Note: The hearing takes place May 26.
The Senate Indian Affairs
Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on May 26 for Tracie Stevens as chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Stevens is a member of the Tulalip Tribes of
Washington. If confirmed by the Senate, she will be the first woman to run the agency that regulates the $27 billion Indian gaming industry.
The hearing takes place at 10am in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
Committee Notice:
HEARING on the President’s Nomination of Tracie L. Stevens to serve as Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission
(May 26, 2010)
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