Field Hearing: Renewing Prosperity in the Industrial Heartland: An Economic Agenda for Forgotten Communities

Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Monday, October 18, 2021 (1:00 PM local time)


2800 Pearl Ave
Lorain, OH 44055

Witnesses

Mr. Richard Cain
Vice President, USW Local 1104

Added 10/13/2021 at 03:08 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM

Mr. Lourenco Goncalves
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Added 10/13/2021 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/20/2021 at 03:39 PM
Updated and edited minor typos Updated 10/20/2021 at 03:38 PM
Updated with witness signatures
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM Updated 10/20/2021 at 03:39 PM
    Updated and edited minor typos
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/15/2021 at 06:16 PM Updated 10/20/2021 at 03:38 PM
    Updated with witness signatures

Dr. Marcia Ballinger
President, Lorain County Community College

Added 10/13/2021 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/20/2021 at 04:49 PM
Previously slated witness, Mrs. Kelly Zelesnik, was unable to participate.
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM

The Honorable Jack Bradley
Mayor of the City of Lorain, OH

Added 10/14/2021 at 06:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/15/2021 at 06:16 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/20/2021 at 03:43 PM

Ms. Dee Baker
Director of Outreach & Civic Engagement, Lorain County Urban League

Added 10/13/2021 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/15/2021 at 10:52 AM
Updated Testimony as of 10/15 at 10:52 am ET
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM Updated 10/15/2021 at 10:52 AM
    Updated Testimony as of 10/15 at 10:52 am ET
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:21 PM

Mr. Pat Choate
Director, Manufacturing Policy Project

Added 10/13/2021 at 03:08 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/15/2021 at 11:00 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/15/2021 at 11:00 AM

Mr. Shay Hawkins
President, Opportunity Funds Association

Added 10/14/2021 at 06:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/18/2021 at 09:10 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/20/2021 at 04:12 PM

Support Documents

  • Official Committee Notice [PDF] Added 10/13/2021 at 03:02 PM
  • Policy Memo [PDF] Added 10/14/2021 at 06:22 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - NYT Article: "Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern Factory Towns, Report Says" [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - Great Lakes Authority Proposal [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - Lorain Field Hearing Charts [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - One Pager on City of Lorain [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - Article on NCR Online: "New Report on Midwest Factory Towns Shakes Up the Way We Look at Politics" [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - Trade Data Charts [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM
  • From Ms. Kaptur - NYT Article: "What Killed the Blue-Collar Struggle for Social Justice" [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Marcy Kaptur [PDF] Added 10/25/2021 at 04:48 PM

First Published: October 12, 2021 at 06:06 PM
Last Updated: October 25, 2021 at 04:48 PM


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