| Serial No. 110-49 | Hearing to Review the Role of Credit Derivatives in the U.S. EconomyHeld Oct 15, 2008 to Dec 8, 2008 · 259 pages21 witnesses- Lukken, Hon. Walter, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C
- Sirri, Erik R., Director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
- Pickel, Robert G., Executive Director and CEO, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Washington, D.C
- Hu, J.D., Henry T.C., Allan Shivers Chair in the Law of Banking and Finance, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
- Short, Johnathan H., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Atlanta, GA
- Taylor, Kimberly, Managing Director and President, Clearing House, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and CME Group, Inc., Chicago, IL
- Radhakrishnan, Ananda, Director, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C
- Parkinson, Patrick M., Deputy Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C
- Sirri, Erik R., Director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C
- Dinallo, J.D., Eric R., Superintendent, Insurance Department, State Of New York, New York, NY
- King, Hon. Steve, a Representative in Congress from Iowa, opening statement
- Peterson, Hon. Collin C., a Representative in Congress from Minnesota, opening statement
- Duffy, Hon. Terrence A., Executive Chairman, CME Group Inc., Chicago, IL
- Short, Johnathan H., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Atlanta, GA
- O'Neill, John, Manager, Fixed Income Derivatives, Liffe, NYSE Euronext, London, United Kingdom
- Book, Thomas, Member of the Executive Boards, Eurex and Eurex Clearing AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Damgard, John M., President, Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C
- Pickel, Robert G., Executive Director and CEO, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Washington, D.C
- Thompson, Don, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, J.P.Morgan, New York, NY; on behalf of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
- Corrigan, Ph.D., E. Gerald, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY
- Murtagh, J.D., Bryan M., Managing Director, Fixed Income Transaction Risk Management, UBS Securities LLC, Stamford, CT
| Oct 15, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-48 | Hearing to Review the Advances of Animal Health Within the Livestock Industry159 pagesOn H.R. 962, H.Res. 829, S. 200611 witnesses- Clifford, D.V.M., John, Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services and Chief Veterinarian, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Rob Hedberg, Acting Director, Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Dunham, D.V.M., Ph.D., Bernadette, Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
- Rowles, D.V.M., Craig, General Manager and Partner, Elite Pork Partnership, Carroll, IA; on behalf of National Pork Producers Council
- Rybolt, Ph.D., Michael L., Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, National Turkey Federation, Washington, D.C
- Byrne, Ph.D., Robert D., Senior Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, National Milk Producers Federation, Arlington, VA
- Klopp, D.V.M., D.A.C.P.V., Spangler, Corporate Veterinarian, Townsends, Inc., Georgetown, DE; on behalf of National Chicken Council
- Van Zetten, Blair, President, Oskaloosa Food Products Corp., Oskaloosa, IA; on behalf of United Egg Producers
- Apley, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.P., Michael D., Associate Professor of Beef Production Medicine, Clinical Pharmacologist, and Director, PharmCATS Bioanalytical Laboratory, Kansas State University; Member, Cattle Health and Well Being Committee, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Manhattan, KS
- Carnevale, V.M.D., Richard A., Vice President, Scientific, Regulatory and International Affairs, Animal Health Institute, Washington, D.C
- Hoang, D.V.M., M.P.H., Christine N., Assistant Director, Scientific Activities Division, American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, IL
- Singer, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., Ph.D., Randall S., Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
| Sep 25, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-47 | Hearing to Review Dramatic Movements in Agriculture and Energy Commodity Markets106 pagesOn H.R. 66041 witness- Lukken, Hon. Walter, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C
| Sep 11, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-45 | Hearing to Review the Legal and Technological Capacity for Full Traceability in Fresh Produce112 pagesOn H.R. 3485, H.R. 5904, H.R. 658111 witnesses- DeGette, Hon. Diana, a Representative in Congress from Colorado
- Putnam, Hon. Adam H., a Representative in Congress from Florida
- Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P., David W.K., Associate Commissioner for Food Protection, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C
- King, D.V.M., Lonnie J., Director, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C
- Osterholm Ph.D., M.P.H., Michael T., Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy; Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance; Professor and Adjunct Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- DiMare, Anthony J., Vice President, DiMare Homestead Inc., DiMare Ruskin Inc., and DiMare Johns Island Inc.; Member, Board of Directors, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; President, Florida Tomato Exchange; Member, Board of Directors, United Fresh Produce Association, Ruskin, FL
- Giclas, Henry L. ``Hank'', Vice President--Strategic Planning, Science and Technology, Western Growers Association, Irvine, CA
- Silbermann, C.A.E., Bryan, President, Produce Marketing Association, Newark, DE
- Stenzel, Thomas E., President and CEO, United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C
- Gorny, Ph.D., James R., Executive Director, Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
- Halloran, Jean, Director, Food Policy Initiatives, Consumers Union, Yonkers, NY
| Jul 30, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-46 | Hearing to Review Electricity Reliability in Rural America85 pagesOn S. 32086 witnesses- Andrew, Hon. James M. ``Jim'', Administrator, Rural Development Electric Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C
- Marlette, Cynthia A., General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C
- English, Hon. Glenn, CEO, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Arlington, VA
- Champagne, Paul T., President, PPL Development Company, Allentown, PA
- James, Revis W., Director, Energy Technology Assessment Center, Electric Power Research Institute, Washington, D.C
- Nichols, Hon. Jim, Former Secretary of Agriculture, State of Minnesota; Former Senator, State of Minnesota, Lake Benton, MN
| Jul 30, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-44 | Hearing to Review Renewable Fuels Standard Implementation and Agriculture Producer Eligibility139 pagesOn H.R. 6, H.R. 55417 witnesses- Meyers, Hon. Robert J., Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by William ``Bill'' Hagy III, Deputy Administrator for Business Programs, Office of Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Wong, Jetta L., Senior Policy Associate, Sustainable Biomass and Energy Program, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Washington, D.C
- Blazer, Arthur ``Butch'', Forester, State of New Mexico; Executive Member, Council of Western State Foresters; Executive Member, National Association of State Foresters, Santa Fe, NM
- Burke III, John W., Tree Farmer, Caroline County, VA; Partner, McGuire Woods LLP, Richmond, VA
- Grant, Duane, Partner and General Manager, Grant 4-D Farms; General Manager, Fall River Farms; Vice Chairman of the Board, Snake River Sugar Company, Rupert, ID
- Cassman, Ph.D., Kenneth G., Director, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research; Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
- McDill, Ph.D., Marc E., Associate Professor of Forest Management, School of Forest Resources, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, University Park, PA
| Jul 24, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-42 | Hearing to Review the State of Health Care in Rural Areas and the Role of Federal Programs in Addressing Rural Health Care Needs125 pages6 witnesses- Dorr, Hon. Thomas C., Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C
- Morris, Tom, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C
- Spade, Jeff, Executive Director, North Carolina Rural Health Center; Vice President, North Carolina Hospital Association, Cary, NC
- Fluharty, Charles W., Founder, President Emeritus, and Director of Policy Programs and Research Professor, Rural Policy Research Institute, Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
- Myers, M.D., Wayne, Trustee, Maine Health Access Foundation; Past President, National Rural Health Association, Washington, D.C
- Rheuban, Dr. Karen, Pediatric Cardiologist, Senior Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education and Medical Director, Office of Telemedicine, University of Virginia Health System; President-elect, American Telemedicine Association; Member of the Board of Directors, Center for Telemedicine and E-health Law; President, Virginia Telehealth Network, Charlottesville, VA
| Jul 23, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-43 | Hearing to Review Short and Long Term Costs of Hunger in America140 pages5 witnesses- Nord, Dr. Mark, Sociologist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; accompanied by Steven Carlson, Director, Office of Research and Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Brown, Dr. J. Larry, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; accompanied by Donald S. Shepard, Ph.D., Professor and Economist, Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
- Cutts, M.D., Diana B., Faculty Physician, Hennepin Country Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota; Principal Investigator, Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP), Minneapolis, MN
- Manalo-LeClair, George, Senior Legislative Director, California Food Policy Advocates, Oakland, CA
- Weill, James D., President, Food Research and Action Center, Washington, D.C
| Jul 23, 2008 |