Copied from the website of the Committee on Energy and Commerce

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Subcommittee on Health) scheduled a sham Know-Nothing hearing today in Brentwood, Tennessee.

As a supporter of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, I logged into the committee's website to learn more about the hearing today (almost a full hour after the hearing was scheduled to start).

The only correct information made available at the committee site is the time of the hearing and the conclusory hearing title (date and location are incorrect; no other information was available).

Here's a copy of the information made available as posted today on the committee's website:

Hearing
Examining the Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Medicaid Program and Our Healthcare Delivery System, Field Hearing, Day 2
Subcommittee on Health
August 15, 2006 [WRONG]
Lecture Hall at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center [WRONG]
2211 Dug Gap Battle Road [WRONG]
Dalton, Georgia 30720 [WRONG]
10:00 AM [CORRECT!]

Hearing Webcast: Pending [I.E., NOT AVAILABLE]
The hearing will begin at approximately 10:00 AM. The link to the broadcast will become active 10 minutes prior to the start of the hearing. Refresh your browser for the latest information.

Witness List & Prepared Testimony
Witness List Not Yet Finalized [WILL AUDIENCE MEMBERS BE TOLD TO "COME ON DOWN!" FOR TESTIMONY LIKE ON CONTESTANTS ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT?].

Hearing Transcript: Not Available
The transcript of this hearing should be available within 60-90 days of the conclusion of the hearing. Click here for the latest list of available hearing transcripts. [60-90 DAYS? GATHERING INFORMATION OR BURYING IT?]

Available Member Statements
There are no prepared Member Statements currently available.

Related Documents
[none were listed].

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In any event, I loearned that the hearing takes place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, at Brentwood City Hall, 5211 Maryland Way.

Head on down in your "Legalize the Irish" shirt.

After the hearing, please be sure to contact these House members and urge them to stop grandstanding and stalling and pass comprehensive immigration reform that provides the undocumented Irish with a path to earned legal status:

• U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Mail: 509 Cannon House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-2811

• U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Mail: 2304 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-4231

• U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Gainesville, Ga., chairman of the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and chairman of the Tennessee hearing
Mail: 2133 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-5211