03.02.17

Hearing Schedule for the Week of March 6, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of March 6, 2017.

TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017


STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE (Lindsey Graham, Chairman)

Hearing to broaden understanding of Russia’s policies and intentions toward specific countries in Europe

2:15 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Pavlo Klimkin
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ukraine

The Honorable Piotr Wilczek
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Poland

The Honorable David Bakradze
Ambassador
Embassy of Georgia

The Honorable Andris Teikmanis
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

The Honorable Rolandas Krisciunas
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania

The Honorable Eerik Marmei
Ambassador
Embassy of Estonia


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017


TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES (Susan Collins, Chairman)

Hearing titled “Investing in America:  Funding our Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs”

10:00 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

Mr. David Bernhardt
Commissioner
Maine Department of Transportation

President
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

Mr. Jim Tymon
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Policy Management
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

Mr. Todd Hauptli
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Association of Airport Executives

Mr. Edward L. Mortimer
Executive Director for Transportation Infrastructure
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Ms. Beth Osborne
Senior Policy Advisor
Transportation for America



LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Roy Blunt, Chairman)

Hearing titled “Saving Lives Through Medical Research”

10:30 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

Timothy J. Eberlein, M.D.
Director
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Surgeon-in-Chief
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Thomas J Grabowski Jr., M.D.
Director, Memory and Brain Wellness Center, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Integrated Brain Imaging Center
University of Washington

Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Ph.D.
Member, Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Jennifer M. Sasser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center

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