TITLE: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003. Part 7A: Testimony of Members of Congress and Other Interested Individuals and Organizations

CIS-NO: 2002-H181-58  
SOURCE: Committee on Appropriations. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: Apr. 18, 23, 30, May 2, 7, 9, 2002  
LENGTH: ii+1319+viii p. il. Index.  
CONG-SESS: 107-2  
ITEM-NO: 1011; 1011-A  
SUDOC: Y4.AP6/1:L11/2003/PT.7A  


SUMMARY:
Continuation of hearings before the Subcom on Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations to consider FY2003 budget requests for DOL, HHS, Department of Education, and related agencies programs.
 
This volume contains testimony of public witnesses on various DOL, Department of Education, and HHS programs, including NIH medical research programs.
 
Includes an organizational index (p. v-viii).

CONTENT-NOTATION: DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS. HOUSE;  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION; FEDERAL AID TO MEDICINE; HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; MEDICAL RESEARCH

02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Witnesses Testimony, p. 1-99
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL ((Rep, D-Md), p. 1-8)
   PASCRELL, BILL, JR. ((Rep, D-NJ), p. 8-12)
   WOOLSEY, LYNN C. ((Rep, D-Calif), p. 13-17)
   LARSON, JOHN B. ((Rep, D-Conn), p. 18-22)
   MCNULTY, MICHAEL R. ((Rep, D-NY), p. 23-32)
   SHERMAN, BRAD ((Rep, D-Calif), p. 33-38)
   LANGEVIN, JAMES R. ((Rep, D-RI), p. 39-44)
   SANDERS, BERNARD ((Rep, I-Vt), p. 45-53)
   CAPPS, LOIS ((Rep, D-Calif), p. 53-56)
   DAVIS, SUSAN A. ((Rep, D-Calif), p. 57-62)
   KIRK, MARK STEVEN ((Rep, R-Ill), p. 63-68)
   EVANS, LANE ((Rep, D-Ill), p. 68-72)
   TAUZIN, W. J. ((Rep, R-La), p. 72-78)
   RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. ((Rep, D-Tex), p. 79-84)
   FILNER, BOB ((Rep, D-Calif), p. 84-89)
   STUPAK, BART ((Rep, D-Mich), p. 90-99)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Witnesses Testimony, p. 101-272
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   ERICKSON, REBECCA J. (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Akron, p. 101-112)
   COLEMAN, LESA (Co-Founder, Cued Language of Idaho; representing National Campaign for Hearing Health, p. 112-122)
   CHADWICK, D. GREGORY (President, American Dental Association, p. 122-134)
   CONNOR, MARYKATE (Executive Director, Caduceus Outreach Services, San Francisco, Calif., p. 134-145)
   ALLEGRANTE, JOHN P. (President and CEO, National Center for Health Education, p. 145-156)
   LAPRE, BERNADETTE (Sister) (representing Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Middletown, R.I., p. 156-161)
   MILES, HAVEN (Supervisor, Early Childhood Services, Providence Center, Providence, R.I., p. 161-172)
   OFFENBACHER, STEVEN (Director, Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina; representing American Association for Dental Research, p. 172-190)
   JOHNSEN, DAVID C. (Dean, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa; representing American Dental Education Association, p. 190-202)
   WARD, DAVID (President, American Council on Education; representing Coalition for International Education, p. 202-213)
   SMITH, CLARENCE E. (Rev.) (Registrar, Rust College; representing Council for Opportunity in Education, p. 214-227)
   BLANK, MARTIN J. (Staff Director, Coalition for Community Schools; also representing Institute for Educational Leadership, p. 227-241)
   RASINSKI, PAUL (Executive Director, Maryland Technology Assistance Program; representing Association of Tech Art Projects, p. 241-250)
   HENDERSON, JOHN L. (President, Wilberforce University; representing United Negro College Fund, p. 250-259)
   GARZA, HECTOR (President, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, p. 259-272)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEARING HEALTH; AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH EDUCATION; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL RESEARCH; AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION; COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION; COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION; COALITION FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP; ASSOCIATION OF TECH ART PROJECTS; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND; NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 3     Witnesses Testimony, p. 272-424
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   WALKER, GARY (President, Public/Private Ventures, p. 272-281)
   GARCIA, JIM (President, National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs, p. 281-290)
   BURKHARDT, GINA (Executive Director, North Central Regional Education Laboratory; representing National Education Knowledge Industry Association, p. 290-302)
   DOTSON, JEANNE (Director, Student Loan and Account Repayment, Concordia College; representing Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations, p. 302-309)
   STOWE, R. MARK (President, National Nutritional Foods Association, p. 309-319)
   BICKEL, WARREN (Professor, Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Vermont; representing College on Problems of Drug Dependence, p. 319-328)
   ORTIZ, CARLOS (Vice President, Government Affairs, CVS Corp.; also representing National Association of Chain Drug Stores, p. 329-342)
   LAMOND, JOE (President and CEO, NAMM: The International Music Products Association, p. 342-350)
   LEON, MIGUELINA I. (Director, Government Relations and Public Policy, National Minority AIDS Council, p. 351-364)
   ROSENTHAL, LYNN (Executive Director, National Network To End Domestic Violence, p. 364-374)
   HOPKINS, ERNEST C. (Director, Federal Affairs, San Francisco AIDS Foundation; p. 374-385)
   BUCKLAND, KELLY J. (Vice President, National Council on Independent Living, p. 386-396)
   WILSON, STEPHEN L. (Associate Dean, School of Allied Medical Professions, Ohio State University; representing Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, p. 396-406)
   WOLFE, BARBARA (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; representing American Psychiatric Nurses Association, p. 406-414)
   MENGENHAUSEN, JOHN (CEO, Horizon Health Care, Inc.; representing National Association of Community Health Centers, p. 415-424)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   PUBLIC/PRIVATE VENTURES; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE STUDENT GRANT AND AID PROGRAMS; NATIONAL EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION; COALITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS; NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL FOODS ASSOCIATION; COLLEGE ON PROBLEMS OF DRUG DEPENDENCE; CVS CORP.; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES; NAMM: THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL MINORITY AIDS COUNCIL; NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING; ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS; AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 4     Witnesses Testimony, p. 424-559
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   FIELDS, ALAN R. (Executive Director, LIFEbeat, the Music Industry Fights AIDS, p. 424-431)
   KRAUT, ALAN G. (Executive Director, American Psychological Society, p. 431-440)
   KUNTZLEMAN, CHARLES T. (Chairman, Michigan Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports and Michigan Fitness Foundation, p. 440-446)
   VASQUEZ, KATHLEEN (Director, AHEC and Office of Rural Health, Medical College of Ohio; representing National AHEC Organization, p. 447-455)
   MARTIN, JAMES C. (Dr.) (President-Elect, American Academy of Family Physicians, p. 456-466)
   ADAMS, J. MICHAEL (President, Farleigh Dickinson University, p. 466-476)
   ARNOLD, WILLIAM E. (Chair, ADAP Working Group, p. 476-485)
   HAUTER, AMANDA N. (high school student; representing National Network for Youth, p. 485-495)
   HARPER, JANE (Director, Family Resources, St. Petersburg, Fla., p. 485-495)
   KUS, CHRISTOPHER A. (Dr.) (Pediatric Director, Division of Family Health, New York State Department of Health; representing Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, p. 496-505)
   GOLD, MARLA J. (Dr.) (Division Chief, HIV/AIDS Medicine, MCP Hahnemann University, p. 506-519)
   BASS, PATRICIA (Co-Director, AIDS Activities Coordinating Office, Philadelphia, Pa.; both representing Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief Coalition, p. 506-519)
   BEASLEY, R. PALMER (Dean, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston; representing Association of Schools of Public Health, p. 520-530)
   GILCHRIST, MARY J. (Director, University Hygienic Laboratory, Iowa City, Iowa; representing Association of Public Health Laboratories, p. 531-543)
   HARDY, GEORGE E., JR. (Dr.) (Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, p. 543-551)
   SAWYER, DONALD A. (President, National Association for Rural Mental Health, p. 551-559)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   LIFEBEAT, THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FIGHTS AIDS; AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY; MICHIGAN GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS, HEALTH AND SPORTS; MICHIGAN FITNESS FOUNDATION; NATIONAL AHEC ORGANIZATION; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS; FARLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY; ADAP WORKING GROUP; NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH; ASSOCIATION OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS; COMMUNITIES ADVOCATING EMERGENCY AIDS RELIEF COALITION; ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH; ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES; ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL MENTAL HEALTH
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 5     Witnesses Testimony, p. 559-717
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   AKHTER, MOHAMMAD N. (Dr.) (Executive Director, American Public Health Association; representing National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, p. 559-566)
   STRECK, WILLIAM F. (Dr.) (President and CEO, Bassett Healthcare, p. 566-577)
   MERCHANT, JAMES A. (Dr.) (Dean, College of Public Health, University of Iowa; representing Friends of NIOSH Coalition, p. 577-588)
   HARCH, PAUL G. (Dr.) (Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University; representing International Hyperbaric Medical Association, p. 589-620)
   ALDERSON, PHILIP O. (Dr.) (Chairman, Department of Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; representing Academy of Radiology Research, p. 620-629)
   PRECHTER, WALTRAUD E. (President, Heinz C. Prechter Fund for Manic Depression, p. 629-639)
   JENSEN, MICHAEL D. (Dr.) (Professor, Medicine, Mayo Clinic; representing North American Association for the Study of Obesity, p. 639-649)
   O'MALLEY, STEPHANIE (Director, Division of Substance Abuse Research, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University; representing Research Society on Alcoholism, p. 649-668)
   RICH, ROBERT R. (Dr.) (Executive Associate Dean, School of Medicine, Emory University; representing Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, p. 668-677)
   ABRAHAMS, JIM (Director, Charlie Foundation To Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy, p. 677-683)
   AKHTER, MOHAMMAD N. (Dr.) (Executive Director, American Public Health Association, p. 683-693)
   JENSEN, ALLAN (Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; representing American Academy of Ophthalmology, p. 693-700)
   UITTO, JOUNI (Dr.) (Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College; representing Society for Investigative Dermatology, p. 700-710)
   WHITTEMORE, VICKY (Director, Center Without Walls, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance; representing Coalition of Patient Advocates for Skin Disease Research, p. 700-710)
   WEST, SHEILA K. (Professor, Preventative Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University; representing Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, p. 710-717)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
INSERTION:
   -- Harch, P. G., "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and SPECT Brain Imaging in the Treatment of Chronic Brain Injury" May 2, 2002 (p. 601-619).
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   PRECHTER, HEINZ C., FUND FOR MANIC DEPRESSION; NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR NUTRITION AND ACTIVITY; FRIENDS OF NIOSH COALITION; INTERNATIONAL HYPERBARIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; ACADEMY OF RADIOLOGY RESEARCH; NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY; RESEARCH SOCIETY ON ALCOHOLISM; FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY; CHARLIE FOUNDATION TO HELP CURE PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY; AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY; SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY; COALITION OF PATIENT ADVOCATES FOR SKIN DISEASE RESEARCH; ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 6     Witnesses Testimony, p. 717-859
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   CROWLEY, WILLIAM F., JR. (Dr.) (Director, Clinical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital; representing Academic Health Centers Clinical Research Forum, p. 717-726)
   D'ALESSIO, DAVID A. (Dr.) (Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Cincinnati; representing American Federation for Medical Research, p. 726-735)
   MAXWELL, CELIA J. (Dr.) (Assistant Vice President, Health Affairs, Howard University; representing Women's Health Research Coalition, p. 735-744)
   MACLAREN, NOEL K. (Dr.) (Director, Cornell Juvenile Diabetes Program, Weill College of Medicine, Cornell University; representing National Disease Research Interchange, p. 744-753)
   PERSON, JUDI L. (President and CEO, Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care, p. 753-763)
   ENGLISH, DAVID J. (President and CEO, Hospices of the National Capital Region; both representing National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, p. 753-763)
   KENNEY, K. KIMBERLY (President and CEO, CFIDS Association, p. 763-773)
   KIM, PAULA (Founding CEO and Board Chairman, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, p. 773-783)
   ARCHIBOLD, PATRICIA (Professor, School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, p. 783-805)
   TETER, HARRY, JR. (Executive Director, American Trauma Society, p. 806-816)
   NORTON, NANCY J. (President, International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, p. 816-826)
   BULGER, ROGER J. (Dr.) (President and CEO, Association of Academic Health Centers, p. 826-835)
   STUDWELL, KAREN (Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, Public Policy Office, American Psychological Association; representing Friends of NICHD Coalition, p. 835-849)
   CREAGHEAD, NANCY (Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati; representing American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, p. 849-859)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS CLINICAL RESEARCH FORUM; AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH; WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH COALITION; NATIONAL DISEASE RESEARCH INTERCHANGE; NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION; CFIDS ASSOCIATION; PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK; OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY; AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY; INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS; ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS; FRIENDS OF NICHD COALITION; AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 7     Witnesses Testimony, p. 861-991
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   HUDSON, T. W. (Executive Director, Houston Works USA, p. 861-876)
   FINK, YOLANDA (Assistant Corpsleader, Ohio Civilian Conservation Corps; both representing National Youth Employment Coalition, p. 861-876)
   THOMAS, TARA (Director, Human Resources, HCR Manor Care, p. 877-886)
   MCWASHINGTON, MAX (Certified Nursing Assistant, HCR Manor Care, p. 877-886)
   KEIRNS, AUDREY S. (Principal, A.S.K. and Associates; representing Big Brothers Big Sisters, p. 887-895)
   FRANTZ, MARTIN (Prosecuting Attorney, Wayne County, Ohio; representing Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, p. 895-904)
   MORROW, LESLEY M. (Chair, Department of Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University; representing International Reading Association, p. 905-912)
   RUBILLO, JAMES M. (Executive Director, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, p. 913-923)
   NAGEL, DAVID (Brother) (Executive Director, St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, S.Dak., p. 923-931)
   SCHAAR, RICHARD J. (President, Educational and Productivity Solutions, Texas Instruments, Inc.; representing American Electronics Association and Math/Science Partnership Working Group, p. 931-939)
   MODELL, VICKI (Co-Founder and Vice President, Jeffrey Modell Foundation, p. 939-950)
   SCHROEDER, PAUL M. (Vice President, Governmental Relations, American Foundation for the Blind, p. 950-965)
   BYRNE, THERESA M. (parent of blind children, p. 950-965)
   MYERS, NANCY A. (Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Ohio Chapter, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, p. 966-978)
   FRIEDLANDER, MICHAEL (Chairman, Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham; representing Developmental Disabilities Research Centers Association, p. 978-991)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   MODELL, JEFFREY, FOUNDATION; NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COALITION; HCR MANOR CARE; BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS; FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS; INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS; AMERICAN ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION; MATH/SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP; AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND; MARCH OF DIMES BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESEARCH CENTERS ASSOCIATION
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 8     Witnesses Testimony, p. 991-1145
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   MCMILLAN, H. S. (Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, p. 991-1003)
   SCHUSTER-SAMMONS, ELIZABETH (Claims Representative, SSA; both representing National Organization of Rehabilitation Partners, p. 991-1003)
   BYARS, DENNIS (State Senator, Nevada; representing National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils, p. 1003-1014)
   RUCKER, RONALD E. (President and CEO, Via of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.; representing Association for Persons in Supported Employment, p. 1015-1030)
   BORCHARDT, STEVE (Sheriff, Olmstead County, Minn.; representing Residential Care Consortium, p. 1031-1040)
   WATKINS, JANE H. (Assistant Director, Foster Grandparent Program, Orlando, Fla.; representing National Association of Foster Grandparent Program Directors, p. 1041-1050)
   BROCK, JON (Executive Director, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission; representing National Association of State Workforce Agencies, p. 1050-1060)
   PEZZA, ANTHONY T. (President, National Council of Social Security Management Associations, p. 1061-1070)
   SCHULAK, JAMES A. (Dr.) (Chairman, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland; representing American Society of Transplant Surgeons, p. 1070-1082)
   JOHNS, MICHAEL M. (Dr.) (Board Chairman and CEO, Emory Healthcare; representing Saturday Morning Working Group, p. 1082-1096)
   LITTLEFIELD, CYNDY (President, Committee for Education Funding, p. 1097-1106)
   BACHE, KATRINA (child with osteogenesis imperfecta; representing National Coalition for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases, p. 1107-1120)
   DEROSE, RODGER L. (President and CEO, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, p. 1120-1129)
   ROBERTS, JULIA (actress, p. 1129-1145)
   PERCY, ALAN (Dr.) (Director, Rett Center for Excellence, University of Alabama, Birmingham; both representing International Rett Syndrome Association, p. 1129-1145)
   HUNTER, KATHY (Founder, International Rett Syndrome Association, p. 1129-1145)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF REHABILITATION PARTNERS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCILS; ASSOCIATION FOR PERSONS IN SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE CONSORTIUM; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM DIRECTORS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES; NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANT SURGEONS; SATURDAY MORNING WORKING GROUP; COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FUNDING; NATIONAL COALITION FOR OSTEOPOROSIS AND RELATED BONE DISEASES; CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION; INTERNATIONAL RETT SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 9     Witnesses Testimony, p. 1146-1249
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   CHIECO, PETER (Senior Vice President, Investments, Salomon Smith Barney; representing Cooley's Anemia Foundation, p. 1146-1156)
   CHIECO, MICHELLE (Cooley's anemia patient, p. 1146-1156)
   LARSON, DAN (President and CEO, PKD Foundation, p. 1156-1166)
   WASZAK, JOSH (patient with polycystic kidney disease; representing PKD Foundation, p. 1156-1166)
   BERK, PAUL D. (Dr.) (Chief, Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, p. 1166-1177)
   SMITH, HOWELL (liver transplant recipient; both representing American Liver Foundation, p. 1166-1177)
   ENTWISLE, ROBERT J. (Alzheimer's disease patient; representing Alzheimer's Association, p. 1177-1184)
   STERN, MICHAEL (Chief Conductor, Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra; representing Carnegie Hall, p. 1184-1192)
   GREENSPAN, KAREN L. (scleroderma patient; representing Scleroderma Foundation, p. 1193-1205)
   STONE, WALTER
   EVANS-STONE, LYNNE (both volunteers, American Lung Association, p. 1206-1215)
   MOSES, ALAN C. (Dr.) (Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Mass., p. 1215-1226)
   PEREZ, DANIEL P. (President and CEO, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society, p. 1227-1232)
   FYOCK, DAVID H. (Chairman and CEO, MountainTop Technologies, Inc.; representing Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities, p. 1233-1241)
   STROEH, DAVID (neurofibromatosis patient; representing National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, p. 1241-1249)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   COOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATION; PKD FOUNDATION; AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION; ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION; CARNEGIE HALL; SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION; AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SOCIETY; PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; NATIONAL NEUROFIBROMATOSIS FOUNDATION
 
 
02-H181-58 TESTIMONY NO: 10     Witnesses Testimony, p. 1250-1319
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   AUSTIN, JAMES M., JR. (Dr.) (Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham; representing Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, p. 1250-1257)
   WEBBER, TRACY (Volunteer, Stark County, Ohio, Division, American Heart Association, p. 1258-1266)
   BURNS, JANET M. (Volunteer, National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area, p. 1266-1274)
   FREUNDLICH, BARBARA (Board Member, Lymphoma Research Foundation, p. 1275-1280)
   LEWIS, ROSALIE (President, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, p. 1281-1288)
   VAUGHAN, E. DARRACOTT, JR. (Dr.) (Chairman Emeritus, Department of Urology, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, Cornell University; representing American Urological Association, p. 1289-1296)
   WOLFE, LINDA (President, National Association of School Nurses, p. 1297-1304)
   HICKMAN, CLARK (Associate Dean, Continuing Education, College of Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis; representing Prostatitis Foundation, p. 1304-1308)
   WALCOFF, SHEILA D. (D.C. Representative, National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, p. 1308-1319)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Views on funding and priorities for various programs.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   DOL, HHS, and Educ Dept programs, FY2003 approp
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   SOCIETY OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGISTS; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION; LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION; DYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION; AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES; PROSTATITIS FOUNDATION; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003