Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets hearing on deficit, jobs

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds a hearing tomorrow on deficit reduction and job creation.

"The purpose of this hearing is to examine how federal agencies support tribes in accessing capital for development and business operations; support tribal infrastructure development, especially broadband; and reform regulatory and administrative procedures to improve the success and sustainability of tribal economic development," the committee said in a press release.

The hearing takes place at 2:15pm in 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel # 1
Mr. Doug O'Brien
Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture

Mr. Geoffrey Blackwell
Chief, Office of Native Affairs & Policy, Federal Communications Commission

Panel # 2
The Honorable Jefferson Keel
President, National Congress of American Indians

Panel # 3
The Honorable Ben Shelly
President, Navajo Nation

The Honorable Cedric Cromwell
Chairman, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

The Honorable Pearl E. Casias
Chairman, Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on "Deficit Reduction and Job Creation: Regulatory Reform in Indian Country" (December 1, 2011)