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| CREC-2026-01-28-pt1-PgD123-2 | 2026-01-28 | 119 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D123 | D124 | 172 Cong. Rec. D123 | Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 20 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D123-D124] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) DOD's CYBER FORCE GENERATION Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded a hearing to examine the Department's cyber force generation plan and the associated implementation plan, after receiving testimony from Katherine Sutton, Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy, Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United States Cyber Command/performing the duties of Director, National Security Agency/ Acting Chief, Central Security Service, and Brigadier General R. Ryan Messer, USAF, Deputy Director for Global Operations, J3, Joint Staff, all of the Department of Defense. FIRSTNET'S ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media concluded a hearing to examine the front lines of connectivity, focusing on FirstNet's role in public safety, after receiving testimony from Michael A. Adkinson, Jr., Walton County Sheriff, DeFuniak [[Page D124]] Springs, Florida, on behalf of First Responder Network Authority Board; Scott Agnew, AT&T FirstNet and Public Sector Mobility, Dallas, Texas; Cory Davis, Verizon Frontline, New York, New York; and Mel Maier, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Daytona Beach, Florida. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy concluded a hearing to examine the live entertainment industry, after receiving testimony from Robert J. Richie, Nashville, Tennessee; Daniel M. Wall, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., San Francisco, California; Brian Berry, Ticket Policy Forum, Washington, D.C.; and David Weingarden, Z2 Entertainment, Boulder, on behalf of Colorado Independent Venue Association. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine improving the Federal environmental review and permitting process, part 2, after receiving testimony from Brendan Bechtel, Bechtel, Reston, Virginia, on behalf of Business Roundtable's Smart Regulation Committee; Brent Booker, Laborers' International Union of North America, Dustin Meyer, American Petroleum Institute, and Abigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C.; and David Terry, National Association of State Energy Officials. VENEZUELA Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine U.S. policy towards Venezuela, after receiving testimony from Marco Rubio, Secretary of State. PALISADES FIRE Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine one year after disaster, focusing on the Palisades fire, after receiving testimony from Patrick Butler, Redondo Beach Fire Department Fire Chief and Harbor Master, Redondo Beach, California; Rick Crawford, Los Angeles Fire Department, Washington, D.C.; and Spencer Hawkins, International Association of Emergency Managers, Macon, Georgia. EDUCATIONAL CHOICE IN AMERICA Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine educational choice in America, after receiving testimony from Cris Gulacy-Worrel, Oakmont Education, Powell, Ohio; John F. Kirtley, Step Up For Students, Tampa, Florida; and Marisol Garcia, Arizona Education Association, Phoenix, Arizona. NATIVE CHILDREN'S COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION ACT Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Title II of the draft of the Native Children's Commission Implementation Act, focusing on justice and safety for native children, after receiving testimony from Mark Patterson, Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission Chair, Honolulu; Lonna J. Street, Spirit Lake Nation, Fort Totten, North Dakota; Joan Johnson, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Harlem, Montana; Anita Fineday, Native Children's Commission, Brainerd, Minnesota; and Lori Jump, StrongHearts Native Helpline, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and executive accountability, after receiving testimony from Stewart Baker, Stewart Baker Consulting PLLC, and Elizabeth Goitein, New York University School of Law Brennan Center for Justice, both of Washington, D.C.; and Adam I. Klein, University of Texas Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Austin. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on efforts to restructure the Veterans Health Administration, after receiving testimony from Douglas A. Collins, Secretary, John Bartrum, Under Secretary for Health, Mark Engelbaum, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, and Gregory Goins, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Veterans Health Administration, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community. |