MCCAIN TO HOLD OVERSIGHT HEARING ON TRIBAL LOBBYING
For Immediate Release
Monday, Jun 20, 2005

Washington D.C. ­– U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, will hold an oversight hearing on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 9:30am to receive information in the pending investigation In re Tribal Lobbying Matter. The hearing will be held in the Hart Senate Office Building room 216 (SH-216). The hearing is the third in a series of hearings that the committee has conducted on this matter. Witnesses will include representatives of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; former lobbying associates of Jack Abramoff who served as client managers for the Tribe; and people associated with entities through or to which Mr. Abramoff or Mr. Scanlon directed the Tribes to pay money.

The following is a DRAFT of the witness list:

WITNESS LIST Panel I


Mr. Charlie Benn – Director of Administration, Office of the Chief, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Donald Kilgore, Esq. - Attorney General, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Ms. Nell Rogers – Planner, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Panel II Mr. Kevin Ring – former Abramoff associate Mr. Shawn Vasell – former Abramoff associate Panel III Mrs. Amy Ridenour – President, National Center for Public Policy Research Ms. Gail Halpern - former tax preparer/advisor to Jack Abramoff Mr. Brian Mann – former Director, American International Center Mr. David Grosh – former Director, American International Center Mr. Aaron Stetter – former Associate, Capitol Campaign Strategies # # #