Congressional and Public Hearings
Below is a collection of testimonies by RCUSA members and others at various Congressional Hearings:
Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe: U.S. Helsinki Commission, "No Way Home, No Way to Escape: The Plight of Iraqi Refugees and Our Iraqi Allies." July 22, 2010
Member Testimony of The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin, July 22, 2010
Member Testimony of The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings, July 22, 2010
Member Testimony of The Honorable Christopher H. Smith, July 22, 2010
Witness Testimony of The Honorable Eric P. Schwartz, July 22, 2010
Witness Testimony of Ambassador L. Craig Johnstone, July 22, 2010
Witness Testimony of Mr. Kirk Johnson, July 22, 2010
Witness Testimony of Michael A. Newton, July 22, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Service, July 22, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Human Rights First, July 22, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Syrian Arab Republic, July 22, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Catholic Relief Services, July 22, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Intersections International, July 22, 2010
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, "Renewing America's Committment to the Refugee Convention: The Refugee Protection Act of 2010." May 19, 2010
Official Hearing Notice/Wintess List, Senate Judiciary Full Committee Hearing, May 19, 2010.
Member Statement of The Honorable Patrick Leahy, May 19, 2010
Member Statement of The Honorable Russ Feingold, May 19, 2010
Witness Testimony of The Honorable Dan Glickman, May 19, 2010
Witness Testimony of Patrick Giantonio, May 19, 2010
Witness Testimony of Igor Timofeyev, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of The Advocates for Human Rights, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of American Bar Association, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of American Civil Liberties Union, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of American Jewish Committee, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Human Rights First, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Human Rights Watch, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of International Rescue Committee, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of National Immigrant Justice Center, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Physicians for Human Rights, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of Tahirih Justice Center, May 19, 2010
Submitted Written Testimony of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Service, May 19, 2010
United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony, FY2011, May 2010
Africa Testimony
East Asia Testimony
Near East/South Asia Testimony
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Testimony
Kurdish Human Rights Watch Testimony
Refugee Council USA Testimony
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Testimony
United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony, FY2010, July 2009
Africa Testimony
Americas Testimony
East Asia Testimony
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony
Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW) Testimony
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) Testimony
Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) Testimony
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Nominations Hearing, June 3, 2009
Eric P. Schwartz Testimony, nominated to be Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony FY2009, June 2008
Africa Testimony Americas Testimony East Asia Testimony Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony Hmong National Development (HND) Testimony Human Rights First (HRF) Testimony Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW) Testimony Near East South Asia (NESA)Testimony Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) Testimony U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) TestimonyForced to Flee: Caring for the Elderly Displaced by War, Poverty, and Persecution Abroad, Senate Special Committee on Aging, December 5, 2007 Statements of Committee Members
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Senator Herb Kohl (Chairman)
- Senator Gordon H. Smith (Ranking Member)
Witness Testimonies
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Kelly Ryan, Deputy Press Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, US Department of State
- Brent Orrell, Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Michael Gabaudan, Regional Representative for the U.S. and Caribbean, UNHCR
- Richard Parkins on behalf of Refugee Council USA
- Maria Teverovsky, Associate Director, Refugee Family Enrichment Program, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
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Sarah Ansary, Regional Director of Portland Office, Lutheran Community Services
- Khammany Mathavongsy, Director of California Office, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony FY2008, June 2007
East Asia Testimony
Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) Testimony Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony Jubilee Campaign Testimony Material Support Testimony Near East South Asia (NESA) Testimony RCUSA Testimony Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Testimony
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, March 29, 2007Mr. C. Richard Parkins on behalf of Refugee Council USA on the State of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Services (pdf) Oversight Hearing: U.S. Refugee Admissions and Policy, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, September 27, 2006Rachel Brand, Department of Justice, Testimony (pdf)
Michael Horowitz, Hudson Institute, Testimony (pdf)
Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary for BPRM, Testimony (pdf)
Ken Gavin on behalf of RCUSA (written)
Ken Gavin on behalf of RCUSA (oral)
Oversight Hearing Full Transcript (pdf)
United States Refugee Program Public Hearing Testimony FY2007, June 2006
Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) Testimony Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) Testimony Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Testimony Jubilee Campaign Testimony Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW) Testimony Latin America-Caribbean Testimony Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service (LIRS) Testimony Near East South Asia (NESA) Testimony RCUSA Testimony Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Testimony U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Testimony World Relief Testimony
Hearing Transcript before the Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee. May 10, 2006Current Issues in U.S. Refugee Protection and Resettlement (pdf) Refugees: Seeking Solutions of Global Concern, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, September 21, 2004Mark Franken on behalf of RCUSA (pdf)
