U.S. Representative Ralph Regula (R-Oh) Holds Hearing On Public Witness Day
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U.S. Representative Ralph Regula (R-Oh) Holds Hearing On Public Witness Day
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON PUBLIC WITNESS DAYAPRIL 19, 2005SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RALPH REGULA (R-OH) CHAIRMAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ERNEST J. ISTOOK JR. (R-OK) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROGER F. WICKER (R-MS) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANNE M. NORTHUP (R-KY) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM (R-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KAY GRANGER (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TED POE (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN E. PETERSON (R-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DON SHERWOOD (R-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAVE WELDON (R-FL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES T. WALSH (R-NY) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERRY LEWIS (R-CA) EX OFFICIOU.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAVID OBEY (D-WI) RANKING MEMBER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE STENY H. HOYER (D-MD) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE NITA M. LOWEY (D-NY) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROSA L. DELAURO (D-CT) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JESSE L. JACKSON JR. (D-IL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE PATRICK J. KENNEDY (D-RI) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)WITNESSES:DR. SHELLEY HEARNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTHELAINE SVEEN PRESIDENT AND CEO MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLINDJAMIE CABLE STUDENTWILLIAM MINNIX, JR. PRESIDENT AND CEO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGINGDR. MICHAEL BENDER VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS THE KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTEMICHAEL D. PARANZINO PRESIDENT PSORIASIS CURE NOWJOHN GOMPERTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EXPERIENCE CORPSSTEPHANIE PEARSON PROJECT DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE CORPSJAMES LACY PAST PRESIDENT ROTARY INTERNATIONALDR. DAVID BECK PRESIDENT AND CEO CORIELL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCHLAURIE FLYNN DIRECTOR CARMEL HILL CENTER, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEEN SCREEN PROGRAMSUE HEILMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDRENMARK EDWARDS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDRENMARTIN R. SINNOTT PRESIDENT AND CEO KIDS HOPE UNITED NAOMI STONBERG PAST PRESIDENT AND CURRENT LEGISLATIVE LIAISON NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, INC.KATHI ANDERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE, INTERNATIONALJEAN CLAUDE TORTURE SURVIVORJAMES SCHNEIDER VOLUNTEER CITIZENS UNITED FOR RESEARCH IN EPILEPSYJULIANNE MOORE ACTRESSNANCY TAYLOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE[*] REGULA: Well, we'll get started this morning. We have quite a long list of witnesses. Let me say at the outset that you each have five minutes. I wish we had more time but in order to get through.And as you know we have far more requests than we can accommodate. So apparently you won the lottery this year to be on the list. But your full statement will be made a part of the record and the staff will take it into consideration. Our committee has 500 different programs that we cover. So you can understand the challenges. And all of them are good and all of them serve people in one way or another. And our goal is to try to use the resources we have as wisely as possible. It is a challenge because this year our allocation is going to be less than we had last year, which means we have to make some really tough priority choices as to where we use the funds and where they will give the greatest benefit to the people of these United States. We do the best we can. We use the information provided by people like yourselves and others to determine where is our greatest need and where is the greatest benefit. We'll have, what, a couple more days of public hearing? We do make an effort to give people an opportunity to make their case. Our first witness today will be Dr. Shelley Hearne. Hearne? Whatever. Executive director of Trust for America's Health. Well, that sounds like a pretty ominous responsibility to be in charge of the Trust for America's Health. HEARNE: It's a burden that I'm happy to carry. REGULA: Well, that's great that you do. I might tell all of you, if you can summarize your testimony. I usually like to ask a question or two and so to have a little time...See the full content of this document
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