House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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February 4 at 10 a.m.
Full Committee Hearing
“U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012”

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Opening Statements

• Hon. Michael H. Michaud, Chairman, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maine
• Hon. Jeff Miller, Ranking Republican Member, and a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida
• Hon. John T. Salazar, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado (STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD)

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• John R. Feussner, M.D., MPH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, and Volunteer Staff Physician, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, on behalf of Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research
• Major David Rozelle, Administrative Officer, Military Advanced Training Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Department of the Army, U.S. Department of Defense
• Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Buffalo, State University of New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, President, American Society of Anesthesiologists, on behalf of Pain Care Coalition



• Panel 2

• Thomas Zampieri, Ph.D., Director of Government Relations, Blinded Veterans Association
• Carl Blake, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Joy J. Ilem, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans



• Panel 3

• Joel Kupersmith, M.D., Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied by:
• Timothy O'Leary, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Science Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Michael E. Selzer, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 4

• Submissions for the Record 

• National Association of Veterans' Research and Education
• Orthotic and Prosthetic Alliance
• Alvin C. Pike, CP, Lead Prosthetist, Minneapolis, MN, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on his own behalf

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