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to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 

consideration of the bill. Pages S557–59 

Senator Salazar Farewell Remarks—Agreement: 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Friday, January 16, 2009, Senator 

Salazar be recognized to speak in order to give his 

farewell remarks. Page S631 

Messages from the President: Senate received the 

following messages from the President of the United 

States: 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 

continuation of the national emergency that was 

originally declared on January 23, 1995, with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt 

the Middle East peace process; which was referred to 

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. (PM–3) Page S597 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2009 National 

Drug Control Strategy; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. (PM–4) Page S597 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 

continuation of the national emergency relating to 

Cuba and of the emergency authority relating to the 

regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels; 

which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM–5) Page S597 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the Russian Federation on Mutual Fisheries Relations; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

(PM–6) Pages S597–98 

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction 

of secrecy was removed from the following treaty: 

Tax Convention with Malta (Treaty Doc. No. 

111–1). 

The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, 

considered as having been read for the first time, and 

referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. Pages S630–31 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S598–99 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S599–S628 

Additional Statements: Pages S596–97 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S628–29 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: 

 Pages S629–30 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S630 

Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. 

(Total—5) Pages S430, S559, S587 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:32 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Friday, January 16, 2009. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks 

of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page 

S631.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

NOMINATIONS 

Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded 

hearings to examine the nominations of William J. 

Lynn III, to be Deputy Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Reed, Robert F. Hale, to be Under 

Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, 

Michele Flournoy, to be Under Secretary for Policy, 

who was introduced by Representative Skelton, and 

Jeh Charles Johnson, to be General Counsel, who 

was introduced by Senator Menendez, all of the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and 

answered questions in their own behalf. 

NOMINATIONS 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nominations of Mary Schapiro, of New York, to be 

Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who was introduced by Senators Reed and 

Schumer, Christina Romer, of California, to be Chair 

of the Council of Economic Advisors, Austan 

Goolsbee, of Illinois, who was introduced by Senator 

Durbin, and Cecilia Rouse, of New Jersey, who was 

introduced by Senator Menendez, each to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Daniel 

Tarullo, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board 

of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, who was 

introduced by Senator Dodd, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. 

DEBT OUTLOOK 

Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the debt outlook and its implications 

for policy, after receiving testimony from Richard 

Berner, Morgan Stanley, and Allen Sinai, Decision 

Economics, Inc., both of New York, New York; and 

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, DHE Consulting, LLC, of Arlington, Virginia. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee 

concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of 

Ken Salazar, to be Secretary of the Interior, after the 

nominee, who was introduced by Senator Mark Udall 

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BUSINESS MEETING 

Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably 

reported an original bill to reauthorize the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program. 

Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for 

the 111th Congress. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded 

a hearing to examine the nomination of Susan E. 

Rice, to be Representative to the United Nations, 

with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the 

Representative in the Security Council of the United 

Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of 

the General Assembly of the United Nations during 

her tenure of service as Representative to the United 

Nations, after the nominee, who was introduced by 

Senators Bayh and Collins, testified and answered 

questions in her own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of State. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nomination of Janet A. Napolitano, to be Secretary 

of Homeland Security, after the nominee, who was 

introduced by Senators McCain and Kyl, testified 

and answered questions in her own behalf. 

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 

Committee concluded a hearing to examine investing 

in health information technology (IT), focusing on 

stimulus for a healthier America, after receiving testimony from Valerie C. Melvin, Director, Human 

Capital and Management Information Systems Issues, 

Government Accountability Office; John H. Cochran, The Permanente Foundation, Oakland, California, on behalf of the Kaiser Permanente Medical 

Care Program; Janet Corrigan, The National Quality 

Forum, and Mary R. Grealy, Healthcare Leadership 

Council, both of Washington, D.C. 

ECONOMIC STIMULUS 

Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a 

hearing to examine job creation and economic stimulus in Indian country, after receiving testimony 

from Robert Middleton, Director, Office of Indian 

Energy and Economic Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Jack Rever, Director, Facilities 

Management and Improvement, both of the Department of the Interior; Jackie Johnson-Pata, National 

Congress of American Indians, Robin Butterfield, 

National Indian Education Association, and Reno 

Franklin, National Indian Health Board, all of 

Washington, D.C.; and Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation of Natives, Anchorage, on behalf of the National Indian Health Board. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held a hearing 

to examine the nomination of Eric H. Holder, to be 

Attorney General of the United States, the nominee, 

who was introduced by former Senator John Warner 

and Representative Norton, testified and answered 

questions in his own behalf. 

Hearings recessed subject to the call and will 

meet again on Friday, January 16, 2009. 


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