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Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing Schedule for the Week of October 19, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of October 19, 2015.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015


AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)

Hearing to review rural development in 21st century America

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


Witnesses:

Panel I

The Honorable Lisa Mensah

Under Secretary for Rural Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture


Mr. Tony Hernandez
Administrator
Rural Housing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture


Mr. Samuel Rikkers
Acting Administrator
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture


Mr. Brandon McBride
Administrator
Rural Utilities Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture


Panel II


Mr. Bill Simpson
Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
National Rural Water Association
Washington, D.C.


Mr. Stuart Lowry
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sunflower Electric Power Association
Hays, Kan.


Mr. Brian Boisvert
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
Wilson Communications
Wilson, Kan.


Mr. Tony Chrisman
Vice President and Owner
Chrisman Development Inc.
Enterprise, Ore.

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