Work and Welfare Hearing
Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 02:00PM ET
Location: 2020 Rayburn House Office Building Advisory
Witnesses
Ms. Mendy Smith, MSW
Vice President, Early Childhood Services, Brightpoint,
Bloomington, Illinois
Ms. Shawn Longoria
Program Director, Parents as Teachers, Community Healthcore,
Longview, Texas
Ms. Patricia West
MIECHV Program Director, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services,
Kellerton, Iowa
Dr. Paula Sorrell Seanez, Ph.D.
Director, Department of Diné Education, Navajo Nation Growing in Beauty,
Navajo Nation
