July 17, 2003. Full committee hearing.
The Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to examine the importation of exotic species and the impact on public health and safety.
Thursday, July 17, 2003
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
9:30 am
Opening Statements:
Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
Sen. Wayne Allard, of Colorado.
Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
Witnesses: Sen. John Ensign, of Nevada.
Dr. John Clifford
Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Sciences
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Dr. Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Deputy Director
United States Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Marshall P. Jones, Jr.
Deputy Director
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
Dr. Stephen M. Ostroff
Deputy Director
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control
Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Gabriela Chavarria, Ph.D.
Policy Director, Wildlife Conservation
National Wildlife Federation
On behalf of the National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species
Dr. Robert A. Cook, V.M.D., M.P.A.
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Affairs
The School of International and Public 0ffairs,
Columbia University
N. Marshall Meyers
Executive Vice President and Counsel
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
Statements submitted for the record: Sarah Tyack,
Deputy Director, Animals in Crisis and Distress Program,
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Wayne Pacelle
Senior Vice President
Humane Society of the United States
