Senate Indian Affairs hearing on 2009 budget

Update: The hearing was canceled. A new date hasn't been set.

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding an oversight hearing this morning on President Bush's fiscal year 2009 budget request for tribal programs.

The hearing starts at 9:30am and will be broadcast at http://indian.senate.gov. The witness list follows:
Panel 1 THE HONORABLE CARL J. ARTMAN
Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Accompanied by: MR. ROSS SWIMMER, Special Trustee for American Indians, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

MR. JEFFREY L. SEDGWICK
Acting Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

MR. ROBERT G. MCSWAIN
Acting Director, Indian Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Panel 2
JACQUELINE JOHNSON
Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians

DR. WILLARD SAKIESTEWA GILBERT
President, National Indian Education Association

MS. CYNTHIA MANUEL
Tucson Area Representative, National Indian Health Board

MR. MARTY SHURAVLOFF
Chairman, National American Indian Housing Council

Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for Tribal Programs (February 14, 2008)

DOI Budget:
In Brief | BIA | OST | DOI [from OMB] | PART Ratings

HHS Budget:
HHS In Brief | GPRA Performance | More IHS Documents

FY2009 Budget:
Budget of the United States Government

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