On Friday, March 5, 2010, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled: "Tracking the Money: Assessing the Recovery Act's Impact on the State of California."  This is the second in a series of field hearings that examine the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its impact on states and localities.  The hearing specifically examined Recovery Act funded transportation, education and energy projects, programs, and grants within California, with particular attention to evaluating measures taken to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

The hearing took place at 1:00 p.m. PST in the California Science Center’s Donald P. Loker Conference Center located at 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA.

The witnesses scheduled to testify were:

Panel I

The Honorable Antonio R. Villaraigosa 
Mayor of the City of Los Angeles

The Honorable Patrick J. Morris 
Mayor of the City of San Bernardino

The Honorable Chuck R. Reed 
Mayor of the City of San Jose

Panel II

Mr. Herb K. Schultz Director 
California Recovery Task Force 
Office of the Governor

Ms. Laura N. Chick 
Recovery Act Inspector General 
State of California

Ms. Linda Calbom 
Western Regional Director 
U.S. Government Accountability Office

The Honorable Elaine M. Howle 
California State Auditor

Mr. Gavin Payne
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Documents and Links

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Opening Statement of Chairman Edolphus Towns

Prepared testimony of Mayor Villaraigosa

Prepared testimony of Mayor Reed

Prepared testimony of Mayor Morris

Prepared testimony of Mr. Herb Schultz

Prepared testimony of Ms. Laura Chick

Prepared testimony of Ms. Linda Calbom

Prepared testimony of Ms. Elaine Howle

Prepared testimony of Mr. Gavin Payne