WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE), has released updated witness lists for the Committee's previously announced hearings on trade policy in the era of globalization. Calman J. Cohen of the Emergency Committee for American Trade will now testify at the Wednesday, January 27th hearing; William H. Lash III, a professor at George Mason University Law School, has been asked to testify on Thursday, January 28th.
In addition, the Chairman announced that Tuesday's hearing will begin at 9:30 am, not 10 am as previously announced. Wednesday's hearing will start at 10 am, and testimony will begin to be heard on Thursday at 9:15 am. All hearings will be held in room 215 Dirksen.
The schedule of hearings is as follows:
January 26th (room 215 Dirksen, beginning at 9:30 am)
A panel consisting of:
The Honorable Charlene Barshefsky, United States Trade Representative The Honorable William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce The Honorable Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury The Honorable Lawrence H. Summers, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury January 27th (room 215 Dirksen, beginning at 10 am)
Panel I Mr. Gary G. Benanav, Chairman and CEO, New York Life International Mr. Calman J. Cohen, President, Emergency Committee for American Trade Mr. Dean Kleckner, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Mr. Franklin D. Raines, Chairman and CEO, Fannie Mae
Panel II Mr. George Becker, President, United Steelworkers Union Mr. Peter Kelly, President and CEO-elect, LTV Steel Co.
Mr. Richard K. Riederer, President and CEO, Weirton Steel Corp.
January 28th (room 215 Dirksen, beginning at 9:15 am)
Panel I The Honorable Tom Harkin, U.S. Senator, State of Iowa
Panel II The Honorable Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor The Honorable Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Panel III Mr. Abraham Katz, President, U.S. Council for International Business Mr. William H. Lash III, Professor, George Mason University Law School Mr. John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO Mr. Mark Van Putten, President, National Wildlife Federation
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