HEARING
Germs, Viruses, and Secrets: Government Plans to Move Exotic Disease Research to the Mainland United States
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Thursday, May 22, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
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| Panel I |
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Nancy R. Kingsbury, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Applied Research and Methods
U.S. Government Accountability Office
441 G Street NW, Room 6133
Washington, DC 20548
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Accompanied by
Sushil Sharma, Ph.D., DrPH.
Assistant Director, Applied Research and Methods
U.S. Government Accountability Office |
Tim E. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Professor, Co-Director
Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue, 1044 Haring Hall
Davis, CA 95616
Food-and-Mouth spread simulation (video)
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Panel II
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Mr. Ray L. Wulf
President and CEO
American Farmers and Ranchers
800 North Harvey
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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Howard Hill, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer
Iowa Select Farms
811 South Oak Street
P.O. Box 400
Iowa Falls, IA 50126 |
Mr. Leroy Watson
Legislative Director
The National Grange of the Order
of Patrons of Husbandry
1616 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
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Mr. Gary Voogt
President-Elect
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
2831 Hayes Street
Marne, MI 49435-9751
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Panel III
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The Honorable Bruce I. Knight
Under Secretary
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
J. L. Whitten Building, Suite 228W
Washington, DC 20250-0109
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The Honorable Jay M. Cohen
Under Secretary
Science and Technology Directorate
U. S. Department of Homeland Security
1120 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005 |
Larry Barrett, DVM, MS, DACVPM
Director
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
40550 Route 25
Orient Point, NY 11957
P.O. Box 848
Greenport, NY 11944
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Other Documents:
Plum Island picture
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