House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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September 30 at 10 a.m.
Full Committee Hearing
“The True Cost of the War”

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Hearings » Federal Contractor Compliance

Opening Statements

• Hon. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
• Hon. John Boozman, Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Rochelle L. Webb, D.M., Administrator, Employment Administration, Arizona Department of Economic Security, and President, National Association of State Workforce Agencies
• Joseph C. Sharpe, Jr., Director, National Economic Commission, American Legion
• Christina M. Roof, National Deputy Legislative Director, American Veterans (AMVETS)
• Joe Wynn, Treasurer, Veterans Entrepreneurship Task Force (VET-Force)



• Panel 2

• Les Jin, Deputy Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
• Jan R. Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 3

• Submissions for the Record 

• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Veterans Task Force:, Heather Ansley, Co-Chair, VetsFirst/United Spinal Association, Karen Bower, Co-Chair, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Susan Prokop, Co-Chair, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Leonard Selfon, Co-Chair, Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Charles R. Hosmer, Laguna Niguel, CA
• Janet Fiore, Chief Executive Officer, Sierra Group, Inc., King of Prussia, PA
• Richard F. Weidman, Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America