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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D98-D99 on Feb. 5, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
DEFENSE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2004; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2004 Defense Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary; Gen. Richard Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Dov Zakheim, Under Secretary (Comptroller).
Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes and approved an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY--BUDGET PRIORITIES FISCAL YEAR 2002
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Department of the Treasury Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2004. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Met for organizational purposes.
The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR HEALTH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from Investors and Economists.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT REPORT
Committee on Financial Services: Met for organizational purposes.
The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN; HOUSE PERIMETER SECURITY PLAN
Committee on House Administration: Met for organizational purposes.
The Committee approved the following: an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress; and the House Perimeter Security Plan.
VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the State of Veterans' Employment. Testimony was heard from Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; CMSgt. Elizabeth S. Schouten, (USAF), Deputy Director, Operations, U.S. Air Force Band; Linda G. Williams, Associate Administrator, Government Contracting, SBA; Kevin Boshears, Director, Office of Small Business Development, Department of the Treasury; the following officials of the Veterans Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor, Frederico Juarbe, Jr., Assistant Secretary; and Ron Bachman, Regional Administrator Chicago/Denver; and representatives of veterans' organizations.
FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the President's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session for organizational purposes.