JANUARY
The Fair Pay Restoration Act: Ensuring Reasonable Rules in Pay Discrimination Cases. January 24, 2008.
Sen. Isakson and Sen. Kennedy	Sen. Mikulski and Sen. Murray
Ms. Lilly Ledbetter	Ms. Margot Dorfman
Dr. Samuel Bagenstos	Mr. Eric Dreiband
FEBRUARY
Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the Future. February 12, 2008.
Chairman Kennedy	Sens. Murkowski, Sanders and Chairman Kennedy
Sen. Murray and Sen. Brown	Sen. Allard and Sen. Murkowski
Dr. James Swift	Dr. J. Maupin and Ms. J. Laurent
Dr. R. Hooker and Dr. K. Grumbach	Mr. Bruce Steinwald
Mr. Edward Salsberg	Ms. Beth Landon and Dr. B. Auerbach
MARCH
The Climbing Costs of Heating Homes: Why LIHEAP is Essential. March 5, 2008.
Sen. Dodd, Subcommittee Chair	Sen. Dodd and Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Murkowski	Sen. Reed
Dr. Deborah Frank	Dr. Meg Power
Ms. Regina Surber	Ms. Robin Hussain
Unemployment in a Volatile Economy: How to Secure Families and Build Opportunity. March 6, 2008.
Chairman Kennedy	Sen. Enzi
Sen. Alexander	Sen. Brown
Ms. Patricia Smith	Dr. Alan Krueger
Ms. Ronica Jackson	Sen. William Brock
The Broken Pipeline: Losing Opportunities in the Life Sciences. March 11, 2008.
Chairman Kennedy	Sen. Enzi, Ranking Member
Sen. Mikulski	Sen. Brown
Dr. Drew Faust	Dr. Jill Rafael-Fortney
Dr. Edward Miller	Ms. Dana Lewis
Sen. Kennedy and Dr. Faust
Sen. Mikulski and Dr. Faust	The Roundtable Discussion
APRIL
Serious OSHA Violations: Strategies for Breaking Dangerous Patterns. April 1, 2008.
Chairwoman Sen. Murray	Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Murray	Sen. Isakson
Sen. Isakson and Sen. Murray	Sen. Brown
Mr. Eric Frumin and Ms. Morrow	Ms. Doris Morrow
Mr. Gerard Scannell	Mr. Carman Bianco
Climate Change: A Challenge for Public Health. April 10, 2008.
Chairman Kennedy	Sen. Enzi
Sen. Sanders	Dr. John Balbus
Dr. Jonathan Patz	Dr. Kristie Ebi
Ambassador John W. McDonald	The witnesses
Ending Abuses and Improving Working Conditions for Tomato Workers. April 15, 2008.
Sen. Kenney	Sen. Sanders
Sen. Sanders and Sen. Kennedy	Sen. Durbin
Sen. Brown	Lucas Benitez (Center)
Mr. Charlie Frost	Eric Schlosser
Mary Bauer, Reggie Brown, Roy Reyna	Eric Scholosser, Mary Bauer, Reggie Brown
Restoring FDA's Ability to Keep America's Families Safe. April 24, 2008.
Sen. Enzi and Sen. Kennedy	Sen. Dodd
Sen. Enzi	Sen. Hatch
Sen. Alexander	Sen. Brown
Sen. Allard	Janet Woodcock
W. Hubbard, J. Morris, B. Brackett, Gerald Migliaccio	Gerald Migliaccio
When a Worker is Killed:  Do OSHA Penalties Enhance Workplace Safety? April 29, 2008.
Sen. Kennedy	Sen. Enzi
Sen. Murray	Sen. Isakson
Peg Seminario	David Uhlmann
Ron Hayes	Donald Coit Smith
George Jenson	The witnesses
MAY
Keeping America’s Children Safe: Preventing Childhood Injury. May 1, 2008.
Sen. Dodd	Sen. Dodd and Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Isakson	Sens. Isakson, Dodd, Kennedy
Dr. Ileana Arias	Amber Williams
Justin Bruns	Meri-K Appy
Alan Korn	The witnesses
Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century. May 8, 2008.
Chairman Kennedy	Sen. Kennedy with the witnesses
Sen. Dodd	Sen. Murkowski
Sen. Harkin	Sen. Burr
Sen. Murray and Sen. Brown	Sen. Reed
Sen. Hutchison	Elizabeth Edwards
Lance Armstrong	Steve Case
Dr. Edward Benz	The first panelists
Dr. Greg Simon	Hala Moddelmog
Addressing the Challenge of Children with Food Allergies. May 14, 2008.
Sen. Dodd	Sen. Alexander
Sen. Alexander and Sen. Dodd	Dr. Anthony Fauci
Teresa Walters	Dr. Hugh Sampson
Donna Kosiorowski	Colen Birchfield
Plant Closings, Workers’ Rights and the WARN Act’s 20th Anniversary. May 20, 2008.
Sen. Brown	Richard Trunka
Joe Aguiar	John Philo
Stefan Jan Marculewicz	The witnesses
JUNE
Two Years after the MINER Act: How Safe is Mining Today? June 19, 2008.
Sen. Brown	Sen. Isakson
Sen. Murray	Sen. Rockfeller
Sen. Allard	Richard E. Stickler
Dr. Jeffery Kohler	Dennis O'Dell
Bruce Watzman	Mr. Richard Stickler and Sen. Isakson
Emergence of the Superbug: Antimicrobial Resistance in the U.S. June 24, 2008.
Sen. Brown	Sen. Hatch
Sen. Burr	Dr. Fred Tenover and Linda Tollefson
Mr. Brandon Noble	Dr. Jay P. Graham
Dr. Graham and Dr.Vogel	Dr. Lyle Vogel and Dr. Patrick Brennan
Dr. Barry I. Eisenstein	The witnesses
JULY
Determining the Proper Scope of Coverage for the Americans with Disabilities Act. Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sen. Harkin	Sen. Enzi
Dr. Chai Feldblum	Carey McClure
Dr. Samuel R. Bagenstos	Jo Anne Simon
Michael Eastman	Sue Gamm
Andrew Grossman	The audiences
Childhood Obesity:  The Declining Health of America’s Next Generation – Part I. Wednesday, July 16, 2008.
Sen. Dodd and Sen. Harkin	Sen. Bingerman
Sen. Murkowski	Sen. Dodd greeting the witnesses
Dr. Jeff Levi	Dr. Francine Kaufman
Dr. Margaret Grey	Bruce Lesley
Dangerous Dust: Is OSHA Doing Enough to Protect Workers? Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Sen. Murray	Sen. Isakson
Sen. Brown	Sen. Chambliss
Edwin G. Foulke	John S. Bresland
Edwin Foulke and John Bresland	Richard W. Prugh
Amy Spencer	Graham H. Graham
Conference on H.R. 4137, The Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008. Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
Sen. Mikulski Chairing the conference	Sens. Enzi, Dodd, Harkin, Sanders
SEPTEMBER
401(k) Fee Disclosure: Helping Workers Save for Retirement. Wednesday, September 17, 2008.
Sen. Harkin	Sen. Enzi
Sen. Enzi and Sen. Harkin	Bradford P Campbell
Olena Berg Lacy	Theodore Benna
Paul Hunt	The witnesses
Investing in a Skilled Workforce: Making the Best Use of Tax-Payer Dollars to Maximize Results. Tuesday, September 23, 2008.
Sen. Murray	Sen. Isakson
George A. Scott	Elliot P. Lewis
Brent R. Orrell	The witnesses

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