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Mark Kurlansky talked about his book The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation’s Food Was…

President Trump met with Governor Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico in the Oval Office to provide an update on Hurricane Maria recovery efforts. He said the federal government had done a “really great…

Journalists from the Washington Post and CBS’s “60 Minutes” discussed their work on a joint investigation into the influence U.S. pharmaceutical companies have over Congress and the federal…

SamLeila Janah talked about her book Give Work, in which she discusses a business model designed to lift poor communities out of poverty. She spoke with Professor Laura Tyson.

Representatives from prescription drug manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries testified at a hearing on the causes of rising prescription drug costs.

Medical experts testified at a hearing on efforts to improve public health outcomes and reduce health care costs. The witnesses provided recommendations for developing more effective…

Sam Quinones talked about the federal response to the opioid epidemic. He is the author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic.

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin was among the witnesses who testified about preventing veteran suicide before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Secretary Shulkin said veteran…

Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) talked about the latest in health care policy. The event came one day after Senator Alexander, the chair of the…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food for Peace program, as well as on ways to distribute food aid more effectively around the…

Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) laid out a new health care agreement, designed to reduce out-of-pocket costs for consumers. They said the plan would help to…

Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Washington Post on legislative efforts to curb opioid abuse and…

The parents of a young man who died from a heroin overdose talked about their experience of losing a child to an opioid addiction. The discussion was hosted by the Washington Post and followed the newspaper’s…

Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer talked about a Bipartisan Policy Center report looking at the fiscal condition of both the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) commented on the bipartisan deal reached by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) to help stabilize Affordable Care Act insurance markets…

Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair and a ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke about a deal they…

Reid Wilson talked about his “Changing America” series for The Hill} in which he examines the political, social, and economic trends influencing the American electorate.

Jennifer Haberkorn and Rebecca Adams talked about the future of health care. Topics included the deal between Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair and a…

The Justice Department announced the indictments of two Chinese nationals on allegations of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told…

Telephone lines and social media were open for Affordable Care Act enrollees' comments on their experiences under the insurance exchanges.