SPEAKER INDEX    CONTENTS   INSERTS   
ACEVEDO-VILÁ   171    172    173  
BALDACCI       107    109  
BENDFELDT      235    246    257  
BENDFELT       252    253  
BERKLAND       230    255    256  
BOST            95    101    102    103    104    105    106    107    108  
               109    110  
BRENT W. GATTIS     5  
BRUNTY         130  
CLAYTON         12     36     38     44     45     47     48     52     89  
                92    104    105    106    118    119    120    121    168  
               169    170    171    173    226    245    246    247    248  
               251    252    253    254    255    256    258    259  
COOKSEY        127    130    132    134    135    141    142    143  
DEAN           128    137    140    143  
FLEDDERMAN      16     34     35     36     43  
FRIEDMAN       158    165    167    168    169    171  
GOODLATTE       11     13     15     19     22     25     28     30     33  
                34     35     36     40     41     42     43     44     49  
                50     51     52     87     92     94     95    101    102  
               103    107    109    110    113    116    117    118    121  
               124    137    138    139    140    141    144    147    149  
               152    155    157    160    163    164    165    166    167  
               168    171    173    224    226    230    232    235    237  
HASKINS        122    137    141    142  
HAYES           30     34     46     47  
HEFFERAN       232    244    245    254    257  
HOWARD         152    169    171    172  
HUBBARD        241    245    248    250    258  
KEITH WILLIAMS     4  
LANCE KOTSCHWAR     4  
LARSON          28     51  
LEAVELL         22     41     42     48     49  
LEVIN           35     92     95  
MORAN          144  
NELSON         135  
OHLS           132    134    139    142  
R                4  
RAINS          227    243    244    245    246    247    248    251    252  
               256  
RECTOR         125    138    139    140    142    143  
REHBERG        237    241    243    244    245    249    250    251    255  
               256    257    258    259  
REID            25     37     43     45  
REINERT        155  
RIVERO         147    165    166    171  
ROBERTSON      111    116    120  
ROHALL         238    249    257  
RPTS THOMAS   250  
RYAN           145    164    170  
SAVNER         160    164    167    172    173  
SMITH           19     38     40     41     50  
STEPHEN HATERIUS     4  
VIADERO        113    117    118    119    120  
WAGSTAFF       149    166  
WILLIAM E. O'CONNER, J     4  

CONTENTS    SPEAKERS   INSERTS   
OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB GOODLATTE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF 
VIRGINIA
                                                                 PAGE    11

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. EVA M. CLAYTON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH 
CAROLINA
                                                                 PAGE    12

STATEMENT OF ROBERT FLEDDERMAN, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER, FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION, WESTVACO 
CORPORATION, SUMMERVILLE, SC
                                                                 PAGE    16

STATEMENT OF DAVID SMITH, VICE-PRESIDENT, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS, BLACKSBURG, VA
                                                                 PAGE    19

STATEMENT OF CHUCK LEAVELL, MEMBER, AMERICAN TREE FARM SYSTEM, DRY BRANCH, GA
                                                                 PAGE    22

STATEMENT OF C.P.P. (PATRICK) REID, PRESIDENT-ELECT, NAPFSC, AND DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF RENEWABLE 
NATURAL RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
                                                                 PAGE    25

STATEMENT OF L. KEVILLE LARSON, PRESIDENT, FOREST LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MOBILE, AL
                                                                 PAGE    28

STATEMENT OF LARK HAYES, SENIOR ATTORNEY, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, CHAPEL HILL, NC
                                                                 PAGE    30

STATEMENT OF HON. BOB GOODLATTE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
                                                                 PAGE    87

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. EVA M. CLAYTON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH 
CAROLINA
                                                                 PAGE    89

STATEMENT OF HON. SANDER M. LEVIN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
                                                                 PAGE    92

STATEMENT OF ERIC M. BOST, UNDER SECRETARY, FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES, U.S. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                 PAGE    95

STATEMENT OF ROBERT E. ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR, EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND INCOME SECURITY ISSUES, 
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                                                                 PAGE   110

STATEMENT OF ROGER C. VIADERO, INSPECTOR GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT 
OF AGRICULTURE, ACCOMPANIED BY GREGORY S. SEYBOLD, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR INVESTIGATIONS, 
AND RICHARD D. LONG, ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL, AUDIT
                                                                 PAGE   113

STATEMENT OF RON HASKINS, SENIOR FELLOW, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 
                                                                 PAGE   122

STATEMENT OF ROBERT RECTOR, SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, HERITAGE FOUNDATION
                                                                 PAGE   125

STATEMENT OF STACY DEAN, DIRECTOR, FOOD STAMP AND IMMIGRANT POLICY, CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY 
PRIORITIES
                                                                 PAGE   127

STATEMENT OF COELI BRUNTY, FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, EMMITSBURG, MD
                                                                 PAGE   130

STATEMENT OF JAMES OHLS, SENIOR FELLOW, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH, INC.
                                                                 PAGE   132

STATEMENT OF CLARYCE H. NELSON, STATE COORDINATOR FOR CONSUMER ISSUES, AARP, WASHINGTON, DC.
                                                                 PAGE   135

STATEMENT OF ELAINE M RYAN, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN PUBLIC HUMAN SERVICES ASSOCIATION
                                                                 PAGE   144

STATEMENT OF SONIA RIVERO, COMMISSIONER, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, RICHMOND, VA
                                                                 PAGE   147

STATEMENT OF BRUCE WAGSTAFF, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, WELFARE WORK DIVISION, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 
SOCIAL SERVICES, SACRAMENTO, CA
                                                                 PAGE   149

STATEMENT OF DOUGLAS E. HOWARD, DIRECTOR, MICHIGAN FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, LANSING, MI
                                                                 PAGE   152

STATEMENT OF JENNIFER REINERT, SECRETARY, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MADISON, 
WI
                                                                 PAGE   155

STATEMENT OF JERRY FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISIONER, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, 
AUSTIN, TX
                                                                 PAGE   158

STATEMENT OF RICH SAVNER, DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, PATH MARK STORES, 
INC., CARTERET, NJ
                                                                 PAGE   160

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB GOODLATTE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF 
VIRGINIA
                                                                 PAGE   224

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. EVA M. CLAYTON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH 
CAROLINA
                                                                 PAGE   226

STATEMENT OF MICHAEL T. RAINS, DEPUTY CHIEF, STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY, FOREST SERVICE, U.S. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                 PAGE   227

STATEMENT OF MARK BERKLAND, DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION OPERATIONS, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION 
SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                 PAGE   230

STATEMENT OF COLIEN HEFFERAN, ADMINISTRATOR, COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                 PAGE   232

STATEMENT OF ERIC BENDFELDT, EXTENSION AGENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE 
EXTENSION SERVICE, HARRISONBURG, VA
                                                                 PAGE   235

STATEMENT OF RONALD ROHALL, CONSULTING FORESTER, NATIONAL FORESTRY POLICY COMMITTEE, NATIONAL 
ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, 
                                                                 PAGE   238

STATEMENT OF JIM HUBBARD, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR, COLORADO STATE FORESTER, NATIONAL 
ASSOCIATION OF STATE FORESTERS
                                                                 PAGE   241


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