March 2, 2007
Regulation of Tobacco Subject of Senate Committee Hearing
On February 27, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing to discuss the Family Smoking PreventionView More
Health
March 2, 2007
State Children’s Health Insurance Program Focus of House Subcommittee Hearing
On March 1, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, “Covering the Uninsured through theView More
February 16, 2007
Genetic Nondiscrimination Bill Approved by House Committee
On February 14, the House Education and Labor Committee approved, by voice vote, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007View More
February 16, 2007
Senate Committee Approves Bills on Mental Health, School Readiness
On February 14, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved, by voice vote, the Head Start for SchoolView More
February 16, 2007
Uninsured Children Subject of House Subcommittee Hearing
On February 14, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, “Covering the Uninsured through theView More
February 7, 2007
FY2008 Budget Summary
Introduction President Bush delivered his $2.9 trillion FY2008 budget to Congress on February 5. The budget proposes to cut theView More
February 2, 2007
Senate, House Committees Examine Genetic Discrimination
Senate Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination On January 31, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved, 19-2,View More
February 2, 2007
Children’s Health Insurance Program Focus of Senate Committee Hearing
On February 1, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). SCHIP isView More
January 26, 2007
Democratic Response to the State of the Union Address
Freshman Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) delivered the Democratic response to President Bush’s State of the Union address. Sen. Webb focusedView More
January 19, 2007
Stem Cell Research Focus of Joint Senate Committee Hearing
On January 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HealthView More