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This Week in Congress
Congressional Schedule: Week of November 17, 2008SenateFloor Schedule | | Monday | Monday, Nov. 17, Noon The Senate will reconvene at noon on Monday, Nov. 17, and begin a period of morning business. The chamber may take up a yet unnumbered measure that would provide $25 billion in assistance to the domestic auto industry. Roll call votes are unlikely. | | Tuesday | Tuesday, Nov. 18, Time TBA The Senate is expected to be in session. | | | Hearings & Markups | | Monday | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Confirmation Hearing Postal Service Nomination Date Monday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. Place 342 Dirksen Bldg. -Robert W. McGowan to be a member, Board of Governors, U.S. Postal Service | | | | Finance Committee Hearing, Troubled Assets Relief Inspector General Date Monday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. Place 215 Dirksen Bldg. -Nomination of Neil Barofsky to be special inspector general of the Troubled Assets Relief Program | | | | Tuesday | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing, Domestic Automobile Industry Date Tuesday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m. Place 538 Dirksen Bldg. | | | | Wednesday | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Confirmation Hearing Troubled Assets Relief Inspector General Date Wednesday, Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. Place 538 Dirksen Bldg. -Neil Barofsky to be special inspector general of the Troubled Assets Relief Program | | | | | | Judiciary Committee Hearing, Bankruptcy Law Date Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Place 216 Hart Bldg. - Thomas J. Dart - sheriff, Cook County, Ill. - Michael D. Calhoun - president, Center for Responsible Lending - Adam J. Levitin - professor, Georgetown University Law Center -David G. Kittle - chairman, Mortgage Bankers Association -Christopher J. Mayer - senior vice dean and professor of real estate, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University | | | | | Finance Committee Hearing; The Economics of Healthcare Date Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Place 215 Dirksen Bldg. Senate Finance Chairman Baucus Unveils Blueprint for Comprehensive Health Care Reform | | | | Budget Committee Hearing, Economic Outlook and Stimulus Options Date Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Place 608 Dirksen Bldg. | | | | | |
| | House of RepresentativesFloor Schedule | | | | | Wednesday | Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m. The chamber is expected to reconvene at 1 p.m. No agenda yet specified. | | |
Hearings & Markups | | Tuesday | Financial Services Committee Hearing, Troubled Asset Purchase Program Oversight Date Tuesday, Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m. Place 2128 Rayburn Bldg. -Henry M. Paulson Jr. - secretary of the Treasury - Ben S. Bernanke - chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System - Sheila C. Bair - chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -Steve Bartlett - president and CEO, Financial Services Roundtable - Edward L. Yingling - president and CEO, American Bankers Association - Cynthia Blankenship - vice chairwoman and chief operating officer, Bank of the West, representing Independent Community Bankers of America - D. Cameron Findlay - executive vice president and general counsel, Aon Corp., representing Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers -Alan S. Blinder - professor of economics and co-director, Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton University Martin S. Feldstein - professor of economics, Harvard University | | | | | Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing, "Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some Light." Date Tuesday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. Place 2237 Rayburn Bldg. | | | | | Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing Administrative Review Improvement Act Date Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. Place 2237 Rayburn Bldg. -HR 6858 — Administrative Review Improvement Act of 2008 | | | | Wednesday | Financial Services Committee Hearing, Automotive Industry Assistance Date Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Place 2128 Rayburn Bldg. | | | | Thursday | Agriculture Committee Hearing, Role of Derivatives in the Economy Date Thursday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. Place 1300 Longworth Bldg. | | |
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