The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing on Wednesday to discuss the fiscal year 2014 budget request for tribal programs.

The committee will hear from federal officials and tribal leaders. They will discuss health, law enforcement, education and other programs in the federal budget.

The hearing takes place at 2:30pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel # 1
The Honorable Kevin Washburn
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

Accompanied by: Mr. Thomas D. Thompson
Deputy Assistant Secretary - Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington

The Honorable Yvette Roubideaux
Director, Indian Health Service

Panel # 2
The Honorable Jefferson Keel
President, National Congress of American Indians

Ms. Cathy Abramson
Chairperson, National Indian Health Board

The Honorable John Sirois
Chairman, Business Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Mr. Lloyd Miller
Legal Counsel, National Tribal Contract Support Cost Coalition

Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING "The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Tribal Programs." (April 24, 2013)

Interior Department FY2014 Budget Documents:
Strengthening Tribal Nations | Indian Affairs | Budget in Brief

Health and Human Services Department FY2014 Budget Documents:
Budget in Brief [Includes IHS]

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