Oversight Hearing

Oversight Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request for Indian Programs.

Date: February 16, 2005

Time: 9:30 AM

Location: Russell

Room: 485

Witnesses

Mr. Jim Cason

Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Accompanied by: Mr. Ross Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. Associate Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Dr. Charles W. Grim

Director, Indian Health Services

Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD

Acoompanied by: Mr. Gary Hartz, Acting Deputy Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD

Testimony

Dr. Director, Indian Health Services Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD

Mr. Michael Liu

Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Indian Housing

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Victoria Vasques

Associate Deputy Secretary / Director of the Office of Indian Education

U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC

Accompanied by: Ms. Cathie Martin, Deputy Director, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC; and Mr. Thomas Corwin, Director, Division of Elementary, Secondardy & Vocational Analysis, Budget Service, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Associate Deputy Secretary and Director of the Office of Indian Education U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC

The Honorable Tex Hall

President

National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. Chester Carl

Chairman

National American Indian Housing Council, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. John Thomas Petherick

Executive Director

National Indian Health Board, Washington, DC

Dr. David Beaulieu

President

National Indian Education Association, Alexandria, VA

Testimony