The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding an oversight hearing today on Native American housing programs.

The witness list is as follows:

Panel 1
MR. ORLANDO CABRERA
Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Indian Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Accompanied by:
MS. PAULA O. BLUNT, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Indian Housing
MR. RODGER BOYD, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Native American Programs

MS. PATTYE GREEN
Senior Business Manager for Native American Initiatives, Fannie Mae

Panel 2
MR. MARTY SHURAVLOFF
Chairman, National American Indian Housing Council

THE HONORABLE A.D. ELLIS Principal Chief, Muscogee Creek Nation
THE HONORABLE JAMES STEELE JR.
Chairman, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Accompanied by: MR. JASON ADAMS, Executive Director, Housing Authority

The hearing starts at 9:30am. It will be broadcast online at http://indian.senate.gov/public.

Hearing Info:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on Native American Housing Programs (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)

Relevant Links:
Office of Public and Indian Housing, HUD - http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih
National American Indian Housing Council - http://naihc.net
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - http://indian.senate.gov

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