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NEWS from Hearing on homeless veterans' issues

Thursday, March 9, 2000 10:00 a.m.

Statement of The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Governor State Of Wisconsin

Statement of Bobby L. Harnage, Sr.

Witness List and Statements

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VA Health Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) greets Miss Heather French, Miss America 2000, as Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL), the full Committee’s Ranking Democrat, and Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN) look on.

At upper left, Benefits Subcommittee Chairman Jack Quinn (R-NY) introduces Miss French just before convening a joint oversight hearing on homeless veterans. Next to Chairman Quinn is the Subcommittee’s Ranking Democrat, Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA).

Miss French listens to Rep. Evans speak before making her own preliminary remarks to the applause of VA Committee members.

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Miss America 2000, Heather French of Kentucky, shows VA Committee Members the Purple Heart Medal of a homeless veteran. Miss French has made the plight of homeless veterans a major concern of her reign.

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Above, VA Committee Members Filner, Stearns, and J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) listen to Chairman Quinn opens the hearing. Below, Thomas R. "Tim" Cantwell, Manager Member of U.S. Vets, Inglewood, CA, testifies at the joint hearing. Listening are, from left, Chris Noel, Founder/Executive Director, Vetsville Cease Fire House, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL; and Lynne Heidel, Chair of the Board, Centre City Development Corporation, San Diego, CA.
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Above, Angel Caban, a VA social worker, speaks about his own experience as a former homeless veteran. Below, Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training Espiridion "Al" Borrego, U.S. Department of Labor, explains his department’s programs for homeless veterans. Joining him on the panel was Fred Karnas Jr., Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). iv12.jpg (14229 bytes)
Douglas A. Haywood, Executive Director of the Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition, testifies about his regional efforts. Waiting to testify is Raymond G. Boland, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.
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