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CONTENTS
Page
Hearing held on:
March 12, 2008.................................................................................................
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Appendix:
March 12, 2008.................................................................................................
91
WITNESSES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008
Blumenthal, Hon. Richard, Attorney General, State of Connecticut..................
17
Dillon, Terry, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Excavating, on behalf of the
National Utility Contractors Association...........................................................
52
Dinallo, Hon. Eric R., Superintendent of Insurance, Department of Insurance,
State of New York................................................................................................
16
Jain, Ajit, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation...................
65
Levenstein, Laura, Senior Managing Director, Global Public, Project and In-
frastructure Finance Group, Moody\u2019s Investors Service...................................
69
Lockyer, Hon. Bill, Treasurer, State of California................................................
43
McCarthy, Sean W., President and Chief Operating Officer, Financial Secu-
rity Assurance, on behalf of the Association of Financial Guaranty Insurers
67
Newton, Mark, President and Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Covenant
Hospital.................................................................................................................
50
Reeves, Hon. Tate, Treasurer, State of Mississippi..............................................
48
Sirri, Erik R., Director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission..................................................................................
11
Vogtsberger, Martin, Managing Director and Head of Institutional Brokerage,
Fifth Third Securities, Inc., on behalf of the Regional Bond Dealers Associa-
tion........................................................................................................................
71
Wiessmann, Hon. Robin L., Treasurer, State of Pennsylvania............................
45
APPENDIX
Prepared statements:
DeLauro, Hon. Rosa L. .....................................................................................
92
Blumenthal, Hon. Richard...............................................................................
94
Dillon, Terry......................................................................................................
98
Dinallo, Hon. Eric R. ........................................................................................ 103
Jain, Ajit............................................................................................................ 109
Levenstein, Laura............................................................................................. 115
Lockyer, Hon. Bill............................................................................................. 132
McCarthy, Sean W. .......................................................................................... 140
Newton, Mark................................................................................................... 195
Reeves, Hon. Tate............................................................................................. 198
Sirri, Erik R. ..................................................................................................... 202
Vogtsberger, Martin......................................................................................... 210
Wiessmann, Hon. Robin L. .............................................................................. 217
ADDITIONALMATERIALSUBMITTED FOR THERECORD
Frank, Hon. Barney:
Chart entitled, \u2018\u2018Sectoral Breakdown of Moody\u2019s-Rated Issuers and De-
faulters: 1970\u20132000....................................................................................... 224
Washington Post article, \u2018\u2018Tax-Exempt Funds Yield a Surprise,\u2019\u2019 dated
March 11, 2008.............................................................................................. 225
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