Connecticut, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors; William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, and Warren S. George, Amalgamated Transit Union, both of Washington, D.C.; Auerilio Rojo Garrido, Metro Madrid and Secretary General, Madrid, Spain, on behalf of the Association of Latin American Metros and Subways; and Tim O'Toole, London Underground, London, United Kingdom.
FEDERAL BUDGET CHALLENGES
Committee on the Budget:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine long-term economic and federal D62budget challenges, focusing on entitlement spending, after receiving testimony from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine Federal efforts for rail and surface transportation security, focusing on prioritizing and guiding security measures, after receiving testimony from Edmund Hawley, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration; Joseph H. Boardman, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, John H. Hill, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.), Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, all of the Department of Transportation; Cathleen A. Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; and Richard L. Canas, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Trenton.
OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Committee held an oversight hearing to examine issues relating to oil and gas royalty management at the Department of the Interior, focusing on the Minerals Management Service (MMS), receiving testimony from Earl E. Devaney, Inspector General, and C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, both of the Department of the Interior; and Mark E. Gaffigan, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office.
Hearing recessed subject to the call.
IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the military and security strategy relating to securing America's interests in Iraq, after receiving testimony from General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), United States Military Academy, Arlington, Virginia; General Jack Keane, USA (Ret.), former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and Lieutenant General William E. Odom, USA (Ret.), former Director, National Security Agency, Hudson Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; and General Joseph P. Hoar, USMC (Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command, Del Mar, California.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs:
Committee met and elected Senator Dorgan as Chairman and Senator Thomas as Vice Chairman.
Also, Committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 110th Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Justice, focusing on immigration reform, combating terrorism, violent crime and drugs, Internet crime, and preventing identity theft, fraud, and intellectual property crimes, after receiving testimony from Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 32) authorizing expenditures by the Committee.
Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 110th Congress.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence:
Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
28 public bills, H.R. 547-574; 1 private bill, H.R. 575; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 19; H. Con. Res. 34-37; and H. Res. 76-77 were introduced.
Pages H758-59
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H759-60
Reports Filed:
A report was filed on January 2, 2007 as follows: Report on the Activity of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 109th Congress (H. Rept. 109-751).
Page H758
Policies of the Chair:
The Chair announced her policies with respect to special order speeches. Without objection the announcement will be printed in the Record.
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Committee Elections:
The House agreed to H. Res. 74, electing the following Members of the Minority to serve on certain standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on the Budget: Representatives Bonner, Garrett (NJ), Barrett (SC), McCotter, Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Hensarling, Daniel E. Lungren (CA), Simpson, McHenry, Mack, Conaway, Campbell (CA), Tiberi, Porter, Alexander, and Smith (NE). Committee on Foreign Affairs: Representative Manzullo, to rank after Representative Rohrabacher.
Page H674
Committee Elections:
The House agreed to H. Res. 73, electing the following Members of the Majority to serve on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on the Budget: Representatives DeLauro, Edwards, Capps, Cooper, Allen, Schwartz (PA), Kaptur, Becerra, Doggett, Blumenauer, Berry, Boyd (FL), McGovern, Sutton, Andrews, Scott (VA), Etheridge, Hooley, Baird, Moore (KS), and Bishop (NY).
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Revising the Composition of the House of Representatives Page Board--Order of Business:
The House agreed by unanimous consent that it should be in order at any time to consider H.R. 475, to revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages and a member representing former pages; that the bill shall be considered as read; and that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except: 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration, and one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
Page H678
Motion to Adjourn:
Rejected the Boehner motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 233 nays, Roll No. 34.
Pages H678-79
Question of Consideration:
The House agreed to consider H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, by a Recorded vote of 228 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 37.
Pages H689-90
CLEAN Energy Act of 2007:
The House passed H.R. 6, to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, by a yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 40.
Pages H688-H729
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Rejected the McCrery motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on Rules with instructions that each Committee report the same back to the House after the Committee holds hearings on, and considers, the bill, by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 232 nays, Roll No. 38.
Pages H726-27
Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised by Mr. Blunt, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 39.
Pages H728-29
H. Res. 66, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to by a Recorded vote of 230 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 36, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 35.
Pages H675-88
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, January 17:
Congratulating the Grand Valley State University Lakers for winning the 2006 NCAA Division II Football National Championship:
H. Res. 62, to congratulate the Grand Valley State University Lakers for winning the 2006 NCAA Division II Football National Championship, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 41.
Pages H729-30
Committee Leave of Absence:
Read a letter from Representative Langevin wherein he requested a leave of absence, effective immediately, from the Committee on Armed Services in order to serve on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Pages H730-31
Committee Elections:
The House agreed to H. Res. 75, electing the following Members and Delegates of the Majority to serve on certain standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services: Representative Meek, to rank immediately after Mr. Cummings. Committee on Financial Services: Representative Boren. Committee on the Judiciary: Representatives Berman, Boucher, Nadler, Scott (VA), Watt, Zoe Lofgren (CA), Jackson-Lee (TX), Waters, Meehan, Delahunt, Wexler, Linda T. Sanchez (CA), Cohen, Johnson (GA), Gutierrez, Sherman, Weiner, Schiff, Davis (AL), and Ellison. Committee on Natural Resources: Representatives Kildee, Faleomavaega, Abercrombie, Ortiz, Pallone, Christensen, Napolitano, Holt, Grijalva, Bordallo, Costa, Boren, Sarbanes, George D64Miller (CA), Markey, DeFazio, Hinchey, Kennedy (RI), Kind, Capps, Inslee, Udall (CO), Baca, Solis, Herseth, and Shuler. Committee on Science and Technology: Representatives Costello, Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Woolsey, Udall (CO), Wu, Baird, Miller (NC), Lipinski, Lampson, Giffords, McNerney, Rothman, Honda, Matheson, Ross, Chandler, Carnahan, Melancon, Hill, Mitchell, and Wilson (OH). Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Representative Berkley, to rank immediately after Representative Doyle, and Representative Walz (MN).
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Joint Economic Committee--Appointment:
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Maloney of New York to the Joint Economic Committee.
Page H732
Presidential Message:
Read a message from the President notifying Congress of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-8).
Page H734
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Six yea-and-nay votes and two Recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H678-79, H687, H688, H690, H727, H728-29, H729, and H730. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:35 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
NAVY, AIR FORCE, GUARD AND RESERVE READINESS
Committee on Appropriations:
Met in executive session on Navy and Air Force Readiness. Testimony was heard from ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and GEN T. Michael Moseley, USAF, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force.
The Subcommittee also met in executive session on Guard and Reserve Readiness. Testimony was heard from LTG H. Steven Blum, USA, Chief of the National Guard Bureau; LTG Jack C. Stultz, USAR, Chief of Army Reserve; VADM John G. Cotton, USN, Chief of Navy Reserve; LTG John A. Bradley, USAF, Chief, Air Force Reserve; and LTG John W. Bergman, USMC, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve.
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION AUDITS
Committee on Armed Services:
Held a hearing on approaches to audit of reconstruction and support activities in Iraq. Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Thomas E. Gimble, Acting Inspector General; and Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General; and Howard J. Krongard, Inspector General, Department of State.
U.S. FORCE PROTECTION IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a hearing on Army force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: LTG Stephen M. Speakes, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8; MG Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), all with the Department of the Army; Robert L. Buhrkuhl, Director, Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, Office of Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics); and CAPT Joseph McGettigan, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Philip Coyle, former Director, Operational Test and Development, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and Ray Dubois, Jr., former Acting Under Secretary of the Army.
BUDGETING FOR WAR COSTS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; CBO DIRECTOR
Committee on the Budget:
Held a hearing on Budgeting for War Costs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gordon England, Deputy Secretary; ADM Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Tina W. Jonas, Under Secretary (Comptroller); Robert Sunshine, Assistant Director, CBO; Steve Kosiak, Director of Budget Studies, Center on Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
The Committee approved the recommendation to appoint Peter Orszag as the Director of CBO.
OVERSIGHT--NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Held a briefing on North Korea. Testimony was heard from William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense; and James Lilley, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Met for organizational purposes.
U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY--CURRENT AND PROJECTED THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Held a hearing on Current and Projected Threats to U.S. National Security. Testimony was heard from John D. Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence.
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The Committee also met in executive session on this subject. Testimony was heard from John D. Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence.
S. 159, to redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the ``Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area''. Signed on January 17, 2007 (Public Law 110-1)
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to hold joint hearings to examine stem cell research, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
With the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold joint hearings to examine stem cell research, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Appropriations,
on Military Medical Readiness and Related Issues, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
hearing on the Baker-Hamilton Commission Report, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the Need for Renewed Investment in Clean Water Infrastructure, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
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Program for Monday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 1 hour), Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage.
Program for Friday:
Consideration of H.R. 475--To revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages and a member representing former pages.
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E144
Brady, Kevin, Tex., E145
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E147
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E147
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E148
Costa, Jim, Calif., E147
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E145
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E146
Davis, Tom, Va., E142
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E145
Drake, Thelma D., Va., E142
Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E137, E139, E141, E142
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E143
Fox, Virginia, N.C., E141
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E144
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E143
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E149
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E148
Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E142
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E138, E140
McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E142
Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E148
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E138, E140
Miller, George, Calif., E144
Paul, Ron, Tex., E147
Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E146
Radanovich, George, Calif., E144
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E145
Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E146
Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E139, E141
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E137, E139
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