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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1006 on Sept. 30, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: On Friday, September 27, Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Strategic Command, Lieutenant General Michael W. Hagee, USMC, for appointment to the grade of general and to be Commandant of the Marine Corps, Charles S. Abell, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Thomas Forrest Hall, of Oklahoma, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, and Charles E. Erdmann, of Colorado, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Lieutenant General Michael W. Hagee was introduced by Senator Hutchison and Mr. Erdmann was introduced by Senator Burns.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY AID
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings to examine the conditions and performance of the federal-aid highway system and the challenges and strategies for enhancing mobility, after receiving testimony from Senator Byrd; Mary E. Peters, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office; Joseph L. Perkins, Alaska Department of Transportation, Juneau, on behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Gordon Proctor, Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus; and Thomas L. Jackson, American Society of Civil Engineers, and William Buechner, American Road and Transportation Builders Association, both of Washington, D.C.
POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Governmental Affairs: On Friday, September 27, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to examine the annual report of the Postmaster General, focusing on the Postal Service Transformation Plan, the progress of cleaning anthrax-contaminated postal facilities, and further steps the Postal Service will take to reduce debt and increase financial transparency, after receiving testimony from John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States of America.
