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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
  • President Obama meets with Greek Prime Minister Giorgio Papandreou at the White House.
  • Vice Pres. Biden is on a 5-day trip to the Middle East, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.
  • Interior Secretary Ken Salazar appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
  • Greek Prime Minister Giorgio Papandreou also meets with Senate leaders.

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    In the Committees - Tuesday, March 09, 2010

    House Committees:
    • Appropriations - Interior and Environment Subc. On the FY 2011 budget request for the Bureau of Land Management. Dept. witnesses. B-308 RHOB.(2:00); Select Intelligence Oversight Panel. On the National Reconnaissance Office. Dept. witnesses. H-405 Capitol.(5:00-Ex.)
    • Armed Services - Military Personnel Subc. On reviewing studies of the effects of deployment on military children. Public witnesses. 2118 RHOB.(5:30)
    • Financial Services - Full Committee. On Community Development Financial Institutions and the challenges these organizations face in serving lower-income, underserved, and minority communities. Dept. and public witnesses. 2128 RHOB.(2:00)
    • Rules - Full Committee. On H.Con.Res. 248 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. H-313 Capitol.(5:00)
    Senate Committees:
    • Appropriations - Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of the Interior. SD-124. (09:30 am); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Food and Drug Administration. SD-192. (10:00 am)
    • Armed Services - Hearings to examine U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SR-222 following the open session. SH-216. (09:00 am)
    • Energy - Hearings to examine financial transmission rights and other electricity market mechanisms. SD-366. (10:00 am)
    • Environment - Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health Subcommittee. Hearings to examine business perspectives on reforming U.S. chemical safety laws. SD-406. (10:00 am)
    • Finance - Hearings to examine United States preference programs, focusing on options for reform. SD-215. (09:30 am)
    • Health and Education - Hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on K-12 education for economic success. SD-430. (02:30 pm)
    • Intelligence - A closed meeting to consider certain intelligence matters. SH-219. (02:30 pm)
    • Veterans - A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a legislative presentation from Veterans of Foreign Wars. SDG-50. (09:30 am)
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