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Release Date: April 19, 1999

MEDIA ADVISORY
WITNESS LIST FOR HEARING ON S. 746,
THE REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT

WASHINGTON -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today announced the committee will hear testimony from the following witnesses regarding the major provisions of S. 746, The Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999, including cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, peer review, judicial review, comparative risk analysis, and the regulatory review process under the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday, April 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building:

Panel I

The Honorable Gregory Lashutka
Mayor, City of Columbus, Ohio

Mr. Robbie Roberts
Director, Environmental Council of the States

Mr. Scott L. Holman
Chairman, Regulatory Affairs Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Panel II

Professor Ron Cass
Dean, Boston University School of Law

Dr. Lester Crawford
Georgetown Center for Food and Nutrition Policy

Dr. John Graham
Director, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis

Ms. Pat Kenworthy
National Environmental Trust

Dr. Frank Mirer
Director, UAW Health & Safety Department

Mr. David Vladeck
Director , Public Citizen Litigation Group

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