House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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February 4 at 10 a.m.
Full Committee Hearing
“U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012”

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Opening Statements

• Hon. Harry E. Mitchell, Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Hon. David P. Roe, Ranking Republican Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• John D. Daigh, Jr., M.D., CPA, Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied by:
• Jerome Herbers, M.D., Associate Director of Medical Consultation and Review, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• George Wesley, M.D., Director, Medical Consultation and Review, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Limin Clegg, Ph.D., Director, Biostatistics Division, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 2

• William E. Duncan, M.D., Ph.D., MACP, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Quality and Safety, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Accompanied by:
• James P. Bagian, M.D., PE, Chief Patient Safety Officer, National Center for Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Nevin Weaver, FACHE, Director, Veterans Affairs Sunshine Healthcare Network, VISN 8, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Lawrence A. Biro, Director, Veterans Affairs Southeast Network, VISN 7, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Joseph Pellecchia, M.D., FACP, Interim Network Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Staff, Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• John R. Vara, Chief of Staff, Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Juan A. Morales, RN, MSN, Director, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Rebecca J. Wiley, Director, Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Mary Berrocal, Director, Bruce W. Carter Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 3

• Submissions for the Record 

• The Honorable Cliff Stearns, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida

Hearing Transcript