Hearing Schedule and Statements - 2007
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All hearings in SD-608 unless stated otherwise. Click on witness to view testimony.

October 31, 2007 at 9:00 AM: S. 2063, The Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2007
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  • The Honorable Steny H. Hoyer -- Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives

  • The Honorable David M. Walker -- Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office

  • The Honorable Leon E. Panetta -- Co-Chair of the Committee for A Responsible Federal budget, Director of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy

  • William D. Novelli -- Chief Executive Officer, AARP

  • Robert L. Bixby -- Executive Director, The Concord Coalition


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • September 11, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Health Care and the Budget: Options for Achieving Universal Health Coverage
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  • Henry J. Aaron -- Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution

  • Sherry A. Glied, PhD -- Department Chair, Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

  • Janet Trautwein -- Executive Vice President and CEO, National Association of Health Underwriters


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • FIELD HEARING
    August 7, 2007 at 4:00 PM: An Examination of Health Care Costs: Challenges and Options for Reform
    LOCATION: The Grand International, Grand Ballroom, 1505 N. Broadway, Minot, ND

  • Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. -- Associate Dean for Rural Health and Director, Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Commissioner, Commonwealth Fund Commission on High Performance Health System
  • Janis Cheney -- State Director, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
  • Terry G. Hoff -- President and CEO, Trinity Health
  • Candace Abernathey -- Patient
  • John MacMartin -- President, Minot Area Chamber of Commerce


    • July 26, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Nomination of The Hon. Jim Nussle to be Director of OMB
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  • The Honorable Jim Nussle


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • June 26, 2007 at 9:30 AM: Health Care and the Budget: The Healthy Americans Act and Other Options for Reform
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    Panel One:
  • The Honorable Ron Wyden -- United States Senate

  • The Honorable Robert F. Bennett -- United States Senate


    • Panel Two:

  • Len Nichols, Ph.D. -- Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation
  • Sara R. Collins, Ph.D. -- Assistant Vice President, Program on the Future of Health Insurance, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Arnold Milstein, MD -- Medical Director, Pacific Business Health Group



    • June 21, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Health Care and the Budget: Issues and Challenges for Reform
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  • Dr. Peter R. Orszag -- Director, Congressional Budget Office


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • March 15, 2007 at 9:30 AM: Markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2008
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    Location: SD - 608

    March 14, 2007 at 2:00 PM: Markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2008
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    Location: SD - 608
  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • March 1, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The President's Defense Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and War Costs
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  • The Hon. Gordon England -- Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense

  • Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. -- Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense

  • Ms. Tina Jonas -- Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • FIELD HEARING
    February 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM: The Impact of Federal Funding on Law Enforcement and First Responders
    LOCATION: Fargodome, Room 201, 1800 N. University Drive, Fargo, ND
    Panel One:
  • Birch Burdick -- State's Attorney Cass County
  • Paul Laney -- Sheriff, Cass County Sheriff's Department
  • Keith A. Ternes -- Chief of Police, Fargo (ND) Police Department


    • Panel Two:
  • Bruce Hoover -- Fire Chief, Fargo Fire Department
  • Ken Habiger -- President, Casselton Ambulance Service
  • Mark A. Johnson -- Executive Director, North Dakota Association of Counties (presented by Terry Traynor, Assistant Director)

    • February 14, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Proposals on Tax Compliance
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  • The Hon. Mark W. Everson -- Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury

    • February 13, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budgetary Proposals for the Department of Health and Human Services
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  • The Hon. Mike Leavitt -- Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • February 8, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget and Revenue Proposals
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  • The Hon. Henry M. Paulson, Jr. -- Secretary, Department of Treasury


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • February 7, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Proposal
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  • The Hon. Robert J. Portman -- Director, Office of Management and Budget


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • February 6, 2007 at 10:00 AM: War Costs
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  • Steven M. Kosiak -- Vice President for Budget Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

  • Dr. Gordon Adams -- Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  • J. Michael Gilmore -- Assistant Director for National Security, Congressional Budget Office


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • February 1, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The Current Account Deficit and the U.S. Foreign Debt
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  • Dr. C. Fred Bergsten -- Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics

  • Dr. William Cline -- Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

  • David Malpass -- Chief Global Economist, Bear Stearns


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • January 31, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Exploring Solutions to Our Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
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  • Robert L. Bixby -- Executive Director, The Concord Coalition

  • Dr. Joseph J. Minarik -- Sr. Vice President and Director of Research, Committee for Economic Development

  • Dr. Jason Furman -- Director, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution

  • Dr. Stuart M. Butler -- Vice President for Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • January 30, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Defining Our Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
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  • Dr. Robert D. Reischauer -- President, Urban Institute

  • Robert Greenstein -- Founder and Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

  • Dr. Eugene Steuerle -- Senior Fellow, Urban Institute


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • January 25, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
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  • Dr. Peter R. Orszag -- Director, Congressional Budget Office


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • January 23, 2007 at 10:00 AM: The Growing Tax Gap and Strategies for Reducing It
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  • Robert S. McIntyre -- Director, Citizens for Tax Justice

  • Michael Brostek -- Director of Tax Issues, Government Accountability Office

  • John Satagaj - Sm. Business Legislative Counsel, Small Business Tax Compliance & Fairness Coalition


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • January 18, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Long-Term Economic and Budget Challenges
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  • The Hon. Ben S. Bernanke -- Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • January 11, 2007 at 10:30 AM: The Long-Term Budget Outlook
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  • The Hon. David M. Walker -- Comptroller General of the United States

  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

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