Hearing Schedule and Statements - 2008
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FIELD HEARING
March 28, 2008 at 10:00 AM: Veterans: A Budget Priority
LOCATION: AMVETS Post 9, 2402 Railroad Avenue, Bismarck, ND
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Panel 1
  • Gene Kouba -- State Commander, Disabled American Veterans
  • Greg Seurer -- National Service Officer, Disabled American Veterans
  • Steve Frojen -- State Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars

    • Panel 2
  • John Hanson -- National Legislative Committee Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Lyle Schuchard -- State Commander, AMVETS
  • Harvey Peterson -- State Commander, The American Legion


  • Charts Used in Senator Conrad's Opening Statement


    • FIELD HEARING
    March 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM: The Senate Budget: A Crucial Infrastructure Investment
    LOCATION: State Fair Grounds Center, Norsk Room, 2005 Burdick Expy. E., Minot, ND
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    Panel 1
  • Curt Zimbelman -- Mayor, Minot, North Dakota
  • Francis Zeigler -- Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation
  • Dr. Jill Hough -- Director, Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

    • Panel 2
  • Bruce Carlson -- General Manager, Verendrye Electric Cooperative
  • Mike Schneider -- Senior Project Manager & Partner, Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc.
  • John MacMartin -- President, Minot Area Chamber of Commerce


  • Charts Used in Senator Conrad's Opening Statement


    • FIELD HEARING
    March 26, 2008 at 9:00 AM: The Federal Role in Protecting Our Communities: Funding First Responders
    LOCATION: Fargodome, Room 201, 1800 N. University Drive, Fargo, ND
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    Panel 1
  • Arland Rasmussen -- West Fargo Chief of Police, President of the North Dakota Chiefs of Police Association
  • Birch Burdick -- State's Attorney for Cass County
  • Keith Ternes -- Fargo Chief of Police
  • Paul Laney -- Cass County Sheriff

    • Panel 2
  • Dennis Walaker -- Mayor of Fargo
  • Greg Wilz -- North Dakota Director of Homeland Security
  • Bruce Hoover -- Fargo Fire Chief


  • Charts Used in Senator Conrad's Opening Statement

    • March 6, 2008 at 9:30 AM: Markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2009
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    Location: SD - 608

    March 5, 2008 at 2:00 PM: Markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2009
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    Location: SD - 608
  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement

    • February 14, 2008 at 10:00 AM: Health Care and the Budget: Information Technology and Health Care Reform
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  • Valerie C. Melvin -- Director, Human Capital and Management Information Systems Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office

  • Laura L. Adams -- President and CEO, Rhode Island Quality Institute

  • Mary R. Grealy -- President, Healthcare Leadership Council


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • February 12, 2008 at 9:00 AM: Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Budget and War Costs
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  • The Hon. Gordon England -- Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense

  • Gen. James Cartwright (USMC) -- Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense

  • The Hon. Tina Jonas -- Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • February 6, 2008 at 10:00 AM: The President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget and Revenue Proposals
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  • The Hon. Henry M. Paulson -- Secretary of the Treasury


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • February 5, 2008 at 10:00 AM: The President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal
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  • The Hon. Jim Nussle -- Director, Office of Management and Budget


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • January 31, 2008 at 10:00 AM: The Long-Term Outlook and Sources of Growth in Health Care Spending
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  • Dr. Peter R. Orszag -- Director, Congressional Budget Office


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • January 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM: Economic Stimulus: Budget Policy for a Strong Economy Over the Short- and Long-Term
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  • Dr. Alan S. Blinder -- Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Co-Director of the Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton University

  • Dr. Mark Zandi -- Chief Economist and Co-Founder Moody's Economy.com, Inc.

  • Dr. Daniel Mitchell -- Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • January 29, 2008 at 10:00 AM: The Long-Term Budget Outlook
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  • The Honorable David M. Walker -- Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office


  • Senator Conrad -- Opening Statement


    • January 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM: The CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
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  • Dr. Peter R. Orszag -- Director, Congressional Budget Office


  • Senator Conrad-- Opening Statement


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