November 19, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1281 

House Messages: 

Albuquerque Indian School Act: Senate concurred 

in the amendments of the House of Representatives 

to S. 1193, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 

take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New 

Mexico, clearing the measure for the President. 

 Pages S10676–78 

Appointments: 

Congressional Oversight Panel: The Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to provisions 

of Public Law 110–343, appointed the following individual as a member of the Congressional Oversight 

Panel: the Honorable Judd Gregg, of New Hampshire. Page S10678 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 

Alesia Ranney-Marinelli, of New York, to be a 

Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2011. 

Mark S. Shelton, of Kansas, to be a Director of 

the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a 

term expiring December 31, 2011. 

Thomas Joseph Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 

26, 2014. 

Gary C. Bryner, of Utah, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation 

for a term expiring June 26, 2014. 

Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2014. 

Rodney G. Bent, of Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2014. 

1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. 

1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral. 

Routine lists in the Air Force, Army. 

 Pages S10678–79 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S10648 

Executive Communications: Pages S10648–50 

Petitions and Memorials: Pages S10650–59 

Additional Cosponsors: Page S10660 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S10660–76 

Additional Statements: Pages S10644–48 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S10676 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and 

adjourned at 6:42 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008. (For Senate’s program, see 

the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 

Record on page S10678.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On 

Tuesday, November 18, Committee concluded a 

hearing to examine the state of the domestic automobile industry, after receiving testimony from Senator Stabenow; Ron Gettelfinger, International 

Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), and 

Rick Wagoner, General Motors Corporation, both of 

Detroit, Michigan; Alan R. Mulally, Ford Motor 

Company, Dearborn, Michigan; Robert Nardelli, 

Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan; and Peter 

Morici, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith 

School of Business, College Park. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to 

be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 

Relief Program of the Department of the Treasury, 

after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators 

Dodd and Schumer, testified and answered questions 

in his own behalf. 

ECONOMIC STIMULUS 

Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the economic outlook and options for 

stimulus, after receiving testimony from Mark M. 

Zandi, Moody’s Economy.com, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge; and John B. Taylor, Stanford University, 

Palo Alto, California. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing 

to examine health care reform, focusing on the economic perspective, after receiving testimony from 

Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon, Inc., New York, New 

York, on behalf of the Business Roundtable; Andrew 

L. Stern, Service Employees International Union, 

Washington, D.C.; Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey; and 

Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 


wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with DIGEST
D1282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST November 19, 2008 

BANKRUPTCY LAW 

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a 

hearing to examine helping families stay in their 

homes, focusing on the role of bankruptcy laws, including S. 2136, to address the treatment of primary 

mortgages in bankruptcy, and S. 3690, to help 

struggling families stay in their homes and to ensure 

that taxpayers are protected when the Secretary of 

the Treasury purchases equity shares in financial situations, after receiving testimony from Tom Dart, 

Cook County Sherriff’s Office, Chicago, Illinois; Michael D. Calhoun, Center for Responsible Lending, 

Durham, North Carolina; Adam J. Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center, David G. Kittle, Mortgage Bankers Association, and Scott A. Stengel, 

Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe LLP, all of Washington, D.C.; and Christopher J. Mayer, Columbia 

h 

Business School, New York, New York. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 7272–7294; 1 private bill, H.R. 

7295; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 101; and H. Res. 

1529–1530, were introduced. Pages H10843–44, H10845 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H10845 

Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: 

Select Committee on Energy Independence and 

Global Warming: Final Staff Report for the 110th 

Congress (H. Rept. 110–915). Page H10843 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 

appointed Representative McNulty to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H10829 

Notification of Reassembly: Read the text of the 

formal notification sent to Members on Thursday, 

November 13, 2008, of the reassembling of the 

House. Page H10829 

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a 

National Museum of the American Latino—Appointment: Read a letter from Representative 

Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed 

Mrs. Rosa J. Correa of Bridgeport, Connecticut as a 

voting member to the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. Further, Dr. Aida Levitan of Key Biscayne, Florida, previously appointed, shall also be a 

voting member. Page H10830 

Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment 

of silence in honor of the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our 

nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and 

all who serve in the armed forces. Page H10830 

Oath of Office—Eleventh Congressional District 

of Ohio: Representative-elect Marcia L. Fudge presented herself in the well of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile 

copy of a letter from Ms. Pat Wolfe, Elections Administrator, Office of the Secretary of State, State of 

Ohio, indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election held November 18, 

2008, the Honorable Marcia L. Fudge was elected 

Representative to Congress for the Eleventh Congressional District, State of Ohio. Pages H10830–31 

Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from Ohio, 

Ms. Fudge, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 435. Page H10831 

Recess: The House recessed at 1:32 p.m. and reconvened at 3:04 p.m. Page H10831 

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in 

order under the Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with today. Page H10831 

Presidential Message: Read a message from the 

President wherein he submitted a certification pursuant to sec. 115(a)(2) of PL 110–343—referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services and ordered printed 

(H. Doc. 110–158). Pages H10829–30 

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate 

by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 

House today appears on page H10830. 

Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no yea-and-nay 

votes, and there were no recorded votes. There were 

no quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 3:05 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

F–22 FIGHTER JET PROGRAM 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and 

Land Forces held a hearing on the F–22 program. 

Testimony was heard from the following officials of 


wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with DIGEST