A congressional field hearing to discuss how government regulations affect job creation in Tennessee will be held at MTSU today“Tennessee Job Creation: Do Federal Government Regulations Help or Hinder Tennessee’s Economic Development?” is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room S102, the State Farm Room, inside MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.
The hearing, which is open to the public, is being conducted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. It will feature testimony from state leaders and Tennessee job creators on the effects of state and federal policies and regulations.
The public hearing also will be broadcast live on MTSU’s Educational Resource Channel, which airs on Comcast’s Channel 9 in Rutherford County. ERCMT also is available on the DTC-TV system for Cannon, DeKalb and Smith counties and in parts of Wilson and Rutherford counties.
Off-campus visitors planning to attend the public hearing may park free in the University’s “Horseshoe Lot,” located due north of the Business and Aerospace Building at the corner of Lightning Way and Founders’ Lane.
An attendant from MTSU Parking and Transportation services will be at the lot to guide visitors. A printable campus map also is available at www.mtsu.edu/parking/Map_2011-2012.pdf.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the hearing aims to hear “directly from those on the ground” about the current regulatory environment.
Two members of Tennessee’s Congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Jasper, and U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-Gallatin, are among the federal officials set to participate.
Witnesses scheduled to testify during the field hearing include:
Gov. Bill Haslam;
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker;
Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Bill Hagerty;
Conner Industries CEO Grady Payne;
First Community Bank of Bedford County CEO Scott Cocanougher;
Vireo Systems owner Mark Faulkner on behalf of the National Federal of Independent Business; and
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated sales unit manager Bob Bedell on behalf of the Beverage Association of Tennessee.