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One year after the United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing, the Interagency Council on Women held a national teleconference on women, girls and their well-being to explore the progress…

Clinton administration officials released a seven-page plan for how the federal government will deal with the issues of medicinal uses for marijuana and other illegal drugs. Doctors who issu…

After meeting with President Clinton, Health and Human services Secretary, Donna Shalala and several AIDS experts talked to reporters. They talked about the state of AIDS research. December…

Participants briefed reporters on the declining cancer mortality rates in the U.S. which two reports, one by independent researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and another by…

In a special Washington, DC program, KABC Los Angeles’s, Micheal Jackson interviewed First Lady Hillary Clinton and several administration officials. The First Lady talked about some of her …

In response to the release of a recent report on teen drug use, committee members heard testimony from administration officials about the Clinton administration’s commitment to combating ill…

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala briefed reporters on a recent national drug survey of children ages 12 to 17. She announced that teen use of several major drugs, incl…

Administration officials briefed reporters on the problem of teen smoking and the details of the president’s announcement today about curbing tobacco advertisement to young people. WH Press …

In the fourth of a series of forums on the Democratic “Families First” agenda, House and Senate Democrats heard testimony Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala concerning proposa…

At the 100th Anniversary of the PTA national conference, Health & Human Services Secretary Shalala spoke about what types of behaviors young people are engaging in which could endanger their…

The Senate Finance Committee conducted a hearing on Welfare and Medicare Reform. They heard testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala.

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said t…

Administration officials briefed reporters on the annual report of the trustees of Medicare and Social Security. They said that the Medicare trust fund must be strengthened, noting that this…

After meeting with President Bill Clinton at the White House, several members of the administration’s Drug Control task forces talked to reporters about the results of the meeting. They talk…

Cabinet secretaries testified about how the current federal budget situation is affecting the work of Education, Labor and Health and Human Services Departments.

Senate Finance Committee members heard testimony from Health & Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala concerning the administration’s views of the National Governors' Association welfare and…

At a WHITE HOUSE briefing Donna E. Shalala, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY announced a Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE created by the Violence Against Women Office and fun…

Several administration officials spoke to House Democrats about the domestic and international implications of a congressional failure to pass a debt limit extension. They also took members'…

Secretary Shalala and President Clinton spoke about an upcoming national campaign involving government agencies, businesses, and non-profit groups against teen pregnancy. In his remarks, Pre…

Secretaries Glickman and Shalala briefed reporters on the fourth edition of dietary guidelines for U.S. citizens. They emphasized that this booklet is the most objective information for citi…