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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D19 on Jan. 20, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: On Wednesday, January 19, Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Samuel W. Bodman, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: On Wednesday, January 19, Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: On Wednesday, January 19, committee concluded hearings and ordered favorably reported the nomination of Condoleezza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State.
On Tuesday, January 18, Committee began hearings on the nomination of Condoleezza Rice, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Feinstein, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: On Tuesday, January 18, Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
ASBESTOS CLAIMS RESOLUTION
Committee on the Judiciary: On Tuesday, January 11, Committee concluded a hearing to examine proposed legislation to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, after receiving testimony from Judge Edward Becker, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, Margaret Seminario, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, AFL-CIO, Craig Berrington, American Insurance Association, Michael Forscey, American Trial Lawyers Association, and Jeffrey D. Robinson, Baach, Robinson & Lewis, all of Washington, DC; Mary Lou Keener, McLean, Virginia; and Billie Joe Speicher, Ontario, Canada.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: On Wednesday, January 19, Committee began consideration of the nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales, of Texas, to be Attorney General, Department of Justice, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, January 26.
