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Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support

***NOTICE – CHANGE IN LOCATION *** Hearing on Improving the Child Welfare System

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Hearing Advisory
   Jim McDermott Announces a Hearing on Improving the Child Welfare System
 
Witness List and Testimony  (Printer Friendly)
Witnesses
Panel:
  The Honorable Danny Davis, 7th Congressional District, Illinois
  The Honorable Chaka Fattah, 2nd Congressional District, Pennsylvania
  The Honorable Michele Bachmann, 6th Congressional District, Minnesota

Panel:
  Gil Kerlikowske, Chief of Police, Seattle, Washington
  Ken Deibert, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security – Children, Youth and Family Services
  Jim Purcell, Executive Director, Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies, New York City
  Terry Cross, Executive Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association
  Lupe Tovar, former foster youth from Arizona

Panel:
  Hope A. Cooper, Project Director, Kids Are Waiting Campaign, The Pew Charitable Trusts
  MaryLee Allen, Director of Child Welfare and Mental Health, The Children’s Defense Fund
  Khatib Waheed, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy
  Pamela Davidson, Vice President, Government Relations, National Council for Adoption
Submissions for the Record
  American Indian Affairs, Statement
  Ann Harrmann, Statement
  DePelchin Children's Center, Statement
  Gladys Carrion, Statement
  National Council on Disablility, Statement
  National Governors Association, Statement
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