Hearings

Media Advisory: Oversight Hearing on Reforms to Pediatric Dental Care in Medicaid

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today announced a hearing on necessary reforms in Medicaid pediatric dental care . The hearing will also reveal the findings of a Subcommittee investigation Additionally, Acting Medicaid Director Herb Kuhn will testify on the recent steps taken to reform pediatric dental care under Medicaid.

Gaming the Tax Code: Public Subsidies, Private Profits, and Big League Sports in New York

This hearing will examine whether the use of the federal tax code to subsidize the construction of professional sports stadiums and arenas furthers the public interest. This is the third hearing held by the Subcommittee on this subject and the first hearing to examine alleged improprieties in the financing process of the new Yankee Stadium.

Gaming the Tax Code: Public Subsidies, Private Profits, and Big League Sports in New York

The Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing, “Gaming the Tax Code: Public Subsidies, Private Profits, and Big League Sports in New York,” on Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Examining Contractor Performance and Government Management of Retroactive Pay for Retired Veterans with Disabilities

This hearing will examine the reasons for the significant delay in delivering the retroactive pay award to disabled retired veterans and assess the Government’s management of the program.

Assessing State and Local Regulations to Reduce Dental Mercury Emissions

This hearing will examine existing state and local government initiatives and regulations aimed at reducing dental mercury emissions, evaluate their success, and document the lessons learned. This hearing follows up on concerns raised during the Subcommittee’s first hearing on environmental risks of and regulatory responses to mercury dental fillings, in November 2007.

Targeting Federal aid to neighborhoods distressed by the subprime mortgage crisis

Joint Hearing

Chairman Dennis Kucinich
Domestic Policy Subcommittee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee

And

Chairwoman Maxine Waters
Housing & Community Opportunity Subcommittee
Financial Services Committee

Neighborhoods: the blameless victims of the subprime mortgage crisis

These hearings will serve to focus attention on the consequences to neighborhoods when foreclosed properties fail to sell, and when owners abandon them.

After the Beef Recall: Exploring Greater Transparency in the Meat Industry

On Thursday, April 17, 2008, at 1 p.m., in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “After the Beef Recall: Exploring Greater Transparency in the Meat Industry.”

Is USDA Accounting for Costs to Farmers Caused by Contamination from Genetically Engineered Plants?

This hearing will examine the impact on farmers caused by contamination of conventional and organic crops by genetically engineered plants. The hearing will also examine the responsiveness of the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the concerns of farmers.

The National Drug Control Strategy, Budget, and Compliance: Priorities and Accountability at ONDCP

The hearing will examine: (1) the priorities of the 2008 National Drug Control Strategy; (2) the priorities of the Fiscal Year 2009 National Drug Control Budget; and (3) ONDCP’s compliance with the ONDCP Reauthorization Act of 2006.

One Year Later: Medicaid’s Response to Systemic Problems Revealed by the Death of Deamonte Driver

This hearing will examine the actions that the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (“CMS”) has taken to reform the pediatric dental program for Medicaid eligible children since the death of Deamonte Driver, a twelve-year old boy from Maryland.

Assessing The Environmental Risks of the Water Bottling Industry’s Extraction of Groundwater

This hearing will examine the environmental issues presented when water bottling plants extract groundwater and spring water from water sources in rural communities.

What the October Wildfires Reveal About Preparedness In Southern California

On October 21, a wildfire began in Witch Creek, a rural area in the foothills of San Diego. At the height of the disaster, 23 fires were burning. By the time all the fires were contained, 368,000 acres of land had been burned; 1,700 homes were destroyed; and 10 people died.

Environmental Risks Of And Regulatory Response To Mercury Dental Fillings

This hearing will examine the environmental risks of mercury in dental fillings (known as dental mercury amalgam) and the government’s regulatory response to it.

Evaluating The Labor Department In New Orleans: DOL’s Performance In Investigating and Prosecuting Wage and Hour Violations And Protecting Guest Workers

This hearing continues an investigation that began earlier this year into the adequacy of labor law enforcement in New Orleans during the period following Hurricane Katrina. The field hearing will take a closer look at the performance of the New Orleans District Office of the US Department of Labor since the hurricane.

Upholding the Spirit of the CRA: Do CRA Ratings Accurately Reflect Bank Practices?

This hearing will expose and explain how Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) exams may not reflect discriminatory practices by regulated banks, including the problems associated with regulatory discretion and new bank structures that were prohibited when Congress enacted the CRA. It will also analyze the detrimental affect of non-disclosure of fair lending exams on community participation and CRA enforcement.

Professional Sport Stadiums: Do They Divert Public Funds From Critical Public Infrastructure?

This hearing will examine whether or not public subsidies for professional sports stadiums divert funds and attention away from America’s public infrastructure. This is the subcommittee’s second hearing on the topic. On March 29, 2007, the Domestic Policy Subcommittee held a hearing that looked at the promises of economic prosperity that are made to cities which finance professional sports stadiums. The first hearing revealed that no evidence has been found to suggest that professional sports stadiums create jobs, raise incomes, or raise local tax revenues.

Combating Drug Abuse and Drug-related Crime: What Is Working in Baltimore

After a period of improvement, lethal and non-lethal violent crime in Baltimore is on the rise. The Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing will examine innovative approaches to combating drug abuse, drug-related violence, and gang activity in Baltimore. The focus of the hearing will be on evaluating practical alternatives to incarceration to prevent drug use and drug-related violence. 

Will NIEHS’ New Priorities Protect Public Health?

The Domestic Policy Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the impact on public health of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIEHS) new research direction and priorities. A new emphasis on treating disease has come at the expense of preventive research, education and outreach.

ExxonMobil and Shell Answer Questions About Hot Fuels

Senior executives from two of the largest oil companies with operations in both the U.S. and Canada will testify at a Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing on “hot fuels” and what appears to be a double standard in the way they measure gasoline.

“After Blackstone: Should Small Investors be Exposed to Risks of Hedge Funds?”

The Domestic Policy Subcommittee, which has oversight jurisdiction over the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will hold a hearing to examine the possible risks presented to ordinary investors by the recent Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone LP”) and similar upcoming initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of the management entities of hedge funds and private equity funds. The hearing will examine whether the SEC’s Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “’40 Act”) determination is likely to be accepted by the courts, whether existing investor protections are sufficient to protect ordinary investors from new risks, and whether new regulation is necessary.

Hearing on Adequacy of Labor Law Enforcement in New Orleans

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, breaking levees and flooding New Orleans with more than 100 billion gallons of water. The flooding killed at least 1,400 people in Louisiana, half of whom were from New Orleans, and left hundreds of thousands of others homeless.

Hot Fuel: Big Oil’s Double Standard for Measuring Gasoline

With current gasoline prices averaging more than $3 per gallon, Chairman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) held a Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing to examine the high gasoline prices, specifically addressing the “hot fuels” problem – during the summer, the amount of gasoline by weight in a gallon is less than the same gallon pumped during winter.

Lethal Loopholes: Deficiencies in State and Federal Gun Purchase Laws

On Thursday, May 10, the Domestic Policy Subcommittee evaluated incompleteness in the federal database used for checking the criminal and mental health records of gun purchasers, as well as the inconsistencies in state compliance with federal gun purchase laws.

Oversight Adequacy of the Pediatric Dental Program for Medicaid Eligible Children

This hearing will examine the adequacy of CMS oversight mechanisms used to evaluate the ability of Medicaid programs to ensure children’s access to dental health. Although infallible oversight will not redress the inadequacy of Medicaid administered dental care, achieving such redress is elusive without adequate oversight.

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