Hearing on Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics
The Senate Health Committee held a public hearing to examine the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Topics included how these diseases have turned into epidemics in the U.S., prevention and tre…
2,163 viewsThe Senate Health Committee held a public hearing to examine the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Topics included how these diseases have turned into epidemics in the U.S., prevention and tre…
2,163 viewsThe Senate approved a House-passed short-term spending bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown before a midnight deadline on November 17, 2023. The legislation extends government fu…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,191 viewsSocial Security Administration (SSA) commissioner nominee Martin O’Malley testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He made his pitch of why he was qualified f…
1,318 viewsVeterans Affairs (VA) Chief Research and Development Officer Rachel Ramoni testified on the VA’s research priorities before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. She was joined by medical …
352 viewsThe Senate voted to limit debate on U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Maddox’s nomination to the U.S. District Court of Maryland.
View in Congressional Chronicle360 viewsDr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. She answered senators' question…
1,807 viewsSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Rep. John Larson (D-CT) discussed the future of Social Security at the American Association of Retired Persons' (AARP) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Sen. Cass…
215 viewsThe Senate voted in favor of limiting debate on Philip Jefferson’s nomination for vice chair of the Federal Reserve.
View in Congressional Chronicle489 viewsAcademics and policy stakeholders, including former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz (Obama administration, 2013-17), discussed bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) during an event…
105 viewsSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the top Republican on the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, talked about his proposal to address the solvency of the Social Security program.
793 viewsThe Senate confirmed Elizabeth Allen’s nomination for undersecretary of state for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and voted to limit debate on Hernan Vera’s nomination to be a U.S. dist…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,487 viewsSenators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) joined the Atlantic Council for a discussion on bipartisan legislation called Americas Act, to secure and bring supply chains back to t…
211 viewsThe Senate voted to limit debate on Elizabeth Allen’s nomination for undersecretary of state for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,581 viewsSurgeon General Vivek Murthy pointed to loneliness and social media as two areas of concern as drivers of the mental health crisis during his testimony on youth mental health before the Sena…
1,360 viewsEnergy industry stakeholders and policy advocates testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the reliability of the U.S. power grid. Topics included regulations by…
1,850 viewsThe Senate voted to begin debate on a House-passed resolution repealing an Education Department rule on federal student loan forgiveness.
View in Congressional Chronicle947 viewsChild care policy advocates and early childhood educators testified on child care access and affordability in the U.S. before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Sev…
996 viewsPharmaceutical industry CEOs and senior executives testified on lowering the cost of insulin before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The committee questioned the …
2,904 viewsTop public health officials testified before the Senate Health Committee on preparing for future emergencies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky …
1,052 viewsPhysicians and mental health advocates testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on barriers to care, specifically challenges referred to as “phantom or ghost networks.” These networks…
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