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 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING