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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2002
EVENT: SENATE in session.
AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.
DATE: June 25, 2002
CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE holds oversight hearings to examine the
Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General's actions with respect to the Ombudsman S.606, to provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency.
WHO: Witnesses:
Robert Martin, former EPA National Ombudsman
Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY
Senator Wayne Allard, R-CO
Citizen working on troubled Superfund sites in Idaho and Pennsylvania
Representatives from the Inspector General's office and the General Accounting Office
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 406 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-6176
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds hearings on proposed legislation
authorizing funds for the National Transportation Safety Board.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 253 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5115
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine:
The nomination of Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture
The nomination of Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The nomination of Douglas L. Flory, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration
The nomination of Sharon Brown-Hruska, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2004
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 332 Russell, Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-2035
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE holds hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Office of Education Research and Improvement, Department of Education.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 430 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5375
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information Subcommittee holds hearings to examine the President's proposal for reorganizing our homeland defense infrastructure.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 226 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5225
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE holds hearings on:
The nomination of James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania
The nomination of Michael Klosson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus
The nomination of James Irvin Gadsden, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland
The nomination of Randolph Bell, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 450 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-4651
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee holds joint hearings with the House Committee on Science to examine the role of science and technology to combat terrorism.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 2318 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5115
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Subcommittee holds hearings to examine issues surrounding the Peace Corps.
WHO: witnesses:
Gaddi Vasques, Director, The Peace Corps
Mark Schneider, Former Director of the Peace Corps and Vice President, International Crisis Group, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Dane Smith, President, National Peace Corps Association; Peace Corps volunteer
in Ethiopia (1963-65)
Barbara Ferris, Volunteer in Morocco (1980-1982) and Women in Development
Coordinator (1987-1993), Peace Corps; and
John Coyne Pelham, Volunteer in Ethiopia/Eritrea (1962-1964) and NYC Regional
Manager (1994-2000), Peace Corps.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 419 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-4651
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE Public Health Subcommittee holds hearings to examine the crisis in children's dental health.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 430 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5375
