U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW
COMMISSION

PRESS RELEASE 6

PUBLIC HEARING OF THE
US TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

TRADE IN MANUFACTURING, LABOR,
AND ENVIRONMENT
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Trade Deficit Review Commission will hold its first field hearing on Friday, October 29, 1999, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The hearing will be held in the Museum of Art Theater at the Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4000. The session will cover trade in manufacturing, labor and environment issues and include testimony from experts in the field of trade, business, government, academia and the environment. Public participation is invited and there will be an open-mike session for public comment at the conclusion of the afternoon session. Sign-up for the open-mike session will take place in the afternoon and will be on a first come first served basis.

The schedule follows:

Morning Session (8:30 am to noon)
Chairman:    George Becker, Commissioner

Panel 1:  Labor and Trade


John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC
Edward B. Montgomery, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC
Barbara C. Somson, United Auto Workers, Washington, DC

Panel 2:  Business Leaders


Paul Wilhelm, US Steel Group, Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Simmons, Allegheny Teledyne, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Panel 3:  Impact of Trade on the Nation's Manufacturing Base


Alan Tonelson, US Business & Industry Council, Washington, DC
Michael M. Knetter, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
William Wolman, Business Week, New York, NY

Afternoon Session (1:30 to 3:30 pm)
Chairman:    George Becker, Commissioner

Panel 4: Trade Impact on the Economy


Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Policy Center, Harrisburgh, PA
Kate Brofenbrenner, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sabina Deitrick, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Carrie Leana, University of Pittsburgh, PA

Panel 5: Trade and the Environment


Brent Blackwelder, Friends of the Earth, Washington, DC
Scott Farrow, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Don Seligman, Sierra Club, Washington, DC

Public Participation (3:30-5:00 pm)

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