Hearing: “Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration’s Inhumane Family Separation Policy”

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Thursday, February 7, 2019 (10:30 AM - 1:00 PM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-515

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Rebecca Gambler
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 09:10 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM

Ms. Kathryn A. Larin
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography (Update #3) [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM

Ms. Ann Maxwell
Asst. Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Evaluation and Inspection, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography (Update #3) [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM

Commander Jonathan White
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:48 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM

Panel two

Ms. Dona Abbott
Vice President of Refugee and Immigration Services, Bethany Christian Services

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography (Update #3) [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:28 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:32 PM

Mr. Lee Gelernt
Deputy Director, Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography (Update #4) [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 07/01/2019 at 04:42 PM

Dr. Julie Linton MD, FAAP
Co-chair, Immigrant Health Special Interest Group, American Academy of Pediatrics

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:48 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony (Update #2) [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM

Dr. Cristina Muñiz de la Peña
Terra Firma Mental Health Director, Center for Child Health and Resiliency, on behalf of the American Psychological Association

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 09:10 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM

Ms. Jennifer Podkul
Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, Kids in Need of Defense

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 09:10 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM

Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff
Professor of Child Health and Development and Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, School of Public Health, and Graduate School of Education and Director, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement (Update #1) [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:46 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:53 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 02/06/2019 at 01:45 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Letter from American Psychological Association [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 06:07 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Letter from the Energy and Commerce Committee [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 06:07 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Duncan - Article from Fox News [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 06:07 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Walden - Letter from the Committee on Energy and Commerce [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 06:07 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Walden - Report by the Committee on Energy and Commerce [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 06:07 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member Walden [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chair DeGette [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member Guthrie [PDF] Added 05/15/2019 at 05:48 PM
  • Opening Statement - Representative Burgess [PDF] Added 10/04/2019 at 10:22 AM

Hearing Record

  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 02/25/2019 at 05:41 PM

First Published: January 31, 2019 at 12:39 PM
Last Updated: March 13, 2020 at 10:43 AM


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