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Witness List: Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 2pm Eastern, in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, will hold an oversight hearing titled “Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country.”
Witnesses
Panel I (Outside Experts)The Honorable Hope Silvas [Testimony: PDF]
Chairwoman
Shivwits Band of Paiutes
Ivins, Utah The Honorable Rodney Butler (Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation) [Testimony: PDF]
President
Native American Finance Officers Association Board of Directors
Washington, D.C. Mr. Haven Harris [Testimony: PDF]
Co-Chair
Board of Directors, Native American Contractors Association
Anchorage, Alaska Mr. Derrick Watchman (Minority Witness) [Testimony: PDF]
Chairman
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
Mesa, Arizona
House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Notice
Oversight Hearing on Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country (February 3, 2026)
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