The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 1328 (Pallone), the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007

When:
Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Dr. Charles W. Grim, Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, Washington, D.C.
Honorable Robert Chicks, President, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Bowler, WI
Honorable Buford Rolin, Chairman, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Atmore, AL
Honorable Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida, WI

Panel 2
Dr. Thomas Stuart Walker, Ho-Chunk Health Care Center, Black River Falls, WI
Ms. Linda Holt, Chairperson, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Suquamish Tribal Council Member, Portland, OR
Ms. Valerie Davidson, Legal and Governmental Affairs, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK
Mr. Edward P. Lazarus, Constitutional Scholar, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall