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hearing schedule
Hearing/Meeting: Examining USDA's Rural Development Programs
  Full Committee Hearing
 
Date & Time Tuesday, June 20 2006
10:30 AM
Location Russell-328-A
   
Description Audio replay of 1 hr, 45 min hearing
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Witnesses & Opening Statements
   
   
  Chairman Saxby Chambliss

Panel 1
     
  Hon. Thomas Dorr
Undersecretary
United States Department of Agriculture

Panel 2
     
  Mr. Glenn English
Chief Executive Officer
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

  Ms. Jane Halliburton
Supervisor
Story County, Iowa

  Ms. Mary McBride
Executive Vice President for Communications and Energy Banking Group
CoBank

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