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Secretary Mike Leavitt talked about new agreements between China and the U.S. that called for a greater U.S. role in inspecting Chinese food, feed, medical devices and drugs exported to the …

Secretary Leavitt talked about the consumer safety talks that he had with Chinese leaders. The talks were a result of several high profile safety defects in Chinese imports. He focused on th…

Witnesses testified about food safety. This hearing was held after a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Advisory Board which found that the FDA is under funded, its sci…

Press Secretary Dana Perino was joined by Secretary Michael Leavitt during the daily press briefing. Secretary Leavitt talked about the Import Safety Working Group, saying he met with the he…

Secretary Leavitt talked about the annual Global Health Security Initiative ministerial meeting which the U.S. is hosting for the first time. Health ministers from eight industrialized natio…

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt talked about the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Both houses of Congress would be debating reauthorization of SCHIP during…

President Bush spoke to the press about legislation on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). He responded to questions on a variety of subjects including the war in Iraq and…

Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt talked about the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Senate began debate later in the day on a bill that will serve as the vehi…

A hearing was held on the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for global health issues such as AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and pandemic influenza.

Secretary Paulson and the other trustees spoke to reporters about the release of the annual report of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Board. Among the topics the addresses were lon…

Secretary Leavitt talked about the Medicare prescription drug bill that the Senate was scheduled to debate in the near future. S. 3 would allow the government to negotiate prescription drug …

Secretary Leavitt talked about the health care initiatives the president announced in his State of the Union address. He also spoke about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Departm…

Secretary Leavitt testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the issues raised were administration proposals for more than $1…

Secretary Leavitt and other department officials spoke to reporters and answered questions about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.