Democrats of the Committee on Appropriations

03/12/08
Hearing
World Trade Center 9/11 Health Monitoring and Treatment Program
1:00 PM, 2358-C Rayburn
Panel 1
Dr. John Howard, MD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Panel 2
Dr. Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Professor and Chairman, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Children's Environmental Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dr. David Prezant, MD, Pulmonologist, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Medical Affairs, New York City Fire Department, Co-Director WTC Medical Monitoring & Treatment Programs, New York City, Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr. Joan Reibman, MD, Medical Director, World Trade Center Environmental Health Center, Bellevue Hospital, Health and Hospitals Corporation and Associate Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
Dr. James Melius, MD, DrPH, Administrator, New York State Laborers' Health and Safety Trust Fund

03/11/08
Hearing
Implications of a Weakening Economy for Training and Employment Services
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Sandi Vito, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor & Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Bruce Wyngaard, Vice Chair, Ohio Workforce Policy Advisory Board
Andrew Sum, Director, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
Larry E. Temple, President, National Association of State Workforce Administrators

03/06/08
Hearing
Labor Budget
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor

03/05/08
Hearing
Expanding Health Care Access
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Jeanne Lambrew, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Greg Nycz, Executive Director, Family Health Center of Marshfield Inc.
Deborah Chollet, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research
Richard Popper, Executive Director, Maryland Health Insurance Plan

03/05/08
Hearing
Health Issues and Opportunities
2:00 PM, 2359 Rayburn
Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Terry Cline, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Administrator, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

02/28/08
Hearing
The Disability Backlog at the Social Security Administration
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Michael Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Patrick O'Carroll, Inspector General, Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General
Richard E. Warsinskey, Immediate Past President, National Council of Social Security Management Associations
Marty Ford, Co-Chair, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Social Security Task Force
Ronald G. Bernoski, President, Association of Administrative Law Judges

02/27/08
Hearing
Health & Human Services Budget
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Michael Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services

02/26/08
Hearing
Education Budget
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education

02/26/08
Hearing
Opportunities Lost and Costs to Society: The Social and Economic Burden of Inadequate Education, Training and Workforce Development
2:00 PM, 2359 Rayburn
Robert Lynch, PhD., Professor and Chair of Economics, Washington College
Tom Rudin, Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Government Relations & Development at The College Board
Harry J. Holzer, PhD., Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
William Spriggs, PhD., Professor and Chair of Economics, Howard University

02/14/08
Hearing
Opportunities Lost and Costs to Society: The Social and Economic Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Disability
12:00 PM, 2358-C Rayburn
Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D., Professor of Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
James N. Weinstein, D.O., M.S., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
J. Paul Leigh, Ph.D., Professor of Health Economics, School of Medicine, Dept. of Public Health Sciences, University of California

02/13/08
Hearing
Implications of Economic Trends for Workers, Families, and the Nation
10:00 AM, 2358-C Rayburn
Harold Meyerson, Executive Editor-At-Large, American Prospect
Jared Bernstein, Ph.D., Director, Living Standards Program, Economic Policy Institute
Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Alan D. Viard, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute