WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 25, 2017 - 8:00 AM
For:
Hansford, Michelle (Self; One Voice Texas)
On:
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department - here as resource only if needed)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Berry, Traci (Goodwill Central Texas)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Marsh, Deborah (Self)
Marsh, Gary (Self)
McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Scott, Kim (Self)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities For Recovery)
Thompson, Rodney (Self; Texas Probation Association)
Against:
Moore, Norman (Self)
On:
Brewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Hardy, Rebecca (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Against:
Aiken, Amy (Self; The Immunization Partnership)
Aiken, Amy (Self; The Immunization Partnership)
Aiken, Amy (Self; Immunize Texas, the Immunization Partnership)
Armstrong, Georgia (Self)
Blackmon-Jones, Lisa (Self; Texas School Nurse Organization and Texas School Nurse
Administrators Association)
Dodson, Ainsley (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self; Texas Children's Hospital and Texas Children's Health Plan)
Hodges, Patrick (March of Dimes)
Hughston, Kim (Self)
Lakshmanan, Rekha (Self; The Immunization Partnership)
Lastinger, Joe (Self)
Mattimoe, Gordon (Self; Andrews County Immunization Coalition)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Mauk, Joyce (Self; Texas pediatric society, texas mdical association)
Mauk, Joyce (Self; Texas pediatric society, texas public health coalition, texas medical
association)
McGee, Lindy (Self; Texas Childrens Hospital, The Imminization Partnership)
Murphey, Donald (Self)
Plagenhoef, Jeffrey (Self)
Roach, Carol (Self; Immunize Texas)
Rohr-Allegrini, Cherise (Self; Immunize Texas)
Schanbaum, Patsy (Self; The JAMIE group)
Siegel, Shawn (Self; Grandparents for vaccine truth)
Suh, Jinny (Self; Immunize Texas)
Swanson MD, Lisa (Self)
Tollefson, Dawn (Self)
Waller, Lacy (Self; Immunize Texas)
Williams, Greg (Self)
Zamloot, Victoria (Self; Immunize Texas)
On:
Garcia, Imelda (Dept of State Health Services)
Hellerstedt, John (Department of State Health Services)
Hemphill, Coleman (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Branch, Debbie (Self)
Cheskiewicz, Jennifer (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)
Davis, Caroline (Self)
Fawell, Amy (Self)
Frandsen, Chris (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Hanson, Mark (Self)
Jensen, Bonnie (Self)
Loyd, Krystal (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Matthews, Carmen (Self)
Neusse Barlow, Chelsea (Self; Texans For Vaccine Choice)
Newton, Michelle (Self)
Nguyen, Yen (Self; TExas Nurse Practitioners)
Schlegel, Jackie (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Against:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Appel, Louis (Self)
Arnold, Ellen (Texas PTA)
Avila Edwards, Kimberly (Self)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Boom, Julie (Self; Texas Children's Hospital)
Bosse, Portia (Texas State Teachers Association)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self; Texas NP)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Burton, John (Self)
Butler, Tina (Self)
Carlson, Johnna (Texas Children's Hospital)
Castagnini, Luis (Self)
Cleary-Kemp, Jessica (Self)
Clifton, Kaitlyn (Self)
Dees, Kellie (Self)
Doughty, Scott (Self; Immunize Texas)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Elliott, Helen (Self; Immunize Texas)
Escobar, Manuel (Self)
Floyd, MD, Gary (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund)
Gober, Eric (Self)
Goldstein, Diana (Self)
Gonzalez, Dr hector (City of laredo health)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association kof Community Schools)
Hall, Patricia (Self)
Healey, Crystal (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Jansen, Megan (Self)
Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists--Texas District and
the Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
King, Charles (Self)
King, Laura (Self)
Larre, Ariel (Self)
Lazar, Zack (Self)
Lobberecht, Marlene (Self)
Lucas, Shannon (Self; March of Dimes)
Martinez, Eric (Self)
Miesner, Emilie (Self)
Mirabal, Yvette (Self)
Moore, Maureen (Self; Immunization Coalition of Greater Houston, CoMO, The Jamie Group)
Moore, Molly (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Rural Education Association)
Padilla, Oscar (Self)
Pencil, David (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Pencil, Heather (Self)
Poisson, Renee (Self)
Popenoe, Tui (Self)
Price, Jennifer (Self)
Razi, Layma (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Ross, Victoria (Self; Immunize Texas)
Russell, Megan (Self; Imunize texas)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sahni, Leila (Self; Texas Children's Hospital)
Salley, Murrell (Self)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Scott, Kim (Self)
Smith, Jennifer (Texas association of city and county health officials)
Stafford, Rose (Self)
Switzer, Gyl (Self)
Tran Escobar, Hong (Self)
Von Gonten, Kristen (Self)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
Wu, Tiffany (Self; Immunize Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
On:
Richardson, Dawn (Self; NVIC, PROVE)
For:
Featherston, Elishia (Self; Texas nurse practitioners)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Jeffreys, Holly (Self; Texas nurse practitioner)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Abraham, Alan (Self; Texas silver haired legislature)
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Allen, Mary (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Beckmann, Amy (Self)
Bell, Eva (Self; Coastal bend aprn)
Birka, Ann (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioner)
Biscone, Erin (Self; Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives)
Burton, Betty (Self)
Cardenas, Damaris (Self)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Catlett, Billy (Self)
Cruz, Juliana (Self; Nurse Practitioners)
Davis, Sheryl (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Day, Cristi (Self; Coastal Bend Advanced Practice Nurses)
Doughty, Scott (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Eastin, Emily (APRN Alliance)
Esparza, Susan (Self)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Gaddis, Sherrie (Self)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund)
Gentry, Barbara (Self)
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
GUERRA, JANIE (Self)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Innerarity, Sheri (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Langton, Diane (Self)
Lazar, Zack (Self)
Licorish, Renee (American Association of Nurse Practitioners)
Loftin, Mary (Self)
Lopez, April (Self)
Marin, Tanya (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Mattimoe, Gordon (Self; Andrews County Immunization Coalition)
Meier, Kelly (Self)
Metzger, Robert (Self)
Minton, Cindy (Self)
Mueller, Hillary (Self)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Newton, Michelle (Self)
Nguyen, Yen (Self; TExas Nurse Practitioners)
Oas, Kimberly (Self; APRN Alliance)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Olenick, Patricia (Self; APRN alliance)
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Poisson, Renee (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Posey, Kim (Self)
Preston, Raigina (Self)
Ramos, Hermina (Self; American Nephrology Nurses Association-Alamo City Chapter)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Robinson, Linda (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Rodriguez, Helen (Self; Aprn alliance)
Shaw, Sonya (Self)
Southard, RN, MSN, Stephanie (Self; APRN)
Stafford, Rose (Self)
Suh, Jinny (Self)
Sumner, Jan (Self; APRN Alliance)
Toner, Christine (Self)
Villa, Jose (Self)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advannced Practice)
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)
Against:
Moore, Norman (Self)
Morgan, Whitney (Self)
On:
Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance)
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
Zalkovsky, Emily (The health and human services commission)
For:
Abraham, Alan (Self; Texas silver haired legislature)
Biscone, Erin (Self; Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives)
Day, Phillip (Self; Coalition for healthcare access)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Flynn, Tim (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Frazier, David (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Jeffreys, Holly (Self; Texas nurse practitioner)
Marin, Tanya (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Robinson, Linda (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Robinson, Linda (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Rodriguez, Joe (Self; Signature Behavioral Health Hospital)
Waldman,MD MBA, Dr. Deane (Texas public policy foundation)
Against:
Floyd MD, Gary (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Lau, Julie (Self; Physicians for Patient Protection)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Awe, Folashade (Self)
AYARZAGOITIA, MARIA (Self)
Ayarzagoitia, Patrick (Self)
Ballaao, Blythe (Self)
Beck-Powell, Claire (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Beckmann, Amy (Self)
Bell, Eva (Self; Coastal bend aprn)
Bernstein, Oliver (Self)
Berry, Natalie (Self)
Bilse, Brittani (TORCH)
Birka, Ann (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioner)
Bishop, Amanda (Self)
Bista, Bhawana (Self)
Brooks, Andre (Self)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self; Texas NP)
Buchert, Charisse (Self)
Burns, Gary (Self)
Burns, Patricia (Self)
Burton, Betty (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Cardenas, Damaris (Self)
Castaneda, Margie (Self; APRN)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Catlett, Billy (Self)
Catlett, Jessica (Self)
Cruz, Juliana (Self; Nurse Practitioners)
Davis, Sheryl (Self)
Day, Cristi (Self; Coastal Bend Advanced Practice Nurses)
Deel, Megan (Self)
Delville, Carol (Self)
Divin, Chris (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Doglio Smith, Joan (Self)
Dorris, Sabrina (Self; Texas Nurse Practitoners)
Dorris, Steve (Self)
Doughty, Scott (Self)
Dunman, Carol (Self)
Eastin, Emily (APRN Alliance)
Ellis, Kathryn (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Espinoza adams, Angela (Self)
Farrell, John (Self)
Farrell, Susan (Self)
Featherston, Elishia (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gaddis, Sherrie (Self)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund)
Gentry, Barbara (Self)
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
GREEK, LAURA (Self)
GUERRA, JANIE (Self)
Guerrero, Laura (Self)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Hernandez, Daja (Self)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Innerarity, Sheri (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Jansen, Megan (Self)
Joiner-Rogers, Glenda (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Juneau, Erin (Self)
Keener, Justin (Americans for Prosperity-Texas)
King, Charles (Self)
Langton, Diane (Self)
Larre, Ariel (Self)
Lazar, Zack (Self)
Licorish, Renee (American Association of Nurse Practitioners)
Loftin, Mary (Self)
Lopez, April (Self)
Lowrance, Kenneth (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Marsh, Deborah (Self)
Marsh, Gary (Self)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
McCraw, Margaret (Self)
McDonald, Denise (Self)
Meier, Kelly (Self)
Metzger, Robert (Self)
Minton, Cindy (Self)
Mirza, Ahmed (Self)
Mollenkopf, Mary (Self; APRN Alliance)
Mollenkopf, Sarah (Self)
Moore, Maureen (Self)
Mueller, Hillary (Self)
Nakajima, Scarlett (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Newton, Michelle (Self)
Nguyen, Yen (Self; TExas Nurse Practitioners)
Oas, Kimberly (Self; APRN Alliance)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Olenick, Patricia (Self; APRN alliance)
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Peck, Jessica (Self; NAPNAP, AANP)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Poisson, Renee (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Posey, Kim (Self)
Preston, Raigina (Self)
Ramos, Hermina (Self; American Nephrology Nurses Association-Alamo City Chapter)
Reyes, Tamara (Self; TNP and APRN)
Robles, Rebecca (Self)
Rodriguez, Helen (Self; Aprn alliance)
Russell, Megan (Self)
Saenz, Violet (Self; APRN Alliance)
Salley, Murrell (Self)
Scaduto, Rebecca (Self)
Scott, Kim (Self)
Seoanes, Esther (Self)
Shaw, Sonya (Self)
Southard, RN, MSN, Stephanie (Self; APRN)
Southern, Angela (Self)
Stafford, Rose (Self)
Stinnett, Sam (Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Strzelecki, Cindy (Self)
Suh, Jinny (Self)
Sumner, Jan (Self; APRN Alliance)
Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization)
Toner, Christine (Self)
Villa, Jose (Self)
Vurbeff, Rachel (Self; TNP)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)
Whatley, Ashley (Self)
Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives)
Wittie, David (Self)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advannced Practice)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
Yancy, Justin (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Ashley, Price (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)
Davis, Lindsay (Self; Physicians for patient protection)
Grimes, Michael (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
King, Charles (Self)
King, Laura (Self)
Martinez, Eric (Self)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self)
Morgan, Whitney (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)
On:
Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance)
Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)
Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
Zalkovsky, Emily (The health and human services commission)
For:
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Against:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Pontello, Jacqueline (Self; One Voice Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
White, David (Texas psychological Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
Against:
Ayres, Monica (Self)
Dolan, Moira (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
On:
Brewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Montgomery, Kyle (Magnolia Police Dept)
Owens, Daniel (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
Riddle, John (Self; Texas State Association of Firefighters)
Scott, Amanda (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bailey, Richard (City of Austin)
Blakemore, Allen (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self)
Catlett, Billy (Self)
Catlett, JESSICA (Self)
Crandell, Brittany (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Goerke, James (Texas 911 Alliance)
Haney, Casey (State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association)
Harmon, Micah (Self; Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Mills, William (Self; Sheriff Association of texas)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Newton, Michelle (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Robinson, Linda (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Romo, Joel (Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)
Tullar, Becca (Self; Association of Texas EMS Professionals)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
On:
Lacefield Lewis, Lauren (The Health and human services commission)
Watkins, Rita (Sam Houston State University)
For:
Martinez, Eric (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Oas, Kimberly (Self; APRN Alliance)
Sumner, Jan (Self; APRN Alliance)
Sumner, Jan (Self; Texas nurse practitioners)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Allen, Mary (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Awe, Folashade (Self)
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Beckmann, Amy (Self)
Bilse, Brittani (TORCH)
Biscone, Erin (Self; Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self; Texas NP)
Burton, Betty (Self)
Butler, Tina (Self; Texas academy of physician assistants)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Catlett, Billy (Self)
Cusack, Erin (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Day, Cristi (Self; Coastal Bend Advanced Practice Nurses)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Eastin, Emily (APRN Alliance)
Esparza, Susan (Self)
Farrell, Susan (Self)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Gaddis, Sherrie (Self)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Innerarity, Sheri (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Langton, Diane (Self)
Loftin, Mary (Self)
Marin, Tanya (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Meier, Kelly (Self)
Miesner, Emilie (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Minton, Cindy (Self)
Montes, Eva (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Mueller, Hillary (Self)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Newton, Michelle (Self)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Poisson, Renee (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Preston, Raigina (Self)
Ramos, Hermina (Self; American Nephrology Nurses Association-Alamo City Chapter)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Robinson, Linda (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Southard, RN, MSN, Stephanie (Self; APRN)
Spencer, Autumn (Self)
Stinnett, Sam (Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization)
Toner, Christine (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Villa, Jose (Self)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advannced Practice)
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)
Against:
Moore, Norman (Self)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
Zalkovsky, Emily (The health and human services commission)
For:
Martinez, Eric (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Beckmann, Amy (Self)
Biscone, Erin (Self; Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives)
Burton, Betty (Self)
Butler, Tina (Self; Texas academy of physician assistants)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Day, Cristi (Self; Coastal Bend Advanced Practice Nurses)
Eastin, Emily (APRN Alliance)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Gaddis, Sherrie (Self)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Horne, Allen (CVS HEALTH)
Innerarity, Sheri (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Jeffreys, Holly (Self)
Langton, Diane (Self)
Loftin, Mary (Self)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Meier, Kelly (Self)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self)
Miesner, Emilie (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Minton, Cindy (Self)
Montes, Eva (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Mueller, Hillary (Self)
Ramos, Hermina (Self; American Nephrology Nurses Association-Alamo City Chapter)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Spencer, Autumn (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Villa, Jose (Self)
White, David (Texas psychological Association)
Wilson, Wendy (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse-Midwives)
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)
Against:
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Butler, Tina (Self; Texas academy of physician assistants)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Miesner, Emilie (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Newton, Michelle (Self)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Spencer, Autumn (Self)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Cook, Robert (Self; TMPA Texas Municipal Police Association)
Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
Randall, William (Self; Austin Police Department)
On:
Cain, Camille (Criminal Justice Division, Office of thr Governor)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Baker, Donald (Austin Police Department)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self)
Gidseg, Joey (Self; Austin Justice Coalition)
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Harmon, Micah (Self; Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hunt, Ray (Houston police officers union)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Jones, James (San Antonio Police Department)
Louderback, AJ (Sheriffs' Association of Texas)
McLaughlin, James (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Mills, William (Self; Sheriff Association of texas)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
On:
rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
Watkins, Rita (Sam Houston State University)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ducayet, Patricia (Office of the state long term care ombudsman)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
On:
Brewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)
Green, Calvin (The department of aging and disability services)
For:
Butler, Tina (Self; Texas academy of physician assistants)
Miesner, Emilie (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Spencer, Autumn (Self)
Against:
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
On:
Zdanuk, Janette (Self; APRN Alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brooks, Kimberley (Self)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
METZGER, ROBERT (Self)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Sluder, Jill (Self; Texas ASC Society)
Sluder, Jill (Texas ASC Society)
Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization)
Against:
Ostrander, Peggy (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
On:
Brewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Pontello, Jacqueline (Self; One Voice Texas)
On:
Boleware, Alison (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Brewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brooks, Kimberley (Self)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
Eyer, Jenny (Children at Risk)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA Texas Municipal Police Association)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
Against:
Ayres, Monica (Self)
Dolan, Moira (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Fischer, Candace (Self)
Fischer, Jeff (Self)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Moore, Norman (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Wadhwani, Savita (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
On:
Jeffreys, Holly (Self; Texas nurse practitioner)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Allen, Mary (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Bell, Eva (Self; Coastal bend aprn)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self; Texas NP)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund)
Gentry, Barbara (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Reyes, Tamara (Self; TNP and APRN)
Toner, Christine (Self)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advannced Practice)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
Against:
Moore, Norman (Self)
On:
Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance)
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
Zalkovsky, Emily (The health and human services commission)
For:
Weiss, Stephanie (Self; Shatterproof - a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the
devastation that addiction causes families.)
Against:
Loesch, Jeff (Self; Kroger)
On:
Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association, Alliance of Independent Pharmacists, Texas
TrueCare, Texas Pharmacy Business Council, Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Rodriguez, Micah (Shatterproof - a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the
devastation that addiction causes families.)
Against:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Kralj, Nicole (National association of chain drug stores)
Moore, Norman (Self)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
On:
Benz, Allison (TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY)
Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Oharmacy)
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Roberts, Matthew (Texas Dental Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Against:
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Martin, William (Self; Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Meed, Alex (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Graziani, Cate (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Self; Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Kinzly, Mark (Austin Harm Reduction Coalition)
Knox, Andrew (Austin Harm Reduction Coalition)
Pitts, John R. (Legacy Community Health)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities For Recovery)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Thibodeaux, Charles (Self; Texas Overdose Naloxone Iniative (TONI))
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
On:
Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Oharmacy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)
Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Reagan, Karen (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
On:
Benz, Allison (TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY)
Against:
Briggs, Emily (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
On:
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas Nurses Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brooks, Kimberley (Self; Texas NP)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garbutt, Liz (Children's Defense Fund)
Gentry, Barbara (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Higgins, Carlos (Self; Texas Silver Haired Legislature)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Jeffreys, Holly (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Reyes, Tamara (Self; TNP and APRN)
Toner, Christine (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
Against:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self)
Moore, Norman (Self)
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
On:
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
Zalkovsky, Emily (The health and human services commission)
On:
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advannced Practice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allred, Anna (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Capelo, Jaime (Coalition for Patient Safety)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self)
Plagenhoef, Deborah (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Plagenhoef, Jeff (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Scott, John (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Williams, George (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Against:
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Catlett, Billy (Self)
Ewing, Diane (Texans Care for Children)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gandy, Rachel (Disability Rights Texas)
Gonzalez, Sara (Texas Hospital Association)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Jeffreys, Holly (Self)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities For Recovery)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Thurston, James (United Ways of Texas)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
On:
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
Zalkovsky, Emily (The health and human services commission)
For:
Wagner, Teresa (Self; Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Roberts, Matthew (Texas Dental Association)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities For Recovery)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
On:
Maples, Mike (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Dobler-dixon, Amber (Self; Texas Ophthalmology Association)
Gonzalez, Victor (Self; Texas Ophthalmologic association)
Against:
Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Butler, Tina (Self)
Capelo, Jaime (Coalition for Patient Safety)
Davis, Lindsay (Self; Physicians for Patient Protection)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hurley, MD, Richard (Self; Texas Pain Society)
Jackson, Lisa (Coalition for Patient Safety)
Menendez, Isabel C (Self)
Propes, Jay (Self; Texas Ophthalmological Association)
Reed, Rachael (Texas Ophthalmological Association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Avery, Bj (Self; Texas.Optometric Asso)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Elizondo, William (Self)
Fortenberry, Sandra (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
Hanson, Mark (Self; Texas Optometry Assn)
Nguyen, Steve (Self; Texas Optometric Assoc)
Sandberg, Kyle (Self)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
KLOERIS, CHRIS (Texas Optometry Board)
For:
Floyd, Gary (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Hughston, Kim (Self)
Siegel, Shawn (Self; Grandparents for vaccine truth)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Butler, Tina (Self)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County)
Monsanto, Arsheill (Texas State Alliance of YMCAs)
Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Rose, Denise (ResCare)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Branch, Debbie (Self)
Jensen, Bonnie (Self)
Richardson, Dawn (Self; NVIC, PROVE)
Tollefson, Dawn (Self)
On:
Garcia, Imelda (Dept of State Health Services)
Green, Calvin (The department of aging and disability services)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Vasquez, Andy (The Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Battaglia, Kelly (Self)
Dower, Carolyn (Self; NAMI Austin)
Fleming, Debbie (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Lesniak, Alice (Self)
Lesniak, Chuck (Self)
Peoples, Karen (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alleman, Monica (Self)
Battaglia, Mallory (Self)
Battaglia, Mary (Self)
Bell, Eva (Self; Coastal bend aprn)
Brooks, Kimberley (Self; Texas NP)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Fields, Suzette (Protext texas fragile kids)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Grantham, Suzanne (Self)
Graves, Riki (Self)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))
Hughes, Lisa (Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Litzinger, Amy (Self)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Marsh, Deborah (Self)
Marsh, Gary (Self)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
Oas, Virginia (Self)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Scott, Kim (Self)
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities For Recovery)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waller, Lacy (Self)
White, David (Texas psychological Association)
Winfield, Nakia (Self; NASW-TX)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Ayres, Monica (Self)
Baker, Albert (Self)
Cahn, Adam (Cahnman's Musings)
Convery, Jenna (Self)
Convery, Marcela (Self)
Dolan, Moira (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Fischer, Candace (Self)
Fischer, Jeff (Self)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Moore, Norman (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Spilman, Annie (National Federation of Independent Business/Texas)
Wadhwani, Savita (Self)
Whittier, Eric (Self)
On:
Brewer, Pat (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Baker, Tim (Self)
Carnes, Jay (Self)
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