Hearing on the Impact of U.S.-China Trade and Investment on Pacific Northwest Industries
Thursday, January 13, 2005
The Bell Harbor Hotel - Bell Street, Pier 66
(3rd Floor Bell Harbor International Conference Center)
2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121
OPENING STATEMENTS
- OPENING STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN C. RICHARD D'AMATO (HTML) (PDF)
- OPENING STATEMENT BY HEARING CO-CHAIR GEORGE BECKER (HTML) (PDF)
PARTICIPANTS and TESTIMONY: (Click on a name to read participants bios and the remark icon link to read prepared remarks in an HTML page or a PDF file by clicking the link associated with each individual)
Congressional Perspectives
Panel I: Washington State Trade and Investment with China
- Mr. Joseph J. Borich, Executive Director, Washington State China Relations Council, Seattle, WA (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Rick Bender, President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Seattle, WA (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Robert E. Scott, Director of International Programs, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Panel II: Aviation/Aerospace
- Mr. John Walsh, President, Walsh Aviation, Annapolis, Maryland (HTML) (PDF)
International Asssociation of Makchinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
- Mr. Owen Herrnstadt, Director, IAM Department of Trade and Globalization, Upper Marlboro, MD, (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr.Owen Herrnstadt,Executive Summary (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Richard Schneider, IAM Aerospace Coordinator, Upper Marlboro, MD
- Mr. Mark Blondin, President and Directing Business Representative IAM District 751, Seattle, WA
- Ms. Heidi Wood, Aerospace/Defense Analyst, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY (HTML) (PDF)
Panel III: Software/High -Tech
- Mr. Marcus Courtney, Washington A lliance of Technology Workers CWA Local 37083, Seattle, WA (PDF)
- Dr. Ron Hira, Assistant Professor, Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr.Jesse Feder, Director and Counsel for Intermational Trade and Intellectual Property, Business Software Alliance, Washington, DC (PDF)
Panel IV: Agriculture
- Dr. Thomas Wahl, Director of Impact Control Center, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr.Christian Schlect, President, Northwest Horticultural Council, Yakima, WA (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr.Rod Christensen, Representative, Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee, Kennewick, WA (HTML) (PDF)
Panel V: Forest Products
- Mr.Dale Lovett, Union Representative, PACE Union & PPRC Union, Wickliffe, KY (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr.Ivan Eastin, Acting Director and Professor, Centerfor International Trade in Forest Products, Universityof Washington, Seattle, WA (HTML) (PDF)
Panel VI: Shipping/Maritime
- Mr. Mic Dinsmore, CEO, Port of Seattle, WA (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Nathaniel “Sam” Ruda, Marine Director,Port of Portland, OR (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr.David Blackburn, President, Faria Corp., Uncasville, CT (representing the National Marine Manufacturers Association) (HTML) (PDF)