January 13, 2005
The Bell Harbor Hotel - Bell Street, Pier 66
(3rd Floor Bell Harbor International Conference Center)
2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121
Co-Chairs: Chairman William A. Reinsch and Vice Chairma
AGENDA
OPENING STATEMENTS
- OPENING STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN C. RICHARD D'AMATO [Remarks]
- OPENING STATEMENT BY HEARING CO-CHAIR GEORGE BECKER [Remarks]
Congressional Perspectives
- Congressman Jim McDermott, (D-WA-7th District) [Remarks]
Panel I: Washington State Trade and Investment with China
- Mr. Joseph J. Borich, Executive Director, Washington State China Relations Council, Seattle, WA [Testimony]
- Mr. Rick Bender, President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Seattle, WA [Testimony]
- Dr. Robert E. Scott, Director of International Programs, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC [Testimony]
Panel II: Aviation/Aerospace
- Mr. John Walsh, President, Walsh Aviation, Annapolis, Maryland [Testimony]
International Asssociation of Makchinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
- Mr. Owen Herrnstadt, Director, IAM Department of Trade and Globalization, Upper Marlboro, MD, [Testimony]
- Mr.Owen Herrnstadt,Executive Summary [Testimony]
- 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 [Testimony]
Panel III: Software/High -Tech
- Mr. Marcus Courtney, Washington A lliance of Technology Workers CWA Local 37083, Seattle, WA [Testimony]
- Dr. Ron Hira, Assistant Professor, Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY [Testimony]
- Mr.Jesse Feder, Director and Counsel for Intermational Trade and Intellectual Property, Business Software Alliance, Washington, DC [Testimony]
Panel IV: Agriculture
- Dr. Thomas Wahl, Director of Impact Control Center, Washington State University, Pullman, WA [Testimony]
- Mr.Christian Schlect, President, Northwest Horticultural Council, Yakima, WA [Testimony]
- Mr.Rod Christensen, Representative, Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee, Kennewick, WA [Testimony]
Panel V: Forest Products
- Mr.Dale Lovett, Union Representative, PACE Union & PPRC Union, Wickliffe, KY [Testimony]
- Dr.Ivan Eastin, Acting Director and Professor, Centerfor International Trade in Forest Products, Universityof Washington, Seattle, WA [Testimony]
Panel VI: Shipping/Maritime
Transcript
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