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Legislators and others spoke about their opposition to the signing of a Medicare reform act, saying that the legislation would ultimately hurt seniors and benefit pharmaceutical and insuranc…

The House passed a Medicare prescription drug bill.

The House considered a Medicare prescription drug bill.

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) spoke to reporters about military operations and policy in Iraq, calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz…

The panelists discussed and debated the future of U.S. drug policy. The primary issue of contention was whether or not some illegal drugs should be legalized. Mr. Bennett and Rep. Rangel arg…

In an interview, Representative Charles Rangel described taking part in the 1978 debate to televise the U.S. House of Representatives. He voted in favor of televising House sessions, and sti…

Participants talked about reconstruction efforts in Iraq. Among the topics they addressed were the justifications given for going to war, U.S. interests in the region, the search for weapons…

The legislators talked about the work that had been done so far on the Medicare bill, and what still had to be done. They focused on how to improve and simplify Medicare regulations while st…

Representative Rangel, House Ways and Means Committee ranking member, talks about his resolution to be offered in the House that would disapprove of recent actions by Ways and Means Committe…

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Representative Charles Rangel (D-New York) spoke to reporters about a House Ways and Means Committee dispute. The dispute involved Committee C…

Democratic members spoke to reporters about an incident in which Representative Bill Thomas had called Capitol police to remove Democratic members while they were meeting in a committee libr…

Witnesses testified about various government programs and measures to prevent fraud, waste and abuse. They also talked about ways to modernize programs to ensure greater fiscal responsibilit…

Members met in conference to discuss differences in versions of legislation to expand Medicare to include a prescription drug benefit.