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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2021-12-16” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on page D1389 on Dec. 15.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 16, 2021
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, Steven Scott Cliff, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and John Edward Putnam, of Colorado, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nomination of Neil Harvey MacBride, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the nominations of Bridget Meehan Brennan, Charles Esque Fleming, and David Augustin Ruiz, each to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, John H. Chun, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, and Katherine Vidal, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 9 a.m., SH-216.
House
Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution: Protecting Smithsonian Facilities and Collections Against Climate Change'', 12:30 p.m., Webex.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a briefing on defending Ukraine and deterring Putin, 10 a.m., VTC.
