Hearing: The Impact of U.S.-China Trade and Investment on Pacific Northwest Industries

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]
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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

• Mr. Mic Dinsmore, CEO, Port of Seattle, WA [Testimony]
• Mr. Nathaniel “Sam” Ruda, Marine Director,Port of Portland, OR [Testimony]
• Mr.David Blackburn, President, Faria Corp., Uncasville, CT (representing the National Marine Manufacturers Association) [Testimony]