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| U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
| Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery |
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| Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs in the Wake of the 2008 Midwest Floods, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike |
| Date: 9/24/08 |
| Time (EST): 10:00 AM |
| Place: Russell Senate Office Building, SR-328A |
| The Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry will hold a public joint hearing. |
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| Witnesses
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Panel 1
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Chuck Conner
, Deputy Secretary
, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Panel 2
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Dr.
Mike Strain
, Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner
, Louisiana Department of Agriculture
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Ms.
Barb Prather
, Executive Director
, Northeast Iowa Food Bank
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Mr.
Lyle Assell
, Special Assistant to the Director on Agriculture
, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Mr.
Dickie Ellender
, Southwest Louisiana Sugarcane Farmer
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Ms.
Natalie Jayroe
, Director
, Second Harvest Food Bank
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Mr.
John Hardwick
, Northeast Louisiana Cotton Farmer
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