Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) will chair a hearing of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday, May 1, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) in room 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The Subcommittee will discuss the FY04 budget needs for the Secret Service and the Coast Guard.

The following witnesses will testify before the Subcommittee: W. Ralph Basham, Director, United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, and Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.