Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Field Hearing titled “Investing in Native Communities: Transformative Opportunities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”
Tuesday, June 28 2022 - 12:00 PM
Location: Mystic Lake Center, of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Room Number:  Minnetonka Conference Room

NOTE: Adam Savariego of the Upper Sioux Community was an additional witness. A dropout in audio occurred toward the end of the hearing, during the question and answer period.

WITNESS LIST (As originally scheduled)
The Honorable Bryan Newland 
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
*Accompanied by Jason Freihage, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington DC

Ms. Elizabeth Fowler 
Acting Director, Indian Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Mr. Jeremiah Baumann 
Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC

The Honorable Cathy Chavers 
Chairwoman
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Orr, Minnesota

The Honorable Melanie Benjamin 
Chief Executive Officer
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Onamia, Minnesota

The Honorable Kevin Dupuis, Sr. 
Chairman
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Cloquet, Minnesota

The Honorable Keith Anderson 
Chairman
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Business Council
Prior Lake, Minnesota

The Honorable Robert Larsen 
President
Lower Sioux Indian Community
Morton, Minnesota

ADDITIONAL WITNESS
The Honorable Adam Savariego
Tribal Secretary
Upper Sioux Community
Granite Falls, Minnesota

Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/field-hearing-titled-investing-native-communities-transformative-opportunities

Elizabeth Fowler / Indian Health Service

Bryan Newland / Department of the Interior

Robert Larsen /Lower Sioux Indian Community

Adam Savariego / Upper Sioux Community

Kevin Dupuis, Sr / Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe / Bois Forte Band

Melanie Benjamin / Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Keith Anderson / Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Opening Remarks

Nick Zamanov, business director at San Jose-based Cyber Switching, a maker of electric vehicle charging technology, joins Mitch Ratcliffe to discuss choosing the right EV and how to grow electric vehicle charging capacity. The company launched in 1994 and has developed charging solutions for offices, local governments, apartment buildings, universities and other charger installations. Nick also recently contributed an article at Earth911, Considerations To Help You Confidently Switch to an EV, a guide to the concerns shoppers have about buying and using EVs.

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Earth911 Podcast: How to Grow the EV Charging Infrastructure with Cyber Switching's Nick Zamanov

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