TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2006
9:30 a.m. – The Full Appropriations Committee will meet in SD-192 to review the President's request for additional resources to assist the Gulf Coast region in its recovery from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
Witnesses: The Honorable Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama
The Honorable Kathleen Blanco, Governor of Louisiana
The Honorable Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi
The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
2:30 p.m. – The Subcommittee on Defense will meet in SD-192. The program includes an overview of the President’s FY 2007 Budget Request for the Department of Defense.
Witnesses: The Honorable Tina W. Jonas, Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Vice-Admiral Evan M. Chanik, Director, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessments
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006
9:30 a.m. – The Full Appropriations Committee will meet in SD-106 to review the President's request for additional resources to assist the Gulf Coast region in its recovery from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
Witnesses: The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Honorable John Paul Woodley, Assistant Secretary, Army, Civil Works
2:00 p.m. – The Subcommittee on the District of Columbia will meet in SD-124 to review the potential effects of a flat federal income tax in the District of Columbia.
Witnesses: The Honorable Dick Armey, Chairman, FreedomWorks
Dr. Daniel J. Mitchell, McKenna Senior Fellow in Political Economy, The Heritage Foundation
Mr. Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation
Mr. Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006
8:30 a.m. – The Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies will meet in SD-192. The program includes an overview of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request for the Department of Agriculture.
Witnesses: The Honorable Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Charles Connor, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Dr. Keith Collins, Chief Economist
Mr. W. Scott Steele, Budget Officer
9:30 a.m. – The Full Appropriations Committee will meet in SD-106 to review the President's request for additional resources to assist in ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations in the Global War on Terror; Stabilization and counter-insurgency activities in Iraq and Afghanistan; and other humanitarian assistance.
Witnesses: The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary, Department of State
General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
General John Abizaid, U.S. Army, Commander, U.S. Central Command
**POSTPONED** 2:30 p.m. – The Subcommittee on Energy and Water will meet in SD-124 for an overview of the President’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget request for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Witnesses: The Honorable John Paul Woodley, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock, Commander and Chief of Engineers
