FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 1997
No. HR-1
Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr., (R-FL), Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on President Clinton's fiscal year 1998 budget proposals that are under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee. The hearing will take place on Thursday, February 13, 1997, in room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Oral testimony at this hearing will be heard from invited witnesses only. Witnesses will include Dr. Olivia A. Golden, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, accompanied by officials from the Health Care Financing Administration, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Labor. Other public witnesses are expected to attend.
Any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing.
BACKGROUND:
It appears likely that the Administration's budget will address several major programs under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee. These include adoption, welfare (especially benefits for noncitizens), and programs to create jobs for low-income workers.
In announcing the hearing, Chairman Shaw said: "I am especially interested in the budget initiatives that could impact on the welfare reform bill passed by Congress last year. We want to provide States with the flexibility they need to implement innovative and successful welfare programs. I am looking forward to reviewing the Administration's proposals. The Administration will receive a fair hearing on its proposals to ensure that jobs will be available to those leaving welfare."
FOCUS OF THE HEARING:
The primary purpose of the hearing is to provide a forum for the Administration to explain and review the rationale for their budget proposals in the human resource area. The Subcommittee will also hear from a group of expert witnesses commenting on the President's budget initiatives.
DETAILS FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS:
Any person or organization wishing to submit a written statement for the printed record of the hearing should submit at least six (6) copies of their statement and a 3.5- inch diskette in WordPerfect or ASCII format, with their address and date of hearing noted, by the close of business, Thursday, February 27, 1997, to A.L. Singleton, Chief of Staff, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, 1102 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. If those filing written statements wish to have their statements distributed to the press and interested public at the hearing, they may deliver 200 additional copies for this purpose to the Subcommittee on Human Resources office, room B-317 Rayburn House Office Building, at least one hour before the hearing begins.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS:
Each statement presented for printing to the Committee by a witness, any written statement or exhibit submitted for the printed record or any written comments in response to a request for written comments must conform to the guidelines listed below. Any statement or exhibit not in compliance with these guidelines will not be printed, but will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee.
1. All statements and any accompanying exhibits for printing must be typed in single space on legal-size paper and may not exceed a total of 10 pages including attachments. At the same time written statements are submitted to the Committee, witnesses are now requested to submit their statements on a 3.5-inch diskette in WordPerfect or ASCII format.
2. Copies of whole documents submitted as exhibit material will not be accepted for printing. Instead, exhibit material should be referenced and quoted or paraphrased. All exhibit material not meeting these specifications will be maintained in the Committee files for review and use by the Committee.
3. A witness appearing at a public hearing, or submitting a statement for the record of a public hearing, or submitting written comments in response to a published request for comments by the Committee, must include on his statement or submission a list of all clients, persons, or organizations on whose behalf the witness appears.
4. A supplemental sheet must accompany each statement listing the name, full address, a telephone number where the witness or the designated representative may be reached and a topical outline or summary of the comments and recommendations in the full statement. This supplemental sheet will not be included in the printed record.
The above restrictions and limitations apply only to material being submitted for printing. Statements and exhibits or supplementary material submitted solely for distribution to the Members, the press and the public during the course of a public hearing may be submitted in other forms.