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These hearings often include testimony given from relevant witnesses as well as a time for congress to ask the witness questions.All archived testimony given by officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of the Interior on issues important to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be found by using the search below.Congress- Any -118th Congress (2023-2024)117th Congress (2021-2022)116th Congress (2019-2020)115th Congress (2017-2018)114th Congress (2015-2016)113th Congress (2013-2014)112th Congress (2011-2012)111th Congress (2009-2010)110th Congress (2007-2008)109th Congress (2005-2006)108th Congress (2003-2004)107th Congress (2001-2002)106th Congress (1999-2000)Witness- Any -Alexandra PittsAllan BrownAurelia SkipwithBarry StieglitzBenito A. PerezCathleen ShortCharles WooleyClint RileyCraig MansonCynthia DohnerCynthia U. BarryDan AsheDaniel DiggsDaniel N. WenkDavid AllenDavid HoskinsDavid L. HarlowDavid M. VerheyDavid P. SmithDonald HenneDonald J. BarryDr. Benjamin TuggleDr. Gabriela ChavarriaDr. John G. RogersDr. Mamie ParkerEd ShepardEileen SobeckEric A. AlvarezEverett WilsonGary FrazerGene PeltolaGenevieve LaroucheGeoff HaskettGeorge PhocasGreg SiekaniecGregg RenkesGregory SheehanH. Dale HallHannibal BoltonHerbert C. FrostJamie Rappaport ClarkJane LyderJennifer HardinJerome FordJim KurthJulie MacDonaldKaush ArhaKen McDermondKenneth StansellLeon CarlLuis SantiagoLynn ScarlettMargaret EversonMark MyersMarshall JonesMartha WilliamsMarvin MoriartyMatt HoganMatthew LarsenMatthew StricklerMichael BeanMike SpearMitch EllisMitch KingNancy GlomanPaul SchmidtR. Lyle LavertyRachel JacobsonRalph MorgenweckRandal BowmanRen LohoefenerRick SchultzRob WallaceRobert D. WilliamRobert DreherRobyn ThorsonRowan GouldSam HamiltonStatement For the RecordStephen GuertinSteve ThompsonSteven A. WilliamsTeiko SaitoThomas DwyerTodd WillensTom CooperTom MeliusTom StricklandWendi WeberWilliam HartwigWilliam WerkheiserWilliam WoodySearchWitnessSubjectCommitteeDateJamie Rappaport ClarkS. 1100 Endangered Species Act Critical HabitatSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Drinking Water05/27/1999**Subject**S. 1100 Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat**Witness**Jamie Rappaport Clark**Committee**Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Drinking Water**Date**05/27/1999Jamie Rappaport ClarkImplementation of the Endangered Species ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources05/26/1999**Subject**Implementation of the Endangered Species Act**Witness**Jamie Rappaport Clark**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources**Date**05/26/1999Gary FrazerCoastal Barrier Resources SystemHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans05/06/1999**Subject**Coastal Barrier Resources System**Witness**Gary Frazer**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans**Date**05/06/1999Dr. John G. RogersEcological Problems Associated with Overabundant White Goose PopulationsHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans04/15/1999**Subject**Ecological Problems Associated with Overabundant White Goose Populations**Witness**Dr. John G. Rogers**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans**Date**04/15/1999Jamie Rappaport ClarkH.R. 1142 the Landowners Equal Treatment ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources04/14/1999**Subject**H.R. 1142 the Landowners Equal Treatment Act**Witness**Jamie Rappaport Clark**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources**Date**04/14/1999Thomas DwyerPuget Sound Salmon RecoveryCongressional Field Hearing Hosted by Senator Slade Gorton and Representative Norm Dicks04/07/1999**Subject**Puget Sound Salmon Recovery**Witness**Thomas Dwyer**Committee**Congressional Field Hearing Hosted by Senator Slade Gorton and Representative Norm Dicks**Date**04/07/1999Rowan GouldReauthorization of the Yukon River Salmon ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans03/11/1999**Subject**Reauthorization of the Yukon River Salmon Act**Witness**Rowan Gould**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans**Date**03/11/1999Jamie Rappaport ClarkFiscal Year 2000 Budget Request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans03/04/1999**Subject**Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service**Witness**Jamie Rappaport Clark**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans**Date**03/04/1999Dr. John G. RogersH.R. 39 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans02/11/1999**Subject**H.R. 39 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act**Witness**Dr. John G. Rogers**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans**Date**02/11/1999Dan AsheMinnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Expansion ProjectHouse Committee on Natural Resources02/03/1999**Subject**Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Expansion Project**Witness**Dan Ashe**Committee**House Committee on Natural Resources**Date**02/03/1999 PaginationPrevious pagePage1Page2Page3Page4Page5Page6Current page7Next page
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