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Experts and officials spoke at the opening plenary session of the White House Conference on Aging. They talked about a number of issues including health care issues, retirement savings and f…

Following a pandemic preparedness exercise at the White House from 8 a.m. to noon ET, Ms. Townsend spoke to reporters about avian influenza. Following her remarks, Secretaries Leavitt and Ch…

The Health and Human Services Department held a forum for state and local officials to discuss pandemic preparedness planning. Among the topics addressed were threats posed by the avian infl…

Secretary Leavitt and other health officials testified about the threat of avian flu and preparations for a potential outbreak or pandemic within human populations. Among the issues they add…

Public health officials testified about administration budget requests for programs for responses to the avian flu. Among the issues they addressed were the threat posed by the virus, chance…

President Bush spoke about his strategy in preparation for a possible avian flu pandemic. He asked Congress for 7 billion dollars for cell technology research and vaccination efforts from th…

Secretary Leavitt talks about priorities for public health officials, global threats to various populations, recent developments in response to the avian flu, and research into treatments fo…

Following a two-day international conference on monitoring and combating the avian influenza, health ministers and others spoke to reporters about the conference and threats to world health …

Secretary Leavitt talked about the federal response to the avian flu and his recent tour of Southeast Asia. The guest discussed his meeting in the spring of 2005 with helath ministers from e…

Government officials spoke to reporters about the United States government efforts to combat avian influenza from diplomatic, developmental and public health perspectives. They discussed the…

Secretary Leavitt delivered the keynote speech at the Eleventh National HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Summit. Following his remarks, he responded to questions a…

Cabinet officials spoke to reporters about the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and declared it an Incident of National Significance, the first use of the designation under the National Resp…

The Corporation for National and Community Service honored 13 outstanding national service participants from across the country at the 2005 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. E…

Former President Bush spoke at a gala observing the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He signed the legislation into law in 1990. The George Bush Medal …

President Bush talked about Medicare modernization legislation and the new prescription drug benefit. Several audience members were seated behind the president as he gave his remarks.

First lady Laura Bush participated in the unveiling of the First Ladies Red Dress Collection exhibit at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The exhibit featured red dresses and suit…

Governor Mark Warner (D-VA), Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, and the National Coordinator for Health and Information Technology David Brailer talked about the future of …

Cabinet secretaries spoke to reporters at a press conference held on the release of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report. They talked about the fiscal health of the Social Securi…

Michael Leavitt, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testified about the Fiscal Year 2006 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the issues h…

In an open session Secretary Leavitt, a former governor of Utah, talked about the federal-state partnership and the problems with Medicaid costs. Mr. Aaron and Mr. Butler also talked about h…