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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1226-D1227 on Oct. 19, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and John David Carlin, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Dunn was introduced by Senator Leahy, and Mr. Carlin was introduced by Senator Kassebaum.
ROLE OF COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concluded hearings to examine the role of the Council of Environmental Quality in the decision-making and management processes of the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, and the U.S. Forest Service, after receiving testimony from Kathleen A. McGinty, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality.
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1316, to revise and authorize funds for programs of the Safe Drinking Water Act, after receiving testimony from Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Nebraska Governor E. Benjamin Nelson, Lincoln, and Ohio Governor George V. Voinovich, Columbus, both on behalf of the National Governors Association; Mayor Jeffrey N. Wennberg, Rutland, Vermont, on behalf of the National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties; Gurnie C. Gunter, Kansas City Department of Water Services, Kansas City, Missouri, on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies; Erik D. Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water; Donald Satchwell, East Green Acres irrigation District, Post Falls, Idaho, on behalf of the American Water Works Association; Dan Keil, Montana Rural Water Systems, Conrad, on behalf of the National Rural Water Association; David Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Richard J. Bull, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington; and William R. Mills, Jr., Orange County Water District, Orange County, California, on behalf of the Association of California Water Agencies.
BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Committee on Finance: Committee completed its review of certain spending reductions and revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, and agreed on recommendations which it will make thereon to the Committee on the Budget.
RUBY RIDGE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information held hearings to examine certain Federal law enforcement actions with regard to the 1992 incident at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, receiving testimony from Louis J. Freeh, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
Committee on Small Business: Committee held hearings on proposals to revitalize American rural and urban communities, including provisions of S. 743, S. 1184, and S. 1252, receiving testimony from Senators Abraham, Lieberman, and Ashcroft; Jack Kemp, Empower America, Marc Bendick, Jr., Bendick and Egan Economic Consultants, Inc., and Paul S. Grogan, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, all of Washington, D.C.; Blair Forlaw, East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, St. Louis, Missouri; and Randall C. Gideon, KVG Gideon/Toal, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, on behalf of the American Institute of Architects.
Hearings were recessed subject to call.
