Administration officials in charge of food safety testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and related agencies.

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Newark Mayor Corey Booker also takes part in a conference sponsored by Partnership for a Healthier America.

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The National Press Club holds a news conference to discuss how the new healthcare laws are taking shape in the states during a Newsmakers' event titled "Obamacare on the Ground."

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As part of the ongoing review by lawmakers into mental health issues raised by the Newtown shooting, the House Energy and Commerce Committee talked with leading health experts to explore issues related to severe mental illness and violence.

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Secretaries Arne Duncan and Kathleen Sebelius visit an elementary school in suburban Washington, D.C., to discuss head start programs and student health clinics.

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The Senate Finance Committee voted 19-5 to approve Jack Lew’s nomination to be Treasury Secretary Tuesday, setting up a Senate floor vote in the next few days. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)  was among the five Republicans Senators who opposed the president’s nominee, citing Mr. Lew’s years at Citigroup as the reason.

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To reduce the prevalence of school age bullying, teachers, school counselors, and other members of the education community gathered at Columbia University for a summit titled "Beyond Bullying."

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius addressesd the American Medical Association's National Advocacy Conference in Washington on Tuesday.

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Medicare and policy experts discussed the basics of how Medicare works at an event hosted by the Alliance for Health Reform (AHR). The federal government currently devotes 15 percent of its budget to Medicare, which provides health care coverage to 50 million individuals ages 65 and over, and to younger people with permanent disabilities, according to AHR.

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Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin (D) holds at town hall meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to discuss how the impending budget cuts, known as sequestration, could impact federal jobs and funding.

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