Witness list for Senate Indian Affairs Committee budget hearing

Tuesday, March 25, 2014  

Update: The hearing will take place at 3:30pm today.

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow to discuss the fiscal year 2015 budget request for Indian programs.

The committee will hear from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service and tribal leaders 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, Washington, DC

•The Honorable Yvette Roubideaux
Acting Director-Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Panel 2
•The Honorable Aaron Payment
Midwest Area Vice President-National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC, and Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

•The Honorable Andrew Joseph Jr.
Member-at-Large and Portland Area Representative-National Indian Health Board, Washington, DC, and Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR

•The Honorable Ivan Posey
Chairman-Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, Billings, MT

Committee Notice:
Oversight Hearing to receive testimony on "The President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget for Tribal Programs." (March 26, 2014)

FY2015 Budget Documents:
Strengthening Tribal Nations | Indian Affairs | Standing With Indian Country

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