Hearings

Full Committee Field Hearing in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Opening Statements:

• Chairman John Kline (MN)
• Rep. Lou Barletta (PA)

Press Release:

• Field Hearings Examine Local Solutions to Improve Education, Economy (March 23, 2011)

Witnesses and Testimony:

Witness List

Panel I

• Mr. James Perry
• Mr. Jeffrey Alesson
  • Truth in Testimony

Panel II

• Dr. Reynold Verret
  • Truth in Testimony
• Mr. Raymond Angeli
  • Truth in Testimony
• Ms. Joan Seaman
  • Truth in Testimony
• Mr. Thomas P. Leary

Additional Items:

• Media Advisory: House Education and the Workforce Committee to Host Field Hearings in Pennsylvania and New York (March 18, 2011)
• Barletta/Kline Op-Ed: Promoting Local Ideas for Education and Jobs (as published in the Times Leader) (March 21, 2011)

Related Hearings:

• Additional field hearings on "Reviving our Economy:  The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development (Printed Hearing:  Serial No. 112-14):  

• Full Committee hearing held in Utica, NY (March 22, 2011) 
• Full Committee hearing held in Columbia, TN (April 21, 2011) 
• Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training hearing held in Greenville, SC (August 16, 2011)