House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
April 30, 2002
FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION
Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Regula, R-Ohio) (5/3)
Donald Sawyer, Ph.D.,President
National Association For Rural Mental Health(5/3)
National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity(5/3)
Ernest C. Hopkins Director of Federal Affairs (5/3)
Lynn Rosenthal Exe. Dir.
National Network To End Domestic Violence(5/3)
George E. Hardy, Jr. MD.MPH(5/3)
National Network for Youth (5/3)
William F. Streck, M.D. Pres. & Chief Exe.
Bassett Healthcare One Atwell Road, Cooperstown(5/3)
James A. Merchant, M.D. Dean, College of Public Health (5/3)
Marla J. Gold, MD Division Chief, HIV/AIDS Medicine,
MCP Hahnemann University(5/3)
Christopher A. Kus, M.D.,M.D.,P.H. Pres. of the
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs(5/3)
Mr. Kelly J. Buckland, member Governing Board (5/3)
National Council on Independent Living
Chairman Ralph Regula on behalf of
National Association for Rural Mental Health
Alan R. Fields, Exe.Dir.,LIFEBOAT, the
Music Industry Fights AIDS (5/3)
John Mengenhausen Chief/Exe. Officer
Horizon Health Care, Inc.(5/3)
Miguelina Ileana Leon Dir. of
Government Relations and Public Policy (5/3)
Stephen L. Wilson, Ph.D. Representing
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (5/3)
Charlie Kuntzleman, Chair of the Michigan Governor's Council (5/3)
Barbara Wolfe, Ph.D.,RN, FAAN Asst. Prof. of Psychiatry(5/3)
Dr. Mary Gilchrist, Ph.D. Dir. of the University Hygiene Lab (5/3)
Alan G. Kraut, PH.D. Exe. Dir.(5/3)
William E. Arnold chair (5/3)
J. Michael Adams, Pres. of Fairleigh University (5/3)
R. Palmer Beasley, MD Dean, University of Texas (5/3)
James Martin, MD President-Elect
American Academy of Family Physicians (5/3)
Kathleen Vasquez member of the National AHEC Organization (5/3)
House Appropriations Committee -
April 30, 2002
Homeland Security
Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neil (5/3)
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell (5/3)
Ann M. Veneman Secretary of Agriculture (5/3)
House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Military Procurement
April 30, 2002
FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: PROCUREMENT Subcommittee Markup
(Chairman Weldon, R-Pa.)
Event Note: OPEN/MAY CLOSE.
House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
April 30, 2002
FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Subcommittee Markup
(Chairman Hunter, R-Calif.)
Event Note: OPEN/MAY CLOSE.
House Government Reform Committee
April 30, 2002
FEDERAL BUILDING SECURITY Field Hearing
(Chairman Burton, R-Ind.)
House Rules Committee
April 30, 2002
RULES FOR FLOOR DEBATE New Full Committee Markup
(Chairman Dreier, R-Calif.)
House Select Intelligence Committee
April 30, 2002
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE BUSINESS New Full Committee Hearing
(Chairman Goss, R-Fla.)
Event Note: CLOSED
House Select Intelligence Committee
April 30, 2002
FISCAL 2003 BUDGET: INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
New Full Committee Hearing
(Chairman Goss, R-Fla.)
Event Note: CLOSED
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
April 30, 2002
ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO VA HEALTH CARE FACILITIES Updated Field Hearing
(Chairman Smith, R-N.J.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
PANEL:
Robert H. Roswell - undersecretary of
Veterans Affairs for health; (5/3)
Michael Slachta Jr. - assistant inspector
general for auditing, Department of
Veterans Affairs; (5/3)
Stephen L. Gaskell - director,
Office of Audit, Central Office Operations Division,
Department of Veterans Affairs; NOT AVAILABLE
Cynthia A. Bascetta - director, Healthcare,
Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues,
General Accounting Office (5/3)
PANEL:
Michael H. Wysong - New Jersey legislative director,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, (5/3)
accompanied by
Donald E. Marshall, Jr. - state commander,
Veterans of Foreign Wars; NOT AVAILABLE
Vincent S. Bevilacqua - department service officer,
Department of New Jersey, The American Legion; (5/3)
Paul J. Tobin - associate executive director
of benefit services, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans
Association; (5/3)
Daniel T. Flynn - commander, Department of
New Jersey Disabled American Veterans,
NOT AVAILABLE
accompanied by
Charles A. Carroll - adjutant, Treasurer,
Department of New Jersey, Disabled American Veterans;
NOT AVAILABLE
Robert Maras - National Board of Directors,
Vietnam Veterans of America NOT AVAILABLE
House Ways and Means Committee-Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
April 30, 2002
TAX INCENTIVES FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION
Updated Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman McCrery, R-La.) (5/3)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Rep. Nancy L. Johnson, R-Conn.(5/3)
Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass. NOT AVAILABLE
Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash.(5/3)
Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio(5/3)
Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Ill.(5/3)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.(5/3)
Rep. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. NOT AVAILABLE
Pam Olson - acting assistant secretary of
Treasury for tax policy; (5/3)
Chris Sawyer - president,
West Hill Foundation for (5/3)
Nature Inc., Atlanta, Ga.;
Steven McCormick - president,
The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Va.; (5/3)
Timothy Brazell - tax manager, Lowe Enterprises,
representing the Real Estate Roundtable; (5/3)
Charles Bingham - board member,
Evergreen Forest Trust, Seattle, Wash.; (5/3)
Eugene Duvernoy - president,
Cascade Land Conservancy,
Seattle, Wash.; (5/3)
Rand Wentworth president, Land Trust Alliance; (5/3)
Jim DeCosmo - Temple-Inland Forests Products Corp.,
Diboll, Texas and member, American Forest and
Paper Association (5/3)
Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
April 30, 2002
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Harkin, D-Iowa)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Richard J. Hodes - director,
National Institute of Aging; (5/2)
Orien Reid- chairman, Board of Directors,
Alzheimer's Association;(5/2)
David Hyde Pierce - actor; (5/2)
Marilyn Alb - chairwoman, Medical and
Scientific Advisory Council,
Alzheimer's Association; (5/2)
Carol and Gene Gratz - Alzheimer's Association,
East Central Iowa Chapter (5/2)
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee-
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism
April 30, 2002
ENRON CORP. AND STATE PENSION FUNDS Postponed Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Dorgan, D-N.D.)
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee-Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations
April 30, 2002
FUEL PRICE STABILITY Updated Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Levin, D-Mich.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
James S. Carter - regional director,
ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Co., Farifax, Va.; (05/01)
Gary R. Heminger - president,
Marathon Ashland Petroleum,
Findlay, Ohio; (05/01)
Ross Pillari - group vice president for
U.S. marketing, BP, Warrenville, Ill.;
(05/01)
David C. Reeves - president of
North American products,
Chevron Texaco Corp., San Ramon, Calif.;
(05/01)
Rob Routs - president and CEO,
Shell Oil Products U.S., Houston, Texas
(05/01)
Witnesses Scheduled:
PANEL:
Richard Blumenthal - Connecticut
State Attorney General ;
Jennifer Granholm - Michigan State
Attorney General
PANEL:
Peter Ashton - president,
Innovation and Information Consultants,
Concord, Mass.;
Justine Hastings - assistant professor of economics,
Dartmouth College;
R. Preston McAfee - professor of economics,
University of Texas;
Philip Verleger Jr. - president,
PK Verleger LLC, Newport Beach, Calif.
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee-Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
House Government Reform Committee-Subcommittee on Government
Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations
April 30, 2002
SAFETY OF FEDERAL SCHOOL LUNCHES Updated Joint Hearing
(Chairman Durbin, D-Ill.)
(Chairman Horn, R-Calif.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.
(05/01)
Lawrence Dyckman - director of
natural resources and environment,
General Accounting Office;
Lester Crawford - deputy commissioner,
Food and Drug Administration;
(05/01)
Elsa Murano - undersecretary of Agriculture for
food safety;
(05/01)
Caroline Smith DeWaal - director, Food Safety Program,
Center for Science in the Public Interest;
(05/01)
Sue Doneth - Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.),
Marshall, Mich.;
John Bode - counsel, National Food Processors Association;
Cheryl Roberts - S.T.O.P., Comer, Ga.;
Mary Klatko - food service director, Howard County, Md.,
Public Schools, representing American School Food Service
Association
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
April 30, 2002
SURGEON GENERAL, NIH DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
Updated Confirmation Hearing
(Chairman Kennedy, D-Mass.)
Nominations:
Richard Carmona to be Surgeon General
Elias Zerhouni to be director of the
National Institutes of Health
(05/01)
Senate Judiciary Committee-Subcommittee on
Antitrust, Competition and Business and Consumer Rights
April 30, 2002
LOWER HOSPITAL COSTS VS. INNOVATION AND PATIENT HEALTH
Updated Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Kohl, D-Wis.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Mark McKenna - president, Novation;
Richard Norling - CEO, Premier;
Trisha Barrett - assistant director, Material Services and
Value Analysis Facilitator, University of the
California-San Francisco Medical Center;
(05/01)
Elizabeth Weatherman - managing director,
Warburg Pincus;
Joe Kiani president and CEO,
Masimo Corp.;
Lynn Detlor - former director,
Purchasing, Premier;
(05/01)
Mitchell Goldstein - neonataologist,
Citrus Valley Medical Center,
West Covina, Calif.
(05/01)
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
April 30, 2002
NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSISTANCE Updated Joint Hearing
(Chairman Kerry, D-Mass.)
(Chairman Inouye, D-Hawaii)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D.
Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M.
Kaaren Johnson Street - associate deputy administrator for
entrepreneurial development, Small Business Administration;
Pete Homer - president and CEO,
National Indian Business Association;
Gerald Danforth - chairman, Oneida
Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin;
Derek Dorr - chief operating officer,
Deco, Inc., Onimia, Minn.;
Monica Drapeaux - executive director,
Lakota Fund, Kyle, S.D.;
Tom Hampson - executive director,
A Native American Business Network,
Tigard, Ore.