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Thursday, November 13, 2008 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Senate met at 3:00:15 p.m. in pro forma session, 

and recessed at 3:00:41 p.m. until 12 noon, on Monday, November 17, 2008. 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION 

ACT 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, focusing on 

reviewing financial institution use of funding under 

the Capital Purchase Program, after receiving testimony from Martin D. Eakes, Center for Responsible 

Lending, Durham, North Carolina; Barry L. Zubrow, 

JPMorgan Chase and Company, Far Hills, New Jersey; Gregory K. Palm, The Goldman Sachs Group, 

Inc., New York, New York; Susan M. Wachter, 

University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, 

Philadelphia; Anne Finucane, Bank of America, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Jon Campbell, Wells Fargo and 

Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Nancy 

Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 

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Washington, D.C. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

The House was not in session today. The House 

is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 

3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 

440. 

Committee Meetings 

TREATMENTS FOR AN AILING ECONOMY 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on 

Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘Treatments for an 

Ailing Economy: Protecting Health Care Coverage 

and Investing in Biomedical Research.’’ Testimony 

was heard from Governor Janet Napolitano, State of 

Arizona; Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Acting Director, NIH, Department of Heath and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

PREVENTING HOME MORTGAGE 

FORECLOSURE 

Committee on Financial Services: On November 12, the 

Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Private Sector 

Cooperation with Mortgage Modifications—Ensuring 

That Investors, Services and Lenders Provide Real 

Help for Troubled Homeowners.’’ Testimony was 

heard from Benjamin Allensworth, Senior Legal 

Counsel, Managed Fund Association; Thomas 

Deutsch, Deputy Executive Director, American 

Securitization Forum; Michael Gross, Managing Director, Loan Administration Loss Mitigation, Bank of 

America; and Molly Sheehan, Senior Vice President, 

Home Lending Division, JP Morgan Chase. 

HEDGE FUNDS AND THE FINANCIAL 

MARKET 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a 

hearing on Hedge Funds and the Financial Market. 

Testimony was heard from David Ruder, former 

Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses. 

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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of November 17 through 22, 2008 

Senate Chamber 

To be announced. 

Senate Committees 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

To be announced. 


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November 13, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1267 

House Committees 

Committee on Agriculture, November 20, hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy, 

10 a.m., 1301 Longworth. 

Committee on Financial Services, November 18, hearing 

entitled ‘‘Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency 

Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Governing 

Lending and Insurance Facilities; Impact on Economy and 

Credit Availability,’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

November 19, hearing entitled ‘‘Stabilizing the Financial Condition of the American Automobile Industry,’’ 10 

a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 19, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 

Rights, and Oversight, hearing on Renewing the United 

Nations Mandate for Iraq: Plans and Prospects, 10 a.m., 

2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on the Judiciary, November 18, Subcommittee 

on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some Light, 11 a.m., followed by a hearing on H.R. 6858, Administrative Review Improvement Act of 2008, 2237 Rayburn. 

Committee on Small Business, November 20, hearing on 

review of recent Federal efforts to improve credit conditions for small businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, November 18, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on VA 

Short and Long-Term Strategies for Implementing New 

G.I. Bill Requirements, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon. 


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