Articles from prior issues of The Advocate

May/June 2000

Correspondence

PHILIP S. ENGLISH, PENNSYLVANIA WES WATKINS, OKLAHOMA RON LEWIS, KENTUCKY MARK FOLEY, FLORIDA SCOTT McINNIS, COLORADO JIM McCRERY, LOUISIANA DAVE CAMP, MICHIGAN

BILL ARCHER, TEXAS, CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

AL SINGLETON, CHIEF OF STAFF RON HASKINS, SUBCOMMITTEE STAFF DIRECTOR

JANICE MAYS, MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL NICHOLAS GWYN, SUBCOMMITEE MINORITY

BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, MARYLAND FORTNEY PETE STARK, CALIFORNIA ROBERT T. MATSUI, CALIFORNIA WILLIAM J. COYNE, PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM J JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA

EX OFFICIO: BILL ARCHER, TEXAS CHARLES B RANGEL, NEW YORK

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, DC 20515

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

April 3, 2000

Ms. Martha Marshall Legislative Committee Chair National Association of Disability Examiners 2704 Frank Street Lansing, MI 48911

Dear Martha:

Thanks for your nice letter of March 23. I always enjoy meeting with professionals who are deeply involved in implementing our programs. For some reason, I have had especially impressive experiences in meeting people from NADE. When I came to the Subcommittee, I could barely spell “SSI”. As I have learned more about the program year after year, I have found that the professionals who play a direct role in the determination process are the least stilted, most straightforward, and most knowledgeable SSI people I meet. It is especially reassuring to find that almost every disability determiner I meet is committed to admitting qualified children and adults to SSI – and only qualified children and adults. The public owes all of you a great debt.

Thanks again for meeting with me.

Cordially,

Ron Haskins Staff Director

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