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Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs
Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Reorganization
Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census
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October 8, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the Nation's Flu Shot Shortage
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September 29, 2004 - Full Committee Business Meeting
Sep 29 - The results of the Business Meeting were as follows: H.R. 3281, "Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act" passed as amended by Voice Vote H.R. 10, "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act" passed as amended by Voice Vote ...  More

September 23, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Intellectual Property Piracy
Sep 23 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on intellectual property rights and the effectiveness of our efforts to protect U.S. interests from piracy abroad. The Committee will ...  More

September 15, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Making Networx Work
Sep 15 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning, I would like to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) on-going efforts to develop its latest government-wide voice and...  More

September 15, 2004 - Full Committee Business Meeting
Sep 15 - The results of the Business Meeting were as follows. The Committee approved the following by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 480, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 747 Broadway in Albany, New...  More

September 9, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on U.S. Visa Policy
Sep 9 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing, which continues the Committee’s history of oversight hearings on U.S. visa policy. The Committee has previously reviewed visa backlog...  More

August 20, 2004 - Full Committee Field Hearing on the Health of the Chesapeake Bay
Aug 20 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I want to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort. The Chesapeake Bay is an ecosystem in crisis. All the witnesses we will hear from today will agree on...  More

August 3, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the 9-11 Commission's Recommendations
Aug 3 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning and thank you for coming. We are here today, nearly three years removed from the terrible day that was 9/11, to simultaneously look back and look forward. We grieve aga...  More

July 22, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Contracting and the Rebuilding of Iraq
Jul 22 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone this morning to our Full Committee oversight hearing entitled “Contracting and the Rebuilding of Iraq: Part IV.” This is the fourth in a series of hearin...  More

July 21, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Jul 21 - The results of the Business Meeting were as follows. The Committee approved the following by Voice Vote, as amended: H.R. 2449, to establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War; H.R....  More

July 14, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on USDA's Expanded BSE Cattle Surveillance Program
Jul 14 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning, a quorum being present, the Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I would like to welcome the Members of the Committee on Agriculture. I look forward to today’s...  More

July 8, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Telework in the Post-9/11 World
Jul 8 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on the status of telework programs and policies in the Federal government. We’re here to determine why many Federa...  More

July 8, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Jul 8 - The Committee approved the following by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 4380, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4737 Mile Stretch Drive in Holiday, Florida, as the “Sergeant First Class Pau...  More

June 24, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Coordinating Homeland Security in the Capital Region
Jun 24 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. A quorum being present, the Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing entitled, “Target Washington: Coordinat...  More

June 24, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Jun 24 - The Committee will consider the following: S. 129, "Federal Workforce Flexibility Act"; H.R. 3340, to redesignate the facilities of the United States Postal Service located at 7715 and 7748 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago...  More

June 23, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Giving D.C. Residents Direct Representation
Jun 23 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. The District of Columbia is many things to many people. Home to more than half a million people of diverse backgrounds; capital of the free world; symbol of democracy. ...  More

June 23, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Jun 23 - The Committee approved the following by Voice Vote: A Consulting Contract to prepare a legal analysis of Congress's constitutional authority to enact legislation to provide the District of Columbia with voting representation in...  More

June 17, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Plan Colombia
Jun 17 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on Plan Colombia, an important component of U.S. foreign and counternarcotics policy. Today we’ll examine the U.S. ...  More

June 15, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Contracting and the Rebuilding of Iraq
Jun 15 - Witness List Panel One The Honorable David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States accompanied by Mr. William T. Woods Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management U.S. General Accounting Office and Mr. Ne...  More

June 3, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Combating Obesity and Promoting Healthy Living
Jun 3 - Opening Statement of Chariman Tom Davis Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on the Federal government’s role in fighting obesity in the United States. Today we’ll examine the increasing threa...  More

June 3, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Jun 3 - The results of the Business Meeting were as follows: H.R. 3826, "Program Assessment and Results Act". *Platts Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute passed by Voice Vote. *Final passage by Voice Vote as amended. The fol...  More

May 21, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Lessons Learned from D.C.'s Lead Contamination Experience
May 21 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Welcome to today’s hearing entitled “Thirsty for Results: Lessons Learned from the District of Columbia's Lead Contamination Experience.” On March 5, 2004, this Committee held a hearin...  More

May 20, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Executive Reorganization and Child Welfare Programs
May 20 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning and thank you for coming. The purpose of today’s hearing is to gain an understanding of the wide range of federal agencies and programs responsible for protecting and caring...  More

May 13, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Cancer Clinical Trial Participation
May 13 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on cancer clinical trials. This hearing will examine the status of efforts to bring innovative cancer treatme...  More

May 12, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
May 12 - The results of the Business Meeting were as follows: H. Res. 612, recognizing and honoring the firefighters, police, public servants, civilians, and private businesses who responded to the devastating fire in Richmond, Virginia...  More

May 6, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Security Clearance Backlog and Reciprocity Issues
May 6 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the issues surrounding the Federal government’s ability to issue security clearances in a timely manner. This hearing continues the...  More

May 6, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
May 6 - The Committee favorably reported the following by Voice Vote: H.R. 4259, "Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act". The Committee favorably reported the following by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 3740, to...  More

May 5, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the Interior Dept.'s Tribal Recognition Process
May 5 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. The Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the process for recognition by the Federal government of Amer...  More

April 29, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the Role of the National Guard at Home and Abroad
Apr 29 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the emerging operational roles of the National Guard and its overall state of readiness. How proud are we of the people of the ...  More

April 23, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the District of Columbia Superior Court
Apr 23 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. A quorum being present, the Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone to our oversight hearing on the D.C. Superior Court. In Fe...  More

April 22, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Federal Agencies' Continuity of Operations Plans
Apr 22 - Witness List Panel One Ms. Linda D. Koontz Director, Information Management Issues U.S. General Accounting Office Panel Two The Honorable Michael Brown Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response Directo...  More

April 1, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Apr 1 - The Committee took the following action on this legislation: H.R. 3737, “Administrative Law Judges Pay Reform Act of 2004” passed, as amended, by Voice Vote; H.R. 4012, the District of Columbia College Access Reauthorization...  More

March 25, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Reauthorizing the D.C. College Access Act
Mar 25 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing to discuss the reauthorization of the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program. The purpose of the hearing...  More

March 23, 2004 - Senate-House Joint Hearing on Postal Reform Principles
Mar 23 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to begin by welcoming the members of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee to our hearing room, and thanking especially Chairman Collins and Senator Carper for their tire...  More

March 18, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act
Mar 18 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning, a quorum being present, the Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s legislative hearing on H.R. 3880, the Internet Ph...  More

March 18, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Mar 18 - The Committee approved the following by Unanimous Consent: Resolution of the House Committee on Government Reform Designating Members of the Majority and Minority to Serve on Subcommittees; H.R. 3917, to designate the facili...  More

March 11, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Iraq Reconstruction Contracts
Mar 11 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis We meet today to look into the complex task of coordinating contracts amid the chaos and challenges of rebuilding Iraq. Even before the conclusion of major military actions there wer...  More

March 5, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in D.C.
Mar 5 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. A quorum being present, the Committee on Government Reform will come to order. Welcome to today’s hearing entitled “Public Confidence, Down the Drain: The Federal Role in ...  More

March 4, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on the US-VISIT Program
Mar 4 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis We meet today to look into the implementation of the US VISIT program by the Department of Homeland Security. US VISIT stands for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technolo...  More

March 4, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Mar 4 - The Committee favorably reported the following by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 3059, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 304 West Michigan Street in Stuttgart, Arkansas, as the “Lloyd L. Burke Po...  More

February 26, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on "Networx"
Feb 26 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning, I would like to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) proposed government-wide voice and data telecommunications progr...  More

February 26, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Feb 26 - The Committee favorably reported the following by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 3733, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Huston Street in Altamont, Kansas, as the "Myron V. George Post...  More

February 12, 2004 - Full Committee Hearing on This Year's Flu Season
Feb 12 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to today’s oversight hearing on our public health system’s response capabilities to manage a pandemic of a contagious disease. This year’s flu s...  More

February 12, 2004 - Committee Business Meeting
Feb 12 - The Committee reported the following legislation by Unanimous Consent: HR 3536, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 Main Street in Malden, Illinois, as the “Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Holli...  More

February 11, 2004 - Hearing on Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight - Part III
Feb 11 - Opening Statement of Chairman John McHugh Today’s hearing marks the final installment of three Panel sessions that we have held in the past two weeks. We are examining the President’s call for postal reform, which he made in D...  More

February 5, 2004 - Hearing of the Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight - Part II
Feb 5 - Opening Statement of Chairman John McHugh It is a pleasure to convene our meeting here in Chicago, the hometown of our Ranking Member, Congressman Danny Davis. The last time I had the honor of chairing a postal hearing in Chic...  More

January 28, 2004 - Hearing of the Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight - Part I
Jan 28 - Opening Statement of Special Panel Chairman John McHugh I welcome today an excellent panel of witnesses to kick off our first in a series of three hearings entitled, “Answering the Administration’s Call for Postal Reform.” Bri...  More

January 28, 2004 - Hearing on Army National Guard Pay Problems
Jan 28 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the state of the Department of Defense and Department of the Army’s efforts to correct the current inadequacies in payroll processes...  More

November 20, 2003 - Hearing to Review Passenger Screener Training, Testing and Supervision
Nov 20, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

November 20, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting
Nov 20, 2003 - The Committee favorably reported the following reports and legislation: "Everything Secret Degenerates: The FBI's Use of Murderers as Informants"; "Efforts to Rightsize the U.S. Presence Abroad Lack Urgency and Momentum"; ...  More

November 6, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting
Nov 6, 2003 - The Committee ordered the following legislation reported out: H.R. 2130, a bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 650 Kinderkamack Road in River Edge, New Jersey, as the "New Bridge Land...  More

October 30, 2003 - Hearing on the Need for a Stronger Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Oct 30, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

October 23, 2003 - Hearing on the Former Brentwood Postal Facility
Oct 23, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

October 17, 2003 - Hearing on Implementing the SAFETY Act
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October 16, 2003 - Hearing on Internet Vulnerabilities
Oct 16, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

October 10, 2003 - Field Hearing on FEMA's Response to Hurricane Isabel in the Hampton Roads Region
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October 10, 2003 - Field Hearing on FEMA's Response to Hurricane Isabel in the Hampton Roads Region
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October 8, 2003 - Hearing on Coalition Efforts to Restore Iraq
Oct 8, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

October 8, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting
Oct 8, 2003 - The Committee approved the following legislation by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 2744, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 17th Street in Moline, Illinois, as the "David Bybee Post Office Bui...  More

October 3, 2003 - Hearing on Reassessing D.C.'s Emergency Readiness
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October 2, 2003 - Hearing on FSS/FTS Organizational and Management Challenges
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October 2, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting
Oct 2, 2003 - The Committee passed the following legislation by Unanimous Consent: H. J. Res. 70, recognizing Inspectors General over the last 25 years in their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to pro...  More

September 25, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting
Sep 25, 2003 - The Committee on Government Reform passed the following legislation by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 1151, to provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal dmployees in the Nation...  More

September 18, 2003 - Hearing on the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Sep 18, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

September 18, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting
Sep 18, 2003 - The Committee on Government Reform passed the following legislation by Unanimous Consent: H.R. 2075, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 West Blue Heron Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Fl...  More

September 16, 2003 - Hearing on Holocaust Era Insurance Restitution
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September 12, 2003 - Hearing on Black Men and Boys in the District of Columbia
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July 24, 2003 - Hearing on the Thrift Savings Plan
Jul 24, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

July 22, 2003 - Hearing on H.R. 2432, Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003
Jul 22, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

July 17, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting on Federal Property Reform Act
Jul 17, 2003 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Today, the Committee will consider H.R. 2548, the Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2003, introduced by Congressman Pete Sessions. The bill will help the federal government ...  More

July 16, 2003 - Hearing on Eliminating Waste and Mismanagement in the Federal Government
Jul 16, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

July 10, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting: Markup of H.R. 2556
Jul 10, 2003 - Chairman Tom Davis Opening Statement Today we are going to consider the District of Columbia Parental Choice Incentive Act of 2003, H.R. 2556 – introduced by Education and Workforce Chairman John Boehner and myself. This bil...  More

July 10, 2003 - Hearing on the Impact of the Visa Process on Foreign Travel to the U.S.
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June 26, 2003 - Hearing on the Revision of Competitive Sourcing Rules
Jun 26, 2003 - Click on the link at right to view the final printed version of this hearing.  More

June 24, 2003 - Hearing on School Choice in the District of Columbia
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June 16, 2003 - Hearing on the Use of Informants by the Justice Department
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June 16, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting on a Citizen's Guide to FOIA and the Privacy Act of 1974
Jun 16, 2003 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis In 1977, the House Committee on Government Operations issued the first Citizens Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 on how to request documents and r...  More

June 13, 2003 - Hearing on D.C. Budget Autonomy Act
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June 5, 2003 - Hearing on Reforming Federal Real Property
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June 3, 2003 - Hearing on Potential Reduced Risk Tobacco Products
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May 16, 2003 - Hearing on Reform of the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency
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May 15, 2003 - Hearing on Threats to Privacy and Security on File Sharing Networks
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May 9, 2003 - Hearing on Academic Options for D.C. Public School Students
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May 8, 2003 - Hearing on Information Sharing at the Department of Homeland Security
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May 7, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting: Markup of H.R. 1836 and H.R. 1837
May 7, 2003 - Opening Statement Chairman Tom Davis The purpose of today’s business meeting is to mark-up two bills that embody the reform agenda that is so important to this Committee, the Administration and our nation. H.R. 1836, the “Ci...  More

May 6, 2003 - Hearing on H.R. 1836, Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act
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April 30, 2003 - Hearing on H.R. 1837, SARA 2003
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April 10, 2003 - Hearing on the Emergency Readiness of the Nation's Capital
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April 9, 2003 - Hearing on the SARS Epidemic
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April 9, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting: Vote to Immunize William Bulger and Francis P. Salemme
Apr 9, 2003 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis We are here today to vote on the separate resolutions to grant William Bulger and Francis Salemme immunity, so that the Committee on Government Reform may receive testimony and informatio...  More

April 4, 2003 - Hearing on Project Bioshield
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April 3, 2003 - Hearing on Restoring Executive Reorganization Authority
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March 27, 2003 - Committee Business Meeting on Oversight Plans for All House Committees
Mar 27, 2003 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis Business Meeting Committee on Government Reform March 27, 2003, 10:00am Room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building Good morning. A quorum being present, the Committee on Government Ref...  More

March 27, 2003 - Hearing on Consumer Safeguards on Internet Pharmacy Sites
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March 20, 2003 - Hearing on Energy Department Acquisitions
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March 13, 2003 - Hearing on the Ease of Access to Pornography on Peer-to-Peer Networks
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March 12, 2003 - Hearing on Energy Efficiency Improvements in Federal Buildings and Vehicles
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March 6, 2003 - Markup of H.R. 735, Postal Pension Reform Legislation
Mar 6, 2003 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis The Committee is assembled today to consider H.R. 735, the “Postal Civil Service Retirement Funding Reform Act of 2003.” H.R. 735, “The Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding R...  More

March 6, 2003 - Hearing on the Volcker Commission Report
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February 13, 2003 - Committee Organizational Meeting
Feb 13, 2003 - Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis I would like to welcome everyone to our first meeting of the year. Welcome back to all of our returning Members, and also, welcome to our new Members who are with us for the first time to...  More

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