FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: to receive testimony on the proposed Constitution of the U.S. Virgin Islands; S. 2941; H.R. 3940; and H.R. 2499 (Hearing Room SD-366). OVERFLOW ROOM, SD-628.
May 19, 2010
09:30 AM
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the proposed Constitution of the U.S. Virgin Islands; S. 2941, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2010; H.R. 3940, an act to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples of the non-self-governing territories of the United States; and H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010 (Hearing Room SD-366). OVERFLOW ROOM, SD-628.
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Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Pedro Pierluisi
U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico -
The Honorable Madeleine Bordallo
Delegate from Guam
Witness Panel 2
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The Honorable Luis Fortuno
GovernorCommonwealth of Puerto Rico -
The Honorable Héctor Ferrer Ríos
PresidentPopular Democratic Party -
The Honorable Rubén Ángel Berríos Martínez
PresidentPuerto Rican Independence Party
Witness Panel 3
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The Honorable Donna Christensen
U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Virgin Islands -
Mr. Gerald Luz James II
PresidentFifth Constitutional Convention of the Virgin Islands -
Mr. Jonathan G. Cedarbaum
Deputy Assistant Attorney GeneralDepartment of Justice -
The Honorable John M. Silk
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Office of the President and CabinetThe Republic of the Marshall Islands -
Mr. Nikolao Pula
Director of the Office of Insular AffairsU.S. Department of the Interior
