Oversight Hearing

Oversight Hearing entitled “Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program”

Date: February 10, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

Witnesses

Panel 1

Panel I

The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr.

Principal Chief
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, OK

Panel I

Ms. Katherine Carlton

President, Chugach Alaska Corporation
Policy Chair, Native American Contractors Association
Anchorage, AK

Panel I

Ms. Polly Watson

Vice President of Operations
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Anchorage, AK

Panel I

Ms. Cariann Ah Loo

President
Native Hawaiian Organizations Association
Honolulu, HI