1999 - 2001 Speeches & Testimony
2001
July 2001: Testimony of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins testifies before Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health and Human Services and Education United States Senate
July 2001: Testimony of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins testifies before Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee United States Senate
May 2001: Director's Statement to Congress on the FY 2002 Budget Request
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins testifies before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education and Related Agencies regarding the President's FY 2002 budget request.
February 2001: NHGRI, Celera Announce Sequencing and Analysis of the Human Genome
Full text of NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins' prepared remarks during the news conference announcing the release of the complete human genome sequence draft and preliminary analysis.
2000
July 2000: Statement of Dr. Francis Collins on Genetic Information in the Workplace
Statement of NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding genetic information in the workplace and genetic discrimination.
July 2000: Statement of Commissioner Paul Steven Miller on Genetic Information in the Workplace
Statement of Commissioner Paul Steven Miller, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, regarding genetic information in the workplace and genetic discrimination.
June 2000: President Clinton, British Prime Minister Blair Mark Completion of the First Survey of the Entire Human Genome
Full text of White House briefing, including comments made by NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins.
March 2000: President Clinton, British Prime Minister Blair Applaud Scientists Who Make Human Genome Sequence Freely Available
Full text of White House briefing, along with comments made by NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins.
March 2000: Director's Statement to Congress on the FY 2001 Budget Request
Full text of NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins' prepared testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education and Related Agencies regarding the President's FY 2001 budget request.
February 2000: Executive Order Bars Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace
Comments by President Bill Clinton and NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins on the Executive Order prohibiting federal agencies from using genetic information in hiring and promotion decisions.
1999
December 1999: HHS Secretary Shalala Lauds First Complete Sequencing of a Human Chromosome
Comments from Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala on the Human Genome Project's sequencing of human chromosome 22.
October 1999: The Sequence of the Human Genome: Coming a Lot Sooner Than You Thought
NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins remarks to the American Society of Human Genetics at the group's 49th annual meeting.
October 1999: Informatics Meets Genomics at the White House
Complete transcript of White House event exploring the explosion of information technology and genetic research.
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