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First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal. Fol…

The Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to review the impact of current and proposed border security and immigration policies on the costs and administration of certain entitlement progr…

Secretary Leavitt testifies about Bush administration’s proposed fiscal year 2007 federal budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Topics included Medicaid and the new drug be…

Two panels of witnesses testified at a hearing about relief services provided by charitable organizations. They also discussed areas where service delivery, preparedness, and coordination co…

John Campbell (R-CA) was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Republican House Ways and Means Committee members spoke to reporters about a compromise proposal to create private investment accounts for workers. They also answered questions from the repo…

Witnesses testified to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee about the potential impact of increased life expectancy on the Social Security system. They discussed possible solutions includin…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the future of Social Security. The hearing will focus on Social Security’s financial outlook and the program in the context of the federa…

Secretary Snow testified about President Bush’s budget request for fiscal year 2006. Among the topics he addressed were proposals to reform Social Security, spending cuts for various program…

Following the State of the Union address members of Congress spoke to reporters about their impressions of the speech and their own legislative agenda.

Officials testified about an annual report from the Board of Trustees on Social Security and Medicare and its predictions about the programs' insolvency. Mr. Foster also talked about his cos…

Secretary Thompson testified about the president’s proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the topics he addressed were cost estimates for a Medicare prescript…

Witnesses testified about various government programs and measures to prevent fraud, waste and abuse. They also talked about ways to modernize programs to ensure greater fiscal responsibilit…