Hearing Schedule and Statements - 2009
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FIELD HEARING
November 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Creating Jobs and Growing the Economy in Griggs County
LOCATION: Cooperstown City Hall, 611 9th Street NE, Cooperstown, ND 58425
  • Becky Meidinger -- Development Specialist, Cooperstown-Griggs County Economic Development             Corporation

    • FIELD HEARING
    Novmeber 12, 2009 at 2:15 PM: Infrastructure Investment: Creating Jobs and Fueling Economic Growth
    LOCATION: Michigan Civic Center Auditorium, 113 Broadway North, Michigan, ND 58259
  • Mr. Francis G. Ziegler, P.E. -- Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

  • Mr. Allen Orwick -- Mayor, City of Michigan

    • Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:30 AM: Bipartisan Process Proposals for Long-Term Fiscal Stability
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  • The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman -- United States Senator

  • The Honorable George V. Voinovich -- United States Senator

  • The Honorable Dianne Feinstein -- United States Senator

  • The Honorable Evan Bayh -- United States Senator

  • The Honorable Jim Cooper -- United States Congressman

  • The Honorable Frank R. Wolf -- United States Congressman

  • David Walker -- President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation

  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin -- President, DHE Consulting, LLC

  • William A. Galston -- The Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies and Senior Fellow, Brookings      Institution

  • Maya MacGuineas -- President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

    • Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Task Force on Government Performance
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  • The Honorable Jeffrey D. Zients -- Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer, Office     of Management and Budget

  • Sir Michael Barber -- Partner, McKinsey & Company/ Former Chief Advisor on Delivery to British Prime     Minister Tony Blair

  • Dr. Paul L. Posner -- Director, Master's in Public Administration Program, George Mason University

    • Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM: The Long-Term Budget Outlook
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  • Dr. Douglas W. Elmendorf -- Director, Congressional Budget Office

    • FIELD HEARING
    July 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM: How Infrastructure Investments Can Foster Economic Development and Agriculture Economies: US 52
    LOCATION: Jamestown College, Furness Multi-Purpose Room, Reiland Fine Arts Center, 6000 College Lane, Jamestown, ND 58405
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  • Mr. Francis G. Ziegler, P.E. -- Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

  • Mr. Pat Nygaard -- City Council President, City of Jamestown

  • Ms. Connie Ova -- CEO, Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation

  • Mr. David Tressler -- Vice President of Manufacturing/Special Projects, Dakota Growers Pasta

  • Ms. Ellen Lindermann -- District VI Director, ND Farmers Union

    • FIELD HEARING
    May 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM: How Infrastructure Investments Can Bolster North Dakota’s Energy and Agriculture Economies: The US 85 Corridor
    LOCATION: Dickinson State University, Student Center Ballroom, 900 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601
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  • Hon. Dennis W. Johnson -- Mayor, City of Dickinson

  • Mr. Francis G. Ziegler, P.E. -- Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

  • Mr. Gaylon Baker -- Executive Director, Stark Development Corporationn

  • Mr. Chuck Steffan -- CEO, Missouri Basin Well Service

  • Mr. Dean Rummel -- President, TMI

    • FIELD HEARING
    May 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM: How Infrastructure Investments Can Bolster North Dakota’s Energy and Agriculture Economies: The US 85 Corridor
    LOCATION: Williston Community Library, 1302 Davidson Dr, Williston, ND 58801
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  • Hon. E. Ward Koeser -- Mayor, City of Williston

  • Dr. Brad Bekkedahl -- City Commissioner, City of Williston

  • Mr. Francis Ziegler, P.E. -- Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

  • Mr. Brent Sanford -- President, Watford City Council

  • Mr. Mark Johnsrud -- President, Power Fuels

  • Dr. Jerry Bergman -- Director, Williston Research Extension Center

    • Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM: Meeting of the Conferees on the FY 2010 Budget Resolution
    Location: S-115, The Capitol

    Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Mark Up of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2010
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    Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 2:30 PM: Mark Up of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2010
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    Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 10:00 AM: The President’s FY2010 Budget and Revenue Proposals
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  • The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner -- Secretary, Department of the Treasury


    • Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM: The President’s FY2010 Budget for the Department of Energy
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  • The Honorable Steven Chu -- Secretary, Department of Energy


    • Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 2:30 PM: The President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal
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  • The Honorable Peter R. Orszag -- Director, Office of Management and Budget


    • Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Economic and Budget Challenges for the Short and Long Term
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  • The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke -- Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    • Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Senate Procedures for Consideration of the Budget Resolution/Reconciliation
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  • The Honorable Robert C. Byrd -- United States Senator

  • The Honorable Arlen Specter -- United States Senator

  • Robert Dove -- Palimentarian Emeritus, United States Senate

  • G. William Hoagland -- Former Staff Director, Senate Budget Committee

  • Bill Heniff, Jr. -- Analyst, Congressional Research Service

    • Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Policies to Address the Crises in Financial and Housing Markets
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  • The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner -- Secretary, Department of the Treasury

    • Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Key Issues and Budget Options for Health Reform
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  • Dr. Douglas W. Elmendorf -- Director, Congressional Budget Office

    • Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 10:00 AM: The Global Economy: Outlook, Risks, and Implications for Policy
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  • Dr. Simon Johnson -- Ronald Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management
                                     -- Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  • Dr. Brad W. Setser -- Fellow for Geoeconomics, The Council on Foreign Relations

  • Mr. Tim Adams -- Managing Director, The Lindsey Group

    • Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Federal Response to the Housing and Financial Crisis
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  • Dr. Douglas W. Elmendorf -- Director, Congressional Budget Office

    • Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM: Addressing Short- and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges
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  • Hon. Alice M. Rivlin -- Director, Greater Washington Research, The Brookings Institution

  • Dr. Robert D. Reischauer -- President, Urban Institute

  • Dr. Rudolph G. Penner -- Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

    • Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM: The Debt Outlook and its Implications for Policy
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  • Dr. Richard Berner -- Managing Director and Chief US Economist, Morgan Stanley

  • Dr. Allen Sinai -- President and Chief Global Economist/Strategist, Decision Economics, Inc.

  • Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin -- President, DHE Consulting, LLC

    • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM: The Nomination of Dr. Peter R. Orszag to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget and The Nomination of Robert L. Nabors II to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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  • Dr. Peter R. Orszag

  • Robert L. Nabors II

    • Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM: The CBO Budget and Economic Outlook
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  • Robert A. Sunshine -- Acting Director, Congressional Budget Office


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