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At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Antibiotic Resistance, witnesses testified about the threat posed when antimicrobial drugs are no longer effective against infectiou…

Experts testified about the guidelines for stem cell research issued by the National Institutes of Health in August. The guidelines specify the limits for research and use of embryo stem cel…

Witnesses testified about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), also known as ALS. Athletes as well as ALS patients talked about the importance of research on the disease, it…

Witnesses testified about research involving embryonic stem cells. Among the issues raised were the potential benefits of such research in treating disease, whether to renew federal funding …

Secretary Cohen and General Shelton testified about Defense Department spending. Among the topics they addressed were recruiting and training personnel, military commitments abroad, and sugg…

Senators heard testimony on the operations on the U.S. Army. Among the issues discussed were U.S. Army policy and ventures the army is currently undertaking. Witnesses also responded to ques…

Witnesses testified about the need for further funding of research into Alzheimer’s disease. They predicted that the problem would become worse as baby boomers age and said that further medi…

Witnesses testified about the Russian war in Chechnya, potential human rights violations in the region, and what direction newly elected President Putin might take in the region. They also t…

Witnesses testified about privacy rights and selling personal information on driver’s licenses to third parties. The talked about potential legislation that would bar states from sharing or …

Witnesses testified about fiscal year 2001 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration. Among the issues they addressed were efforts to reduce medical errors, Internet drug sales, an…

Witnesses testified about a plan to provide a $1.6 billion aid package to Colombia to assist in efforts to end the drug trade. The emergency spending package would train and equip Colombian …

Justice Department officials and Internet industry officials testified about the federal law enforcement response to recent Internet hacking attacks and the overall security of the Internet.…

Witnesses testified about the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Anti-Drug Media Campaign, and efforts by the entertainment industry to promote an anti-drug message. At iss…

Senators on the Budget Committee’s Appropriations Subcommittee heard testimony on the fiscal 2001 appropriations for the Transportation Department, primarily focusing on the Federal Aviation…

The Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations examined a report by the Institute of Medicine that cites a large number cases of preventable medical errors. Executives of several health organizat…

Witnesses testified about research into Parkinson’s Disease and new forms of treatment for the disease. Specifically they talked about treatments which provided deep brain stimulation to adj…

Clinton Administration Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testified about the State Department’s funding and the situation in the Balkans, including the refugee crisis and the NATO milita…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and General Henry Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified that the military needed $5.5 billion in supplemental spending to continue the air…

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee heard testimony on how the National Institute of Health determined its allocations for disease research.

Brian Atwood testified about the proposed budget for the Agency for International Development (AID) for fiscal year 2000. He enumerated spending priorities for the agency, particularly human…