The statements on Protecting Property Rights After Kelo, from the October 19 hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, are available. Hearings on Kelo were also held recently by Senate Judiciary and House Agriculture.

Witnesses were:

House Energy & Commerce

Mr. Michael D. Ramsey Professor of Law -- University of San Diego Law School San Diego, CA

Mr. Steven D. Anderson
Castle Coalition Coordinator -- Institute for Justice
Washington, DC

Mr. Hilary O. Shelton
Director -- NAACP - Washington Bureau
Washington, DC

Mr. Jeff Finkle
President and CEO -- International Economic Development Council
Washington, DC

Mr. James V. DeLong
Senior Fellow & Director - IPCentral.Info
Progress & Freedom Foundation
Washington, DC

Senate Judiciary

Hon. John Cornyn U. S. Senator [R-TX]

Ms. Susette Kelo
New London, CT

Fred Jenkins
Pastor -- St. Luke’s Pentecostal Church
North Hempstead, NY

Hon. Eddie A. Perez
Mayor -- Representing the National League of Cities
Hartford, CT

Hilary O. Shelton
Director -- NAACP Washington Bureau
Washington, DC

Thomas Merrill
Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law -- Columbia University
New York City, NY

Steven J. Eagle
Professor of Law -- George Mason University
Arlington, VA

House Agriculture

Christopher Bartolomucci Partner -- Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. Washington, DC

Dana Berliner
Senior Attorney -- Institute for Justice
Washington, DC

Hon. Henry Bonilla
U.S. Representative (D- TX)

Ms. Alva J. Hopkins III
Chairman, Government Affairs Committee -- Forest Landowners
Association, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Hon. William J. Howell
Speaker, House of Delegates, Virginia General Assembly, on behalf of the American Legislative Exchange Council
Washington, DC

Mr. Roger Pilon
Founder and Director -- Center for Constitutional Studies, CATO
Institute
Washington, DC

Mr. Bob Stallman
President -- American Farm Bureau
Washington, DC

Mr. Jonathan Turley
Professor -- The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC

Hon. Maxine Waters
U.S. Representative (D-CA)

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