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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 966

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Pensions Committee

              March 16, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

                       For :

                                 Davidson, John (Texas public policy foundation)

                                 Parker, Becky (Self)

                                 Watts, Jessica (Texas Assn of Health Underwriters)

                       Against :

                                 Day, Joanne (Self; Texas State Employees Union)

                                 Haverlah, Leroy (Self; Texas state employees union)

                                 Hymel, Ray (Texas public employees association)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Zavodny, Donald (AFSCME Texas Corrections)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Alcedo, Marc (Cigna Healthcare)

                                 Devine, Teresa (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/TX)

                                 Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Willhite, Christy (Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

                       Against :

                                 Cebulski, Mark (Self; AFSCME Texas Retirees)

                                 Hallford, Currie (CWA Texas Legislative and Political Committee)

                                 Hamilton, Bill (Self; Retired State Employees Association of Texas)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Powers, Maura (Self; AFSCME TX Retirees)

                                 Scott, Glenn (Self; Tx alliance for retired americans)

                       On :

                                 Kukla, Robert (ERS)

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