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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D483-D484 on May 8, 2014.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
ECONOMIC AND FISCAL OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the United States economic and fiscal outlook, after receiving testimony from Janet L. Yellen, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
THE STATE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN THE U.S.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation concluded a hearing to examine the state of United States travel and tourism, focusing on industry efforts to attract 100 million visitors annually, after receiving testimony from Mike McCartney, Hawai'i Tourism Authority President and CEO, Honolulu; Roger Dow, U.S. Travel Association, and Christopher L. Thompson, Brand USA, both of Washington, DC; and Brad Dean, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Stefan M. Selig, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Darci L. Vetter, of Nebraska, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, who was introduced by Senator Johanns, and Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, Lanhee J. Chen, of California, and Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, all to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
ASSESSING VENEZUELA'S POLITICAL CRISIS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine assessing Venezuela's political crisis, focusing on human rights violations and beyond, after receiving testimony from Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and Patrick Duddy, former Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Durham, North Carolina, all of the Department of State; and Moises Naim, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Jose Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch, both of Washington, DC.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine identifying critical factors for success in information technology acquisitions, including implementing the best practices and reform initiatives to help improve the management of investments, after receiving testimony from Daniel M. Tangherlini, Administrator, General Services Administration; Steven VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology, and Karen S. Evans, former Administrator, Electronic Government and Information Technology, Martinsburg, West Virginia, both of the Office of Management and Budget; David A. Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office; and Daniel J. Chenok, Industry Advisory Council, Vienna, Virginia.
ARMY SPONSORSHIP AND MARKETING CONTRACTS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight concluded a hearing to examine waste and abuse in Army sponsorship and marketing contracts, after receiving testimony from Major General Judd H. Lyons, Acting Director, Army National Guard, and Kathy A. Salas, Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting, both of the National Guard Bureau, Department of Defense.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Manchin and McCain, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, and Paul G. Byron, both to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Darrin P. Gayles, and Beth Bloom, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
