D1247 

Thursday, October 16, 2008 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Senate met at 10:00:02 a.m. in pro forma session, 

and recessed at 10:00:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., on Monday, October 20, 2008. 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

ECONOMIC CRISIS 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine turmoil 

in the United States credit markets, focusing on the 

genesis of the current financial and economic crisis, 

after receiving testimony from Jim Rokakis, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio; Arthur Levitt, Jr., 

Carlyle Group former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Marc H. Morial, National 

Urban League, both of New York, New York; Eugene A. Ludwig, Promontory Financial Group, 

former Comptroller of the Currency, Department of 

the Treasury, Washington, DC; and Eric Stein, Center for Responsible Lending, Durham, North Caroh 

lina. 

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 

U.S. ECONOMY—ROLE OF CREDIT 

DERIVATIVES 

Committee on Agriculture: On October 15, the Committee held a hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard 

from Walter Lukken, Acting Chairman, CFTC; Erik 

R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, 

SEC; and public witnesses. 

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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of October 20 through October 25, 2008 

Senate Chamber 

To be announced. 

Senate Committees 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

To be announced. 

House Committees 

Committee on the Budget, October 20, hearing on Economy Recovery: Options and Challenges, 10 a.m., 210 

Cannon. 

Committee on Financial Services, October 21, hearing entitled ‘‘Regulatory Restructuring and Reform of the Financial System,’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 

22, hearing on Credit Rating Agencies and the Financial 

Crisis, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 

October 23, hearing on the Financial Crisis and the 

Role of the Federal Regulators, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 

October 24, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Gaming the Tax Code: The New York Yankees 

and City of New York Response to Questions about the 

new Yankee Stadium, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 


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D1248 October 16, 2008 

Next Meeting of the SENATE 

3 p.m., Monday, October 20 

Senate Chamber 

Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma 

session. 

Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

11 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009 

House Chamber 

Program for Saturday: To be announced. 


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