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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D617-D618 on June 16, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
STATE-SANCTIONED DISCRIMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to prohibit the use of race and gender preferences by the Federal Government in employment, contracting and other programs, after receiving testimony from Randy M. Pech, Adarand Constructors, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado; Charlene F. Loen, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, San Francisco, California; Audrey Rice Oliver, Integrated Business Solutions, Inc., San Ramon, California; John Goode, Bones Barbecue Cedar Creek, Texas; Ron Daugherty, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Lou Ann Mullen, Lexington, Texas.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: On Friday, June 13, committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators D'Amato and Moynihan, and District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
PENSION MISCALCULATIONS
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine ways to ensure retirement security for older Americans, focusing on the number of people being underpaid by their pension plans and proposals to reestablish funding for pension counseling projects, after receiving testimony from Edgar Pauk, Legal Services for the Elderly, New York, New York; Paul Holzman and Allen C. Engerman, both of the National Center for Retirement Benefits, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois; Karen Ferguson and Trip Reid, both of the Pension Rights Center, Washington, D.C.; Thomas C. Walker, Associated Benefits Corporation, West Des Moines, Iowa; and Edwin A. Witort, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; and Paul Francione, Tuscon, Arizona.
