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and Management, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor; Rhett Jeppson, 

Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development, Small Business Administration; Susan 

Kelly, Deputy Director, Transition to Veterans Program Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of 

Defense; BG Robert Hedelund, Director of Marine 

and Family Programs, Marine Corps; BG Jason T. 

Evans, Adjutant General, USA; Edward Cannon, 

Fleet and Family Readiness Program Director, USN; 

Eden J. Murrie, BG, Director of Services, USAF; and 

RADM Daniel Neptun, Assistant Commandant for 

Human Resources, USCG. 

BENEFITS OF EXPANDING U.S. SERVICES 

TRADE THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL 

SERVICES AGREEMENT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on 

Trade held a hearing entitled ‘‘Benefits of Expanding 

U.S. Services Trade Through an International Services Agreement’’. Testimony was heard from Michael 

Punke, Deputy United States Trade Representative 

and Permanent Representative to the World Trade 

Organization; and public witnesses. 

Joint Meetings 

GEORGIA’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded a hearing to examine Georgia’s 

parliamentary election, focusing on how free and fair 

has the campaign been, and how the United States 

government should respond, including the election’s 

fairness during the run-up to the vote and the vote 

count, human rights issues connected to the election, 

and United States policy in response, after receiving 

testimony from Thomas O. Melia, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and 

Labor; Ariel Cohen, The Heritage Foundation, Rockville, Maryland; Mamuka Tsereteli, American University School of International Service Center for 

Black Sea and Caspian Studies, Washington, D.C.; 

and Archil Gegeshidze, Georgian Foundation for 

Strategic and International Studies, Tbilisi, Georgia. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

No meetings/hearings scheduled. 

House 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on 

Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ‘‘The 

LightSquared Network: An Investigation of the FCC’s 

Role’’, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. 

Committee on Ethics, Full Committee, hearing on the 

matter of Representative Maxine Waters, 9:15 a.m., 1310 

Longworth. 

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing entitled 

‘‘The Price of Money: Consequences of the Federal Reserve’s Zero Interest Rate Policy’’, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, hearing entitled 

‘‘DHS Acquisition Management Challenges: Solutions for 

Saving Taxpayer Dollars’’, 9 a.m., 311 Cannon. 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 

‘‘Breaking Through the Backlog: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the New State Strike Force Team’’, 10 a.m., 

334 Cannon. 

Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, 

hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the current status of the 

Medicare Advantage (MA) program and other health 

plans’’, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. 


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D900 September 20, 2012 

Next Meeting of the SENATE 

12 p.m., Friday, September 21 

Senate Chamber 

Program for Friday: The Majority Leader will be recognized. 

Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

9 a.m., Friday, September 21 

House Chamber 

Program for Friday: Complete consideration of H.R. 

3409—Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy 

Infrastructure Protection Act. 

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue 

HOUSE 

Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E1582 

Boehner, John A., Ohio, E1575, E1575 

Brady, Kevin, Tex., E1576, E1581 

Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1577, E1582 

Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E1580 

Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E1576 

Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1581 

Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1575 

Farr, Sam, Calif., E1580, E1581 

Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E1576 

Hastings, Doc, Wash., E1579 

Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1578, E1580 

Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1575 

Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1577 

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1575, E1580 

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1580 

Loebsack, David, Iowa, E1579 

Miller, George, Calif., E1579 

Poe, Ted, Tex., E1576, E1577, E1578 

Richardson, Laura, Calif., E1577, E1578, E1582 

Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1578 

Scott, David, Ga., E1581 

Smith, Adam, Wash., E1577, E1580 

Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1581 


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