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Michigan Representative John Dingell talked about recently enacted Medicare reform legislation and how it was likely to affect Medicare recipients. He also responded to questions and comment…

The House passed a Medicare prescription drug bill.

The House considered a Medicare prescription drug bill.

Congressional negotiators talked about revisions to the House and Senate versions of energy legislation in order to provide a conference report to both houses. Among the issues they addresse…

Witnesses testified regarding the National Institutes of Health and biomedical research. Members of the committee were interested in how NIH funding, which was increased by 100% in the previ…

Following a meeting with President George W. Bush on Medicare legislation, Secretary Thompson and House-Senate conference committee members spoke briefly with reporters about the meeting. Th…

Representatives spoke to reporters about a judicial decision against the Federal Trade Commission’s “Do Not Call” list. The called the decision an error and vowed to pass legislation to give…

House and Senate negotiators debated Medicare prescription drug legislation. Two very different bills were passed by the House and the Senate and the committee worked toward reconciling them…

Electric power industry officials testified about an August 14 blackout in the Northeast U.S. and Canada. Among the topics they addressed were the causes of power outages, reliability of the…

Secretary Abraham testified about an August 14 power blackout in the Northeast U.S. and Canada, investigations into the power outages, and potential steps to avoid such accidents in the futu…

The House and Senate both passed bills outlining a national energy policy. Negotiators from both houses met to start working out the differences between the bills. Rep. Tauzin is chairman of…

Electric power industry officials testified about an August 14 power blackout in the Northeast U.S. and Canada. Among the topics they addressed were the reliability of the electric grid, reg…

House Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Representative John Dingell (D-Michigan) offered his perspective on the Northeastern electricity failures. Rep. Dingell talked about the …

Democrat Representatives Sander Levin, John Dingell and John Conyers, all of Michigan, held a town hall meeting to talk to constituents about proposed legislation to reform Medicare and prov…

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…