Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that the full Committee will meet to receive an update on the condition of the U.S. financial markets following the recent terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

The hearing will be held:

Scheduled to appear are:

• The Honorable Paul O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury;


• The Honorable Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Federal Reserve;


• The Honorable Harvey Pitt, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission;


• Mr. Richard Grasso, Chairman and CEO, New York Stock Exchange; and


• Mr. Hardwick Simmons, Chairman, NASDAQ Stock Market.