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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on page D1266 on Nov. 16.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
ENERGY PRICE TRENDS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the causes, outlook, and implications of domestic and international energy price trends, after receiving testimony from Stephen Nalley, Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency, Paris, France; and Robert Bryce, A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations, Austin, Texas.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Maria Louise Lago, of New York, to be Under Secretary for International Trade, both of the Department of Commerce, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
DHS OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, after receiving testimony from Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
