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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Daily Digest Senate Daniel W. Sutherland, of Virginia, to be Chair- Chamber Action man of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Routine Proceedings, pages S1217–S1321 Board for a term of six years expiring January 29, Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolu- 2014. tion were introduced, as follows: S. 2670–2672, and Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board S. Res. 462. Page S1271 for a term of two years expiring January 29, 2010. Measures Passed: Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Federal Rules of Evidence: Senate passed S. 2450, Guard, Marine Corps, Navy. Pages S1319–21 to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address Messages from the House: Pages S1269–70 the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the Executive Communications: Pages S1270–71 work product doctrine. Pages S1317–19 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1271–72 Measures Considered: Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Troop Redeployment: Senate continued consider- Pages S1272–73 ation of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2633, to provide for the safe redeployment of United Additional Statements: Page S1269 States troops from Iraq. Pages S1226–34, S1235–58 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Pages S1273–75 The motion to proceed was withdrawn. Page S1258 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S1273 Global Strategic Report: Senate resumed consider- Text of S. 1200, as Previously Passed ation of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. Pages S1275–S1317 2634, to require a report setting forth the global Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. strategy of the United States to combat and defeat (Total—34) Page S1259 al Qaeda and its affiliates. Pages S1258–64 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and During consideration of this measure today, Senate adjourned at 7:46 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thurs- also took the following action: day, February 28, 2008. (For Senate’s program, see By 89 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 34), three-fifths the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having Record on page S1319.) voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to Committee Meetings consideration of the bill. Page S1259 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- (Committees not listed did not meet) viding for further consideration of the motion to APPROPRIATIONS: U.S. ARMY proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately Committee on Appropriations: Committee concluded a 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 28, 2008, and hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for that all time during any adjournment or morning fiscal year 2009 for the U.S. Army, Department of business count post-cloture. Page S1319 Defense, after receiving testimony from Preston M. Geren III, Secretary, and General George W. Casey, Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Jr., Chief of Staff, both of the United States Army, lowing nominations: Department of Defense. Nanci E. Langley, of Virginia, to be a Commis- NATIONAL SECURITY sioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a term expiring November 22, 2012. hearing to examine the current and future worldwide Ronald D. Rotunda, of Virginia, to be a Member threats to the national security of the United States, of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board after receiving testimony from John M. McConnell, for a term of four years expiring January 29, 2012. Director, Tim Langford, Cuba-Venezuela Mission D185 VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:02 Apr 17, 2008 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 5627 E:\RECORD08\RECFILES\D27FE8.REC D27FE8 mmaher on PROD1PC76 with CONG-REC-ONLINE D186 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST February 27, 2008 Manager, Benjamin Powell, General Counsel, Alan Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, Pino, National Intelligence Officer for the Middle S. 2601 and H.R. 1285, bills to require the Sec- East, and Tom Fingar, Deputy Director for Analysis, retary of Agriculture to convey to King and Kittitas all of National Intelligence; and Lieutenant General Counties Fire District No. 51 a certain parcel of real Michael D. Maples, USA, Director, Defense Intel- property for use as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass ligence Agency. fire and rescue station, H.R. 523, to require the Sec- retary of the Interior to convey certain public land DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST located wholly or partially within the boundaries of Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Per- the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility sonnel concluded a hearing to examine the defense District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to authorization request for fiscal year 2009 for the Ac- the utility district, and S. 532 and H.R. 838, bills tive component, Reserve component, civilian per- to provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land sonnel programs, and the future years defense pro- Management parcels known as the White Acre and gram, after receiving testimony from David S. C. Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Chu, Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Park City, Utah, after receiving testimony from Wy- Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, USA, Dep- oming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Cheyenne; Me- uty Chief of Staff, G1, United States Army, Vice lissa Simpson, Deputy Under Secretary of Agri- Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., USN, Deputy Chief of culture for Natural Resources and Environment; Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training Luke Johnson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land and Education, United States Navy, Lieutenant Gen- Management, Department of the Interior; Andy eral Roland S. Coleman, USMC, Deputy Com- Kerr, Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, and Mike mandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United Dauenhauer, both of Ashland, Oregon; Claire States Marine Corps, and Lieutenant General Richard Moseley, Public Lands Advocacy, Denver, Colorado; Y. Newton III, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Gary Amerine, Citizens Protecting the Wyoming Manpower and Personnel, United States Air Force, Range, Daniel; and Chris Caviezel, Snoqualmie Pass all of the Department of Defense. Fire Station, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. NASA BUDGET Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY committee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agen- BUDGET cies concluded a hearing to examine the President’s Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 for the mittee concluded a hearing to examine the Presi- National Space and Aeronautics Administration dent’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 (NASA), after receiving testimony from Michael D. for the Environmental Protection Agency, after re- Griffin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and ceiving testimony from Stephen L. Johnson, Admin- Space Administration. istrator, Environmental Protection Agency. NOMINATION Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS RELIANCE concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of J. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Gregory Copeland, of Texas, to be General Counsel fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine of the Department of Energy, after the nominee tes- U.S. reliance on private security firms in overseas op- tified and answered questions in his own behalf. erations, after receiving testimony from Patrick F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Management; LAND BILLS P. Jackson Bell, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- for Logistics and Material Readiness; James D. committee on Public Lands and Forests concluded a Schmitt, ArmorGroup North America, Inc., McLean, hearing to examine S. 2229, to withdraw certain Virginia; and Laura A. Dickinson, University of Federal land in the Wyoming Range from leasing Connecticut School of Law, Hartford. and provide an opportunity to retire certain leases in the Wyoming Range, S. 2379, to authorize the Sec- retary of the Interior to cancel certain grazing leases FOREIGN AID LESSONS FOR DOMESTIC on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACT that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a for the exchange of certain Monument land in ex- hearing to examine S. 2232, to direct the Secretary change for private land, to designate certain Monu- of Commerce to establish a demonstration program ment land as wilderness, S. 832, to provide for the to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to un- sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the derdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market economic development assistance to certain similarly value, S. 2508 and H.R. 903, bills to provide for a situated individuals, after receiving testimony from study of options for protecting the open space char- Senator Stevens; Matthew Crow, Deputy Assistant acteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Secretary for External Affairs and Communications of VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:02 Apr 17, 2008 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 5627 E:\RECORD08\RECFILES\D27FE8.REC D27FE8 mmaher on PROD1PC76 with CONG-REC-ONLINE February 27, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D187 Commerce for Economic Development Administra- Washington, DC; and Chandler Davidson, Rice Uni- tion; Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation