Statement of Ted Selker MIT Chair, Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project Committee on Senate Rules and Administration June 21, 2005 In the past five years, following the 2000 Florida election fiasco, the voting technologies used in the United States have undergone a significant change. The use of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines has increased and [...]
Statement of Pat Fluno Committee on House International Relations February 4, 2004 My name is Pat Fluno. I have a Master`s Degree and I`m a certified computer programmer from Orlando, Florida. My co- workers and I lost our jobs to L-1 visa holders from India. I`d like to begin by reading excerpts from a letter [...]
Opening Statement of Chairman Chuck Grassley Committee on Senate Finance August 2, 2006 Good morning. Today`s hearing is entitled “Border Insecurity, Take Two.“ Our purpose is to follow-up on a hearing we held in 2003 to examine the security of our nation`s borders and find out whether the situation has improved. At that hearing, the [...]
Statement of Sheila Davis Executive Director, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Committee on Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management July 26, 2005 Mr. Chairman and Committee Members: I am Sheila Davis, and I am the Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. I want to thank you for [...]
Opening Statement of Todd Russell Platts U.S. Representative Committee on House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management Finance and Accountability June 08, 2005 On September 10, 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld outlined his vision for a new DoD. He envisioned a dramatic transformation that would correct problems outlined in hundreds of studies and reports [...]
Statement of Andre Banks Sergeant Union County Office of the Prosecutor Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations July 10, 2006 Chairman Whitfield and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. My name is Andre B. Banks and I am a Sergeant with over 20 [...]
February 27, 2002 NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS UNITED John F. Kerry Chairman, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship United States Senate Dear Chairman Kerry, On behalf of National Small Business United, the nation’s oldest small business advocacy association, I would like to thank you for holding today’s hearing on the Small Business Administration’s fiscal 2003 [...]