THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001 - BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M.
ROOM 1100 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
Opening Statements:
PANEL:
The Honorable Philip M. Crane, M.C., Illinois
The Honorable Jennifer Dunn, M.C., Washington
The Honorable Tony P. Hall, M.C., Ohio
The Honorable Cliff Stearns, M.C., Florida
The Honorable Chet Edwards, M.C., Texas
The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, M.C., New York
The Honorable Robert C. Scott, M.C., Virginia
The Honorable J.C. Watts, M.C., Oklahoma
PANEL:
Troy Bryant Yopp, Jr., former Chariman of the Board of Governors, Shreveport Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, Shreveport, Louisiana
Bill Reighard, President, Food Donation Connection, Newport, Virginia
Sara Meléndez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Sector
Ray Boshara, Policy Director, Corporation for Enterprise Development
Diana Aviv, Vice President for Public Policy, United Jewish Communities
Nanine Meiklejohn, Legislative Affairs Specialist, Department of Legislation, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
PANEL:
Amy L. Sherman, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Welfare Policy Center, Hudson Institute
Katherine Humphreys, Secretary, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana
Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr., President, Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nathan J. Diament, Director of Public Affairs, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
J. Brent Walker, Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs
Samantha Smoot, Executive Director, Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, Austin, Texas