February 7, 2013/U.S. Senate Daily Summary

= Senate Daily Summary =

== On the Floor ==

Benghazi Attack
The concluded a hearing to examine the Department of Defense's response to the attack on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the findings of its internal review following the attack, after receiving testimony from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey.

Corps of Engineers Water Resources Policies
The concluded an oversight hearing to examine implementation of Corps of Engineers water resources policies, after receiving testimony from Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Defense; Collin O'Mara, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control Secretary, Dover; Richard M. Johnson, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Sacramento, California; Robert A. Turner, Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority--East, New Orleans; and Garret Graves, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, Baton Rouge.

No Child Left Behind
The concluded a hearing to examine No Child Left Behind, focusing on early lessons from state flexibility waivers, after receiving testimony from Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education; Terry Holliday, Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner, Lexington; John King, New York Commissioner of Education, Slingerlands; Andy Smarick, Bellweather Education Partners, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; and Kati Haycock, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.

Judiciary Business Meeting
The ordered favorably reported the nominations of Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the D83First Circuit, and Richard Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.

CIA Director Nomination
The concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of John Brennan to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.

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