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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2003

EVENT: SENATE in session.

AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.

DATE: April 29, 2003

CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE holds hearings on The FTC Study on Barriers to Entry in the Pharmaceutical Marketplace. "

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 226 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5225

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds hearing on the future of intercity rail passenger service and Amtrak.

WHO: Witnesses:

Michael P. Jackson, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

Kenneth Mead, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation

David Gunn, President & CEO, National Railroad Passenger Corporation

David D. King, Deputy Secretary, North Carolina DOT

John Winner, President, Harral, Winner, Thompson, Sharp, Lawrence, Inc. (HWTSL, Inc.

Hank Dittmar, Project Director, Great American Station Foundation

Alan Landes, Senior Vice President, Herzog Transit Services, Inc.

Michael Pracht, Chairman, Passenger Transportation Committee, Railway Supply Institute, Inc.

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 253 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5115

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE holds hearings on The FTC Study on Barriers to Entry in the Pharmaceutical Marketplace. "

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 226 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5225

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE holds a business meeting to consider comprehensive energy legislation.

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 366 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4971

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine NATO, focusing on

Iraq.

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 216 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4651

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING holds hearings on " Assisted Living: Examining the Assisted Living Workgroup Final Report."

WHO: Witnesses:

Stephen McConnell, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy with the Alzheimer's Association.

Dan Madsen, President and CEO of Leisure Care, Inc., a member of the American Seniors Housing Association

Bob Mollica, Senior Staff Member, National Academy for State Health Policy

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-3932

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Threat (SARS).

WHO: Witnesses:

Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DATE: April 29, 2003

LOCATION: 106 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5375