Volume 154, No. 25 covering the 2nd Session of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D147-D148 on Feb. 14, 2008.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings to examine the strategy in Afghanistan, focusing on reports by the Afghanistan Study Group and the Atlantic Council of the United States, after receiving testimony from James J. Shinn, Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC, Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, Joint Staff, both of the Department of Defense; Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs; General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), Atlantic Council of the United States, and Karl F. Inderfurth, George Washington University, both of Washington, D.C.
CURRENT U.S. ECONOMY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the current state of the United States economy and financial matters, after receiving testimony from Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury; former Representative Christopher Cox, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine health care and the federal budget, focusing on information technology and health care reform, after receiving testimony from Valerie C. Melvin, Director, Human Capital and Management, Information Systems Issues, Government Accountability Office; Laura L. Adams, Rhode Island Quality Institute, Providence; and Mary R. Grealy, Healthcare Leadership Council, Washington, D.C.
USDA FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 for the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA), after receiving testimony from Mark Rey, Under Secretary, and Abigail Kimbell, Chief, USDA Forest Service, both of the Department of Agriculture.
MARINE VESSEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1499, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution from marine vessels, after receiving testimony from Bryan Wood-Thomas, Associate Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Barry R. Wallerstein, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Diamond Bar, California; Lisa P. Jackson, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton; Jennifer J. Mouton, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Assessment Division, Baton Rouge; John G. Miller, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), San Pedro, California; Richard Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, New York; Joe Accardo, Jr., Ports Association of Louisiana (PAL), and Joel T. Chaisson, Port of South Louisiana, both of LaPlace; Ken Wells, Offshore Marine Service Association, Harahan, Louisiana; and Jonah Ramirez, San Bernardino, California.
INTERNATIONAL CARBON CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine international aspects of a carbon cap and trade program, focusing on experiences and implications for a United States cap-and-trade program, after receiving testimony from Senator Specter; Jennifer Haverkamp, Enviromental Defense Fund, and Kjell Olav Kristiansen, Point Carbon, both of Washington, D.C.; Abraham F. Breehey, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
(AFL-CIO), Fairfax, Virginia; and Ruksana Mirza, Holcim (US), Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts.
FEDERAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine ways to build and strengthen the Federal acquisition workforce, after receiving testimony from Paul A. Denett, Administrator, Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget; Frank J. Anderson, Jr., President, Defense Acquisition University, Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense; and Karen A. Pica, Director, Federal Acquisition Institute, General Services Administration.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Homeland Security, after receiving testimony from Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security.
DNI AUTHORITIES
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the authorities given to the Director of National Intelligence and personnel issues, after receiving testimony from J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence.
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