Friday, February 9, 2007 [[Page D168]] Daily Digest Senate The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2007. Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) IRAQ Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in open and closed session to receive a briefing on the Department of Defense Inspector General's report on the activities of the Office of Special Plans prior to the war in Iraq from Thomas F. Gimble, Acting Inspector General, Department of Defense; and Commander Tamara Herstad, United States Navy. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 976-978 were introduced. Page H1424 Additional Cosponsors: Page H1424 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative James P. Moran to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H1419 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 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 2:02 p.m. Committee Meetings DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on U.S. Army FY '07 Supplemental. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Francis J. Harvey, Secretary; and GEN Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS' AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Quality of Life. Testimony was heard from SGM Kenneth O. Preston, Department of the Army; Master Chief Petty Officer Joe Campa, Department of the Navy; SGM Major John L. Estrada, Marine Corps; and CMSgt. Rodney J. McKinley, U.S. Air Force. HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT FY 2008 BUDGET REQUEST Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of the President's FY 2008 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security. PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE ALLEGATIONS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Allegations of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Pharmaceutical Pricing: Financial Impacts on Federal Health Programs and the Federal Taxpayer.'' Testimony was heard from John Dicken, Director, Health Care, GAO; Lew Morris, Counsel, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health [[Page D169]] and Human Services; Ron Tenpas, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; Patrick J. O'Connell, Chief, Civil Medicaid Fraud, Attorney General, State of Texas; and public witnesses. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12:30 p.m., Monday, February 12 House Chamber Program for Monday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E315 Berry, Marion, Ark., E299 Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E310 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E299, E301, E303 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E304 Cantor, Eric, Va., E311 Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E314 Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E306 Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E307 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E310 Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E306, E308 Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E309 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E312 Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E313, E315, E316 English, Phil, Pa., E305 Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E315 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E314 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E304 Garrett, Scott, N.J., E304 Graves, Sam, Mo., E300, E301, E303, E305, E313, E315, E317 Honda, Michael M., Calif., E313 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E305, E307, E310, E312 Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E308 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E308 Lewis, John, Ga., E312 Mack, Connie, Fla., E300 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E299, E301, E306 Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E302 Michaud, Michael H., Me., E304, E307 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E314 Mollohan, Alan B., W.Va., E301 Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E312 Napolitano, Grace F., Calif., E303 Porter, Jon C., Nev., E299 Pryce, Deborah, Ohio, E311 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E300 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E305 Shuler, Heath, N.C., E313 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E309 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E315 Udall, Mark, Colo., E300 Udall, Tom, N.M., E311 Wamp, Zach, Tenn., E303 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E301 Young, Don, Alaska, E304