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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D26-D27 on Jan. 10, 2007.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine agriculture and rural America's role in enhancing national energy security, after receiving testimony from Keith Collins, Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Philip Sharp, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.; J. Read Smith, 25x'25 Renewable Energy Alliance, St. John, Washington; Michael Pacheco, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado; Ron Miller, Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC, Pekin, Illinois, on behalf of the Renewable Fuels Association; Roger P. Webb, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta; Gene Gourley, on behalf of the National Pork Producers Council and the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Webster City; Loni Kemp, Minnesota Project, Canton; and John Sellers, Iowa State Soil Conservation Committee, Corydon.
SOMALIA
Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing regarding United States military action in Somalia from Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; Janila Howard, Analyst, East Africa Counter-Terrorism, Defense Intelligence Agency; and Brigadier General Otis G. Mannon, USAF, Deputy Director for Special Operations, J-3 Operations Directorate, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
GEOPOLITICS OF OIL
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee held a hearing to examine global oil supplies and what it means for United States economic and national security, focusing on U.S. dependence on imported oil, the rapid growth in oil consumption in emerging economies such as China and India and the impact on U.S. energy security, how political stability in the Middle East could affect future oil supplies, and the implications of recent developments in the Russian energy sector for U.S. and global energy security, receiving testimony from General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.), former Deputy Commander, United States European Command, Member, Energy Security Leadership Council, Linda G. Stuntz, Stuntz, Davis, and Staffier, on behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force, Flynt Leverett, New America Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.; Robert D. Hormats, Goldman Sachs
(International), New York, New York; and Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency, Paris, France.
Hearing recessed subject to the call.
BUSINESS TAX INCENTIVES
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax incentives for businesses in response to a minimum wage increase, after receiving testimony from Jared Bernstein, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.; Joseph J. Sabia, University of Georgia Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, Athens; Matthew F. Kadish, Small Business Council of America, Cleveland, Ohio; Dave Ratner, Dave's Soda and Pet City, Agawam, Massachusetts, on behalf of the National Retail Federation; and Bruce G. Obenour, Akwen, LTD, Akron, Ohio.
IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine securing America's interests and the current situation in Iraq, after receiving testimony from Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution, Paul R. Pillar, Georgetown University, and Phebe Marr, all of Washington, D.C.; and Yahia Khairi Said, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine challenges and opportunities relating to health care for all Americans, after receiving testimony from Peter Meade, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and John McDonough, Health Care for All, both of Boston, Massachusetts; Karen Davis, Commonwealth Fund, New York, New York; Debra Ness, National Partnership for Women and Families, Andy Stern, Service Employees International Union, Larry Burton, Business Roundtable, Peter Harbage, New America Foundation, Joseph R. Antos, American Enterprise Institute, and John C. Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis, all of Washington, D.C.; and Pat Vredevoogd Combs, National Association of Realtors, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
GOVERNMENT DATA MINING PROGRAMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine balancing privacy and security, focusing on the privacy implications of government data mining programs, including proposed legislation to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, after receiving testimony from former Representative Barr; Jim Harper, CATO Institute, Leslie Harris, Center for Democracy and Technology, and James Jay Carafano, Heritage Foundation, all of Washington, DC; and Kim A. Taipale, Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy, New York, New York.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to consider pending intelligence matters.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
