Note: The hearing was not broadcast online.

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this morning on economic development. The witness list follows.

Panel 1
DR. ROBERT MIDDLETON
Director, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

Panel 2
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. GARCIA
President, National Congress of American Indians

THE HONORABLE TEX HALL Chairman of Board of Directors, Inter-Tribal Economic Alliance (ITEA)

MR. LANCE MORGAN CEO, Ho-Chunk, Inc.

MS. ELSIE MEEKS Executive Director, First Nations Oweesta Corporation

MS. MIRIAM JORGENSEN Research Director, The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

The hearing starts at 9:30am in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building.

Relevant Links:
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - http://indian.senate.gov
Sen. John McCain - http://mccain.senate/gov

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