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VA FEE BASIS CARE: FLAWED POLICIES 

NOT A FIX FOR A FLAWED SYSTEM 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on 

Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘VA Fee Basis Care: 

Flawed Policies not a Fix for a Flawed System’’. Testimony was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health Veterans, Health Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. 

SECURING THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIAL 

SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE 

PROGRAM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing entitled ‘‘Securing the 

Future of the Social Security Disability Insurance 

Program’’. Testimony was heard from Daniel 

Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 

Security, Government Accountability Office; and 

public witnesses. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

No meetings/hearings scheduled. 

House 

No hearings are scheduled. 


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D868 September 14, 2012 

Next Meeting of the SENATE 

2 p.m., Monday, September 17 

Senate Chamber 

Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma 

session. 

Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

12 noon, Tuesday, September 18 

House Chamber 

Program for Tuesday: The House will meet in pro 

forma session at 12 noon. 

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue 

HOUSE 

Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1542, E1544 

Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1541 

Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1536 

Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E1531 

Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1533, E1540 

Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1538 

Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1529 

Dicks, Norman D., Wash., E1532 

Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1534, E1544 

Fincher, Stephen Lee, Tenn., E1543 

Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1543 

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1527, E1528, E1529 

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1539 

Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1537 

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1531 

Johnson, Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’, Jr., Ga., E1527, E1530, 

E1532, E1533, E1535, E1536, E1537, E1539, E1540, E1544 

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1529, E1530, E1531, E1532, 

E1533, E1533, E1534, E1535, E1535, E1538 

Lance, Leonard, N.J., E1542 

Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1538, E1540 

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1528 

Loebsack, David, Iowa, E1530 

Long, Billy, Mo., E1543 

Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1541 

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1541 

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1538 

Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1540 

Mica, John L., Fla., E1542 

Michaud, Michael H., Me., E1527 

Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1537, E1540 

Moran, James P., Va., E1534 

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1535 

Pence, Mike, Ind., E1538 

Posey, Bill, Fla., E1536 

Sarbanes, John P., Md., E1527 

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1535 

Smith, Adam, Wash., E1533, E1545 

Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1543 

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1528 

Tierney, John F., Mass., E1532 

Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E1544 

Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1533, E1537 

Walberg, Tim, Mich., E1530 


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