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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE VIDEO · 4:14:55Why this hearing
On the record: 27 witnesses, including 19 from advocacy groups and think tanks and 6 state and local officials.
Real oversight or theater?
Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
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Question logs come from the committee’s official video.
The subcommittee
13 members · 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats
- Mike SimpsonR-ID-2 · CHAIR
- Celeste MaloyR-UT-2 · VICE CHAIR
- Mark E. AmodeiR-NV-2
- Michael CloudR-TX-27
- Jake EllzeyR-TX-6
- Guy ReschenthalerR-PA-14
- Ryan K. ZinkeR-MT-1
- Tom ColeR-OK-4 · EX OFFICIO
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1 · RANKING
- Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
- Josh HarderD-CA-9
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3 · EX OFFICIO
Witnesses
- Reno FranklinChair, California Rural Indian Health BoardTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Anthony LocklearInterim Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health BoardTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jason DropikExecutive Director, National Indian Education AssociationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Teresa SanchezHealth Board Delegate, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc.THIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Mark MacarroPresident, National Congress of American IndiansTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jerilyn ChurchPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health BoardTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Inder WadhwaChief Executive Officer, Northern Valley Indian HealthTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Ahniwake RosePresident, Chief Executive Officer, American Indian Higher Education ConsortiumTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Crystal WilliamsTreasurer, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection FundTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Monique MartinVice President of Intergovernmental Affairs, Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Cecilia Fire ThunderChairwoman, Oglala Lakota Nation Education CoalitionTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jordan EtcittyExecutive Director, Diné bi Olta School Board AssociationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Aurene MartinBoard of Directors Member, National Indian Child Welfare AssociationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Esther LuceroPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health BoardTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Lloyd MillerCouncil, National Tribal Contract Support CoalitionTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jeremy TakalaChair, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Ed JohnstoneChairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries CommissionTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Heather ThompsonVice President, Native Nations Conservation and Food SystemsTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Austin LowesTribal Chairman, Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa IndiansTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Cody DesautelPresident, Intertribal Timber CouncilTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Cory BlankenshipExecutive Director, Native American Finance Officers AssociationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jason SchlenderExecutive Administrator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife CommissionTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Robyn Sunday-AllenChief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian HealthTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Toni Tsatoke-MuleExecutive Director, Kiowa Education Agency and Higher EducationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Abigail Echo-HawkDirector, Urban Indian Health InstituteTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Ileen SylvesterExecutive Vice President for Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral FoundationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Greg AbrahamsonVice-Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
In the news
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)FEB 27, 2025 · 9:00 AM – 1:10 PM
- Video posted (done)FEB 27, 2025 · 1:10 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (not yet)USUALLY ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER THE HEARING
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPENDING
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript usually comes out about 5 months after the hearing (of hearings printed so far).

