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Full Committee and Subcommittee Schedule

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Full Committee

Hearing on "Do Federal Programs Ensure U.S. Workers Are Recruited First Before Employers Hire From Abroad?" scheduled at 11:00 a.m. in room 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.

Witnesses:

The Honorable Leon R. Sequeira
Assistant Secretary for Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC

William L. Carlson, Ph.D.
Administrator
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC

Mr. Bruce Goldstein
Executive Director
Farmworker Justice
Washington, DC

Mr. Javier Riojas
Attorney/Branch Manager
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Eagle Pass, Texas

Mr. John Young
Past Executive Director
New England Apple Council
Goffstown, New Hampshire

Dr. Andrew Sum
Director/Professor
Center for Labor Market Studies
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Mr. Bill Beardall
Director
Equal Justice Center
Austin, Texas

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee

Hearing on "The National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts: Overview of Programs and National Impact," scheduled at 10:00 a.m. in room 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.

Witnesses:

Ken Burns
Filmmaker
Walpole, New Hampshire

Bruce Cole
Chairman
National Endowment for the Humanities
Washington, D.C.

Dana Gioia
Chairman
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, D.C.

William F. Glacken
Mayor
Freeport, New York

Jeanne H. Schmedlen
Director of Special Projects
and Chief of Protocol Office
Speaker of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Katrine Watkins
Librarian
Shaler Area Intermediate School
Glenshaw, Pennsylvania

Ryan Kelly
Former Captain in the US Army &
Participant in Operation Homecoming,
A project supported by the
National Endowment for the Arts
Denver, Colorado

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Full Committee

Markup on "H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act," and "H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008," scheduled at 10:15 a.m. in room 2175 Rayburn H.O.B.

Note:  The committee schedule is subject to change on short notice.  Please check this page periodically to ensure you have the most current information.

Note: Television crews planning to attend the hearing should notify the committee in advance by calling Danielle Lee at 202-226-0853 or emailing her at danielle.lee@mail.house.gov. Only credentialed members of the news media will be permitted to take photographs and use seating reserved for the news media.

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