SENATE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

“Strengthening Hurricane Recovery Efforts for Small Businesses"

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 10:00a.m.

in Room 428A of Russell Senate Office Building

Witness List

Panel I

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, U.S. House of Representatives

Panel II

The Honorable Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

Major General Ronald L. Johnson, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Mr. Gregory Rothwell, Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel III

Mr. David E. Cooper, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, General Accounting Office (GAO)

Mr. Walter Isaacson, Vice Chairman, Louisiana Recovery Authority