Senate Finance Committee To Hold Hearing On Charities On Tuesday, April 5, 2005 On Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 10:00 am EST, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Charities and Charitable Giving: Proposals for Reform.” The hearing will take place in Room 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following witnesses are scheduled to testify: The Honorable Mark Everson, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service George K. Yin, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation Leon Panetta, Director, Panetta Institute for Public Policy Dr. Jane Gravelle, Senior Specialist in Economic Policy, Congressional Research Service Richard Johnson, Member, Waller Lansden Dortch and Davis, PLLC Ms. Lori Swanson, Solicitor General, Office of Minnesota Attorney General David Kuo, Former Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Brian Gallagher, President, United Way of America Diana Aviv, President and CEO, Independent Sector