Tuesday, March 15, 2005
9:30 a.m. – The Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee will meet in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Building. The program includes an overview of the FY 2006 Budget for the Department of Transportation.
Witness:
The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation
10:30 a.m. – The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee will meet in Room 124 of the Dirksen Senate Building. The program includes an overview of the FY 2006 Budget for the Department of Labor.
Witness:
The Honorable Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor
2:00 p.m. – The Energy and Water Subcommittee will meet in Room 124 of the Dirksen Senate Building. The program includes a review of the FY 2006 Budget for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Science, and the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology in the Department of Energy.
Witnesses:
David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Director, Office of Science
William D. Magwood, IV, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology
2:30 p.m. – The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee will meet in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Building. The program includes an overview of the FY 2006 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget.
Witnesses:
The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, FACP, Acting Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration
The Honorable Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cooper (USN Ret.), Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration
Richard A. Wannemacher, Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
The Honorable Tim McClain, General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
Rita A. Reed, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Department of Veterans Affairs
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
10:00 A.M. - The Defense Subcommittee will meet in Room 192 of the Dirksen Senate Building for FY 2006 Navy Budget Overview.
Witness: The Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Vern Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations
General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of Marine Corps
*TIME CHANGE TO 10:30 A.M.* 10:30 A.M. – The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee will meet in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Building to review the FY 2006 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Witness:
The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
2:00 p.m. – The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee will meet in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Building. The program includes an overview of the FY 2006 Army and Air Force Budgets.
Witnesses:
Panel I –
Mr. Geoffrey G. Prosch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)
Major General Geoffrey D. Miller, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Department of the Army
Major General Walter F. Pudlowski, Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard
Brigadier General Gary M. Profit, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve
Panel II -
Mr. Fred W. Kuhn, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Logistics, and Environment)
Major General L. Dean Fox, The Air Force Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations and Logistics)
