July 2008 Archives
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Jared Bernstein »
Director
Living Standards Program
Economic Policy Institute -
Diana Furchtgott-Roth »
Senior Fellow
Center for Employment Policy
Hudson Institute - Robert Greenstein » Executive Director Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
- Nell Minow » Editor and Co-Founder The Corporate Library
- Robert Roach » General Vice President International Association of Machinists Upper Marlboro, MD
- Patricia Friend » International President Association of Flight Attendants–CWA Washington, DC
- Rob Kight » Vice President for Compensation, Benefits, and Services Delta Airlines Atlanta, GA
- Gary Ford » Attorney Groom Law Group Washington, DC
- Tom Kochan » George M. Bunker Professor of Management MIT Sloan School of Management Cambridge, MA
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Gary Bailey »
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Social Work
Simmons College Boston, MA - Michael Bird » Public Health Consultant Albuquerque, NM
- Dr. Rene Bergeron » Associate Professor of Social Work University of New Hampshire Durham, NH
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Dr. Robin Mama »
Dean
School of Social Work
Monmouth University Monmouth, NJ - Rev. Sarah Wells » Executive Director Good Samaritan Ministries Johnson City, TN
- Adina Fuller, LGSW » Social Worker Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services Washington, DC
- The Honorable Ron Kind » Congressman from the Third District of Wisconsin
- The Honorable Zach Wamp » Congressman from the Third District of Tennessee
- Richard Simmons » Fitness Expert and Advocate
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Tim Brown »
Former Oakland Raider Wide Receiver
Nine Time Pro-Bowler -
Dr. Russell Pate »
Associate Vice President for Health Sciences & Professor
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina -
Lori Rose Benson »
Director of the Office of Fitness and Health Education
Fitness and Health Education
New York City Department of Education - Robert M. Keiser » Student Advisor to Florida Governor Charlie Crist Council on Physical Fitness
A report released by the National Math Panel in March found that the nation’s system for teaching math is “broken and must be fixed” if the U.S. wants to maintain its competitive edge. In May, the Committee first examined the report’s findings and recommendations; this hearing follows up on that hearing.
- Dr. Ramona Chang » Director of Curriculum Torrance Unified School District Torrance, CA
- Melendy Lovett » Senior Vice President & President of Education Technology Texas Instruments
- Tom Luce » President, CEO and Director National Math and Science Initiative, Inc.
- Phil Mickelson » Professional Golfer & Co-Founder Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teachers Academy
- Dr. Carlo Parravano » Merck Institute for Science Education
- Dr. Sally Ride » First American Woman in Space & President and CEO Sally Ride Science San Diego, CA
- Patty Sullivan » IBM Education Solutions Executive IBM Corporation
- Brian Wells » Chief Systems Engineer Raytheon
- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg » New York City
- Chancellor Joel I. Klein » New York City Public Schools
- Mayor Adrian M. Fenty » District of Columbia
- Chancellor Michelle Rhee » DC Public Schools
- Arne Duncan » Chief Executive Officer Chicago Public Schools
- Beverly L. Hall » Superintendent Atlanta Public Schools
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, July 15 to examine the U.S. Department of Labor's record of enforcing the nation's wage and hour laws. The Government Accountability Office highlighted the results of two separate investigations requested by the chairman of the committee, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), into the Labor Department’s failures to fully investigate and properly address violations of the law.
Seventy years ago last month, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the landmark Fair Labor Standards Act into law. The law has provided generations of Americans with basic rights to minimum wages, overtime pay, and a ban on oppressive child labor. However, critics say that the Bush administration has failed to protect workers from a growing problem of "wage theft" by adopting weak approaches to enforcement and reducing funding and staffing levels of the Wage and Hour Division, the agency responsible for investigating complaints of wage, hour, and child labor violations.
- Kim Bobo » Founder and Executive Director Interfaith Worker Justice
- Greg Kutz » Managing Director of Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Government Accountability Office
- Anne-Marie Lasowski » Acting Director of Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues Government Accountability Office
- Alexander Passantino » Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division U.S Department of Labor
- Scott Faber » Vice President for Federal Affairs Grocery Manufacturers Association Washington, D.C
- James Harnett » President and CEO Family and Children's Association Mineola, New York
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Kate Houston »
Deputy Under Secretary
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. -
Paula James »
Director
Child Health and Nutrition Program Contra Costa Child Care Council Contra Costa, California -
Ephraim Leibtag »
Economist
Economic Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. -
Pavel N. Matustik »
Chief Administrative Officer
Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency Santa Clarita, California - Katie Wilson » President-elect School Nutrition Association and Food & Nutrition Coordinator Onalaska School District Onalaska, Wisconsin