• Introductory Statements - 13.57 - 3.2MB Panel IThe hearing starts at 2:30pm in Room 106 of the Senate Dirksen Building. It will be broadcast oline at http://indian.senate.gov. White House OMB Report:
• Testimony - 25:35 - 5.9MB | Q&A - 39:11 - 9MB
MR. JAMES CASON, Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
DR. CHARLES W. GRIM, Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
MS. DARLA MARBURGER, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
MR. ORLANDO CABRERA, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Indian Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
MS. REGINA SCHOFIELD, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Panel II
• Testimony - 44:14 - 10.1MB | Q&A - 13:50 - 3.2MB
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. GARCIA, President, National Congress of American Indians
THE HONORABLE KATHLEEN KITCHEYAN, Member, Board of Directors, National Indian Health Board and Chairwoman, San Carlos Apache Tribal Council, San Carlos, Arizona
MR. RYAN WILSON, President, National Indian Education Association
MS. CHERYL PARISH, Secretary & Board Member, National American Indian Housing Council
MR. GARY EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer, National Native American Law Enforcement Association
Major Savings and Reforms in the President's 2007 Budget (February 2006) Relevant Links:
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