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NEWS from Hearing on H.R. 2716, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001 and H.R. 936, the Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act 

Witness List and Statements

Picture of Chairman Chris Smith and Ranking Member Lane Evans.

Picture of Jerry Moran and Mike Simpson.
Committee Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ), questions VA and HUD witnesses, while Ranking Member Lane Evans (D-IL), left and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mike Simpson (R-ID), right, note the witnesses' remarks.

Picture of Frances Murphy MD, Roy Bernardi, and John Garrity.

 VA witness Deputy Under Secretary Frances Murphy MD, and HUD witnesses Assistant Secretary Roy Bernardi and Special Needs Assistance Director John Garrity, right, testify.
Picture of Heather French Henry, Stuart Collick, Walter McConnell, Mrs. Henry, John Kuhn, and Angela Gibson. Picture of Stuart Collick, Walter McConnell, Mrs. Henry, and Angela Gibson.
Homeless veterans advocate Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000, offers the Committee her perspectives on federal homeless activities, Pictured (Left to Right): veterans Stuart Collick and Walter McConnell; Mrs. Henry; John Kuhn, Director of Homeless Assistance for VA New Jersey; and veteran Angela Gibson. Right, Miss America 2000 stands tall with proud veterans!
Picture of Jacqueline Garrick, Brian Lawrence, Theodore Jones, Carl Blake, Len Selfon, and Linda Boone. Picture of Jacqueline Garrick, Brian Lawrence, Theodore Jones, Carl Blake, Len Selfon, and Linda Boone.
Veterans and Labor Organizations witnesses testify.  Left to Right, Jacqueline Garrick, American Legion; Brian Lawrence, DAV; Theodore Jones, a VA employee at the West Haven Medical Center, representing AFGE; Carl Blake, PVA; Len Selfon, VVA; and Linda Boone, National Coalition on Homeless Veterans.