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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D203-D204 on March 8, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, and General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the Department of Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Katharine G. Abraham, of Iowa, and Carl Shapiro, of California, both to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, after receiving testimony from former Senator Simpson, and Erskine Bowles, both a Co-Chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to examine implementation of the ``Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,'' after receiving testimony from Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator, and Douglas DeMaster, Acting Director, Scientific Programs, and Chief Science Advisor, both of the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; William Hogarth, University of South Florida Institute of Oceanography, St. Petersburg; Stephanie Madsen, At-sea Processors Association (APA), Juneau, Alaska; Vito Giacalone, Northeast Seafood Coalition, Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Bill Bird, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), Orlando, Florida.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Transportation, after receiving testimony from Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
TAX SYSTEM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine if the tax system supports economic efficiency, job creation and broad-based economic growth, after receiving testimony from Alan J. Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley; Glenn Hubbard, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and Michael J. Graetz, Columbia University Law School, both of New York, New York; and James K. Galbraith, University of Texas, Austin.
STATE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine State Department training, focusing on investing in the workforce to address 21st century challenges, after receiving testimony from Nancy J. Powell, Director General, Foreign Service, and Director, Human Resources, and Ruth A. Whiteside, Director, Foreign Service Institute, both of the Department of State; Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office; and Ronald E. Neumann, American Academy of Diplomacy, and Susan Rockwell Johnson, American Foreign Service Association, both of Washington, DC.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Kerry, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation from Veterans of Foreign Wars, after receiving testimony from Richard L. Eubank, Robert E. Wallace, and Raymond C. Kelley, all of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), all of Washington, DC.
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.
