Congressional and Public Hearings

Below is a collection of testimonies by RCUSA members and others at various Congressional Hearings:

United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony FY2009, June 2008

    Africa Testimony
    Americas Testimony
    East Asia Testimony
    Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony
    Hmong National Development (HND) Testimony
    Human Rights First (HRF) Testimony
    Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW) Testimony
    Near East South Asia (NESA)Testimony
    RCUSA Testimony
    U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Testimony


Forced to Flee: Caring for the Elderly Displaced by War, Poverty, and Persecution Abroad, Senate Special Committee on Aging, December 5, 2007

    Statements of Committee Members
    - Senator Herb Kohl (Chairman)
    - Senator Gordon H. Smith (Ranking Member)

    Witness Testimonies
    - Kelly Ryan, Deputy Press Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, US Department of State
    - Brent Orrell, Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services
    - Michael Gabaudan, Regional Representative for the U.S. and Caribbean, UNHCR
    - Richard Parkins on behalf of Refugee Council USA
    - Maria Teverovsky, Associate Director, Refugee Family Enrichment Program, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
    - Sarah Ansary, Regional Director of Portland Office, Lutheran Community Services
    - Khammany Mathavongsy, Director of California Office, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center

United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony FY2008, June 2007

    East Asia Testimony
    Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) Testimony
    Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony
    Jubilee Campaign Testimony
    Material Support Testimony
    Near East South Asia (NESA) Testimony
    RCUSA Testimony
    Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Testimony

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, March 29, 2007
Mr. C. Richard Parkins on behalf of Refugee Council USA on the State of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Services (pdf)

Oversight Hearing: U.S. Refugee Admissions and Policy, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, September 27, 2006

Rachel Brand, Department of Justice, Testimony (pdf)
Michael Horowitz, Hudson Institute, Testimony (pdf)
Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary for BPRM, Testimony (pdf)
Ken Gavin on behalf of RCUSA (written)
Ken Gavin on behalf of RCUSA (oral)
Oversight Hearing Full Transcript (pdf)

United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony FY2007, June 2006

    Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) Testimony
    Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) Testimony
    Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony
    Jubilee Campaign Testimony
    Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW) Testimony
    Latin America-Caribbean Testimony
    Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service (LIRS) Testimony
    Near East South Asia (NESA) Testimony
    RCUSA Testimony
    Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Testimony
    U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Testimony
    World Relief Testimony

Hearing Transcript before the Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee. May 10, 2006
Current Issues in U.S. Refugee Protection and Resettlement (pdf)


Refugees: Seeking Solutions of Global Concern, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, September 21, 2004
Mark Franken on behalf of RCUSA (pdf)