MINUTES
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair of the Committee on State Government Finance called the third meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2005, in the Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SEIFERT, MARTY, Chair PEPPIN, JOYCE, Vice Chair
BLAINE, GREG DELAFOREST, CHRIS
FINSTAD, BRAD HILTY, BILL
KRINKIE, PHIL MULLERY, JOE
SOLBERG, LOREN
Members Excuse: KAHN, PHYLLIS
A quorum was present.
Representative Hilty moved approval of minutes for January 25, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Overviews were given on The Department of Military Affairs, The Department of Veterans Affairs, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans, and The Vietnam Veterans of America.
Testifying were: Larry Shellito, Adjutant General, Department of Military Affairs
Michael Pugliese, Commissioner (Acting, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Thomas Hanson, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Al Lehrer, Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Hesselgrave, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Al Holtan, Military Order of the Purple Heart
Larry German, Military Order of the Purple Heart
Dave Srock, Military Order of the Purple Heart
Hank Sadler, Disabled American Veterans
Dean Ascheman, Disabled American Veterans
Pete Philippi, Disabled American Veterans
Jerry Kyser, Vietnam Veterans of America
Julie Bailey, Vietnam Veterans of America
The meeting adjourned at 10:07 a.m.
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair
Daniel J. Miller
Committee Legislative Assistant