He was charged with breaching the Rugby World Cup/International Rugby Board code of conduct at a hearing in Auckland, which had already been postponed twice, on Saturday.
The House Small Business Committee will conduct a hearing about the effects of sequestration on small businesses; a House Science subcommittee will conduct a hearing about the effects of international technology transfer on American research and development; and a House Judiciary subcommittee will conduct a hearing about enforcing international intellectual property laws.
IN WASHINGTON The Senate Banking Committee will conduct a hearing on the state of the credit union industry (Tuesday); the Senate Banking Committee will conduct a hearing on the state of the capital markets (Wednesday); Paul A. Volcker, left, the former Federal Reserve chairman, will participate in a panel discussion on the history of the Fed at the American Enterprise Institute (Friday).
IN THE UNITED STATES On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee will conduct a hearing on the nominations of Mary Jo White to be chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Richard Cordray to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and the Senate Commerce Committee will conduct a hearing on the oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
On Thursday, a Senate Banking subcommittee will conduct a hearing about the role of independent consultants in the review of foreclosures.
A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee will conduct a hearing about implications of the General Motors bailout (Wednesday).
On Wednesday, a Senate banking subcommittee will conduct a hearing about supervision of large financial institutions.
Also on Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee will conduct a hearing about oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing on oversight of intellectual property law enforcement efforts (Wednesday).
IN THE UNITED STATES Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, will testify before the Senate Budget Committee about the outlook for monetary and fiscal policy, and the Joint Economic Committee will conduct a hearing about reauthorization of the payroll tax cut (Tuesday).
On Wednesday, the Walt Disney Company will have its annual meeting in Phoenix; a House Financial Services subcommittee will conduct a hearing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will conduct a hearing on auto manufacturing; and the House Small Business Committee will conduct a hearing on the effect of the Obama health care law on small businesses.
