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Oct. 23, 2008 sees Congressional Record publish “House Committee Meetings”

Volume 154, No. 168 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.

“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1252 on Oct. 23, 2008.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Committee Meetings

FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF FEDERAL REGULATORS; COMMITTEE REPORTS

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on the Financial Crisis and the Role of the Federal Regulators. Testimony was heard from Christopher Cox, Chairman, SEC; Alan Greenspan, former Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and John Snow, former Secretary of the Treasury.

The Committee also approved the following Committee reports: report on assertion of executive privilege in response to the Committee's subpoena to Stephen Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, and Susan Dudley, Administrator, White House Office of Management and Budget; and a report on the activities of the White House Office of Political Affairs.

CREDIT RATING AGENCIES AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On October 22, the Committee held a hearing on Credit Rating Agencies and the Financial Crisis. Testimony was heard from Christopher Cox, Chairman, SEC; Alan Greenspan, former Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; John Snow, former Secretary of the Treasury.

FINANCIAL SYSTEM--REGULATORY RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM

Committee on Financial Services: On October 21, the Committee held a hearing entitled ``Regulatory Restructuring and Reform of the Financial System.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 154, No. 168