Hearing: Down Syndrome: Update on the State of the Science and Potential for Discoveries Across Other Major Diseases

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (10:00 AM)

2358-C RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Cheri Bustos
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

The Honorable Pete Sessions
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 10/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

Panel two

Dr. Joaquin M. Espinosa
Executive Director, Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado School of Medicine

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

Dr. William Mobley
Executive Director, Down Syndrome Center for Research and Treatment, and Florence Riford Chair of Alzheimer’s Disease Research, UC San Diego

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

Frank Stephens
Quincy Jones Advocate, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Added 10/19/2017 at 02:22 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

Michelle Sie Whitten
Founder, CEO, and President, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Related Witness Support Document #1 [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 10:48 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Tom Cole [PDF] Added 10/26/2017 at 11:24 AM

First Published: October 17, 2017 at 01:16 PM
Last Updated: October 26, 2017 at 11:24 AM


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