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News Releases

July 29, 2008	Dingell on the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”
July 29, 2008	Dingell on House Passage of “Michelle’s Law”
July 28, 2008	New GAO Report Reveals Continuing Problems Resolving Medicare Drug Plan Complaints and Grievances
July 23, 2008	PRO(TECH)T Act Would Improve Exchange of Health Information & Safeguard Patient Privacy
July 22, 2008	Health Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Need for State Fiscal Relief, Increased Federal Support for Medicaid
July 16, 2008	Committee Approves ADUFA, AGDUFA and Student Health Care Legislation
July 9, 2008	Subcommittee Approves ADUFA, AGDUFA and Student Health Care Legislation
June 27, 2008	Dingell Blasts Senate Republicans' Effort to Block Medicare Bill
June 26, 2008	Dingell Statement on the Medical Device Safety Act of 2008
June 25, 2008	Subcommittee Approves Health Information Technology Legislation
June 24, 2008	Subcommittee Addresses Minority Health Disparities
June 24, 2008	Dingell on the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008”
June 20, 2008	Rangel, Dingell introduce H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
June 17, 2008	Stakeholders Respond to Request for Feedback on Bio-Similars Pathway
May 22, 2008	E&C Leaders Release Proposal to Strengthen Health Information Technology
May 8, 2008	Health Subcommittee Examines Stem Cell Research Efforts
May 7, 2008	Committee Approves Three Critical Public Health Bills
April 23, 2008	Subcommittee Approves Four Critical Public Health Bills
April 23, 2008	House Approves the “Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008”
April 17, 2008	Energy and Commerce Leaders Release New Food & Drug Import Safety Proposal read the April 17 memorandum »
April 16, 2008	Committee Votes Unanimously to Block Medicaid Cuts
April 14, 2008	Dingell Blasts Discriminatory Health Insurance Pricing System
April 9, 2008	Subcommittee Moves to Block Medicaid Cuts
April 2, 2008	Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Landmark Tobacco Bill
March 25, 2008	Dingell, Pallone React to Trustees Report, Urge Renewed Effort to Strengthen Medicare Committee to Probe Breakdowns in NIH Security read the report »
March 14, 2008	Dingell Highlights Report as Evidence that Administration’s Medicaid Regulations read the report »
March 13, 2008	Dingell, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Protect Medicaid from Administrative Cuts
March 13, 2008	Committee Completes Markup of Critical Environmental & Public Health Legislation
March 11, 2008	Subcommittee Moves Crucial Public Health Bills Forward
March 4, 2008	Key Lawmakers Seek Probe into Effectiveness of the Individual Market for Health Insurance Read the Letter to GAO »
March 3, 2008	Dingell Denounces Bush Administration Proposed Medicaid Changes
March 3, 2008	Report Finds HHS Has Failed to Ensure Fiscal Integrity of Medicaid in FL, VT Demonstrations read the Report »
February 28, 2008	Democratic Chairs: New GAO Report Confirms Medicare Advantage Overpayments Are A Raw Deal For Taxpayers And America's Seniors February 2008 GAO Report »
February 15, 2008	Dingell Blasts Administration’s Medicare “Trigger” Proposal
February 8, 2008	Dingell, Pallone, King, & Reynolds Introduce Legislation to Temporarily Increase Medicaid Assistance to States
February 4, 2008	Dingell Blasts Bush’s Health Care Cuts
January 23, 2008	Dingell Votes to Override President’s CHIP Veto, Support Children’s Health Care
January 16, 2008	Dingell, Pallone Highlight Committee’s Commitment to Disabled Americans
January 15, 2008	Congressional Leaders Warn Against HHS Efforts to Limit Health Care for Low-Income Children
January 14, 2008	Dingell, Stupak to Continue ENHANCE Trial Investigation
January 8, 2008	Dingell, Wynn on Rising Health Care Costs; CMS Report Details Record Increase in Health Costs
January 7, 2008	Committee Opens Investigation into Celebrity Drug Endorsements
January 4, 2008	Dingell Opposes Administration Efforts to Restrict Medicaid Eligibility
December 20, 2007	Proposed SSA Change Would Cut Benefits for Disabled Individuals
December 19, 2007	House Approves Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act
November 20, 2007	Dingell Statement on Leavitt Visit
November 7, 2007	Subcommittee Approves Legislation to Improve Health Care for American Indians and Alaskan Natives
October 25, 2007	Dingell Responds to Statement of Administration Policy
October 25, 2007	Dingell Joins Colleagues in Approving CHIP Reauthorization Act
October 16, 2007	Health Subcommittee Completes Markup Approved Legislation Promotes Mental Health Parity, Helps Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research
October 3, 2007	Dingell Blasts President’s CHIP Veto
October 1, 2007	Dingell Responds to CMS Announcement on New Medicare Premiums, Cites Overpayments as a Cause of Increases
September 27, 2007	Committee Approves Package of Public Health and Consumer Protection Legislation; Legislation Includes Postpartum Depression and Paralysis Research, Required Registration for Child Product Recalls
September 25, 2007	Dingell Joins Colleagues in Approving CHIP Reauthorization Act; Bipartisan Legislation Will Provide Health Care for More Than 10 Million Children
September 21, 2007	Senate, House Announce Agreement to Renew, Improve Children's Health Insurance Program Now; Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition Ready to Move on Full Reauthorization of Vital Program
September 20, 2007	Dingell Opposes President’s Threat to Veto CHIP Reauthorization; Calls on Bush Administration to Work with Congress to Protect the Health of American’s Children
September 18, 2007	Dingell on Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Safety Action Plan
September 7, 2007	Dingell, Pallone Decry Bush Administration Rejection of New York Children's Health Plan
September 6, 2007	Dingell, Pallone and Stupak Ask HHS to Explain Policy Shift on CHIP; New CMS Directive Would Cause Thousands of Children to Lose Access to Affordable Healthcare
August 28, 2007	Dingell: New Census Report Shows Increase in Number of Uninsured, Confirms Need for Timely Reauthorization of CHIP
August 6, 2007	Dingell Joins Congressional Leaders in Reaffirming Commitment to Reauthorizing Public Health Legislation
August 2, 2007	Dingell Joins Congressional Leaders in Reaffirming Commitment to Reauthorizing Public Health Legislation
August 1, 2007	Dingell Applauds Colleagues for Approving CHAMP Act; Legislation Will Reauthorize CHIP, Strengthen Medicare
July 19, 2007	Health Subcommittee Completes Markup of Critical Public Health Legislation
July 11, 2007	House Passes H.R. 2900, the FDA Amendments Act of 2007; Legislation Improves Drug Safety, Reauthorizes FDA’s User Fee Programs
July 10, 2007	Dingell Rebukes Administration’s Failure to Support SCHIP
June 28, 2007	Dingell Responds to White House Plan for Under-Funding SCHIP; Administration Proposal Would Deny Health Coverage to Millions of Children
June 26, 2007	Dingell, Pallone Decry Republican Effort to Block Healthcare for Children and Seniors; Energy & Commerce Leadership Calls on Republicans to Reauthorize CHIP, Strengthen Medicare
June 18, 2007	Dingell, Pallone Challenge Accuracy of New HHS Report on SCHIP; HHS Estimates Would Deny Health Coverage to Millions of Eligible Children
May 7, 2007	Dingell Examines Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirements; Report Shows New Requirements Burden Community Health Centers
April 26, 2007	Congressional Leaders Release GAO Report on "Medicaid Long Term Care: Transferred Assets Before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of Deficit Reduction Act Uncertain" read the report »
April 23, 2007	Dingell, Pallone Respond to Medicare Trustees Report read the report »
April 2, 2007	Dingell Makes Children’s Dental Health a Priority; Introduces the Children’s Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007
March 30, 2007	HHS Inspector General to Reopen NIH Conflict-of-Interest Cases read letter from the HHS Inspector General »
March 14, 2007	Dingell, Clinton Announce Initiative to Expand Access to Healthcare Coverage to All Children: Children's Health First Act Introduced Today in Both Chambers of Congress
March 1, 2007	"Dingell, MIT's Dr. Gruber Defend SCHIP"
February 13, 2007	"Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Protect Health Benefits for School Children with Disabilities Launched Today"
January 24, 2007	"Energy and Commerce Requests Information from FDA on Contract" Letter to Food and Drug Administration »
January 5, 2007	House Members Introduce H.R. 4, a Bi-partisan Bill to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices
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Letters

August 7, 2008	Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt regarding the implementation of the moratorium on the Medicaid case management rule
July 11, 2008	Letter to the U.S. Goverment Accountability Office requesting a GAO study of the private Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program
July 11 , 2008	Letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health regarding the restriction of scientific inquiry in the Population Information Online (POPLINE) database Letter to USAID » Letter to Johns Hopkins University »
April 15, 2008	Letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health regarding the restriction of scientific inquiry in the Population Information Online (POPLINE) database Letter to USAID » Letter to Johns Hopkins University »
April 3, 2008	Letter to 35 groups in regard to generic versions of biologic products Responses »
March 31, 2008	Letter to Johnson & Johnson and Amgen Inc., requesting documents relating to the marketing strategies of a class of drugs known as Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs) read the Johnson & Johnson Letter » read the Amgen Inc., Letter »
March 4, 2008	Letter to GAO Comptroller General Walker in regard to the individual market for health insurance coverage
January 7, 2008	Letter to CEO and Chairman of the Board Kindler of Pfizer, Inc., in regard to Dr. Robert Jarvik's endorsement of the drug Lipitor
October 23, 2007	Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt in regard to the President's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007
September 20, 2007	Dingell Introduces H.R. 3610, the “Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007”
September 6 , 2007	Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt in regard to a directive by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that would limit CHIP coverage to uninsured children
August 21, 2007	Dingell Opposes President’s Plan to Cut Children’s Health Coverage
August 2, 2007	Letter to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach in regard to reauthorizing public health legislation
April 4, 2007	Letter to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach with regard to the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
March 27, 2007	Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt and Social Security Administration Commissioner Astrue regarding the Medicare Part D benefit
March 12, 2007	Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt about the proposed rule entitled "Medicaid Program; Cost Limit for Providers Operated by Units of Government and Provisions to Ensure the Integrity of Federal-State Financial Partnership," and its effects on funding sources for Medicaid
March 8, 2007	Chairman Dingell writes letter to Mr. David Walker Comptroller General at the GAO regarding Medicare Part D
March 8, 2007	Chairman Dingell writes letter to Ms. Leslie Norwalk Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's reexamination to improve the notice for Medicare beneficiaries and providers
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Statements

September 9 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps."
July 24, 2008	Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Rule Suspending Medicare “Trigger” for 110th Congress
July 23, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce markup of H.R. 6357, the “PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008.”
July 22, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in Economic Downturn.”
July 16, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce markup of H.R. 2851, “Michelle’s Law,” H.R. 6432, the “Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008,” and H.R. 6433, the “Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008.”
July 15, 2008	Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Veto Override of H.R. 6331, the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008”
July 9, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup on H.R. 2851, “Michelle’s Law", H.R. 6432, the “Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008” and H.R. 6433, the “Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008”
June 25, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup on H.R. 6357, "The PRO(TECH)T Act"
June 24, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “H.R. 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007”
June 5, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Committee Prints of Administration Legislative Proposals on the Animal Drug User Fee Act Amendments of 2008 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008"
June 4 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology and Privacy Legislation"
May 21, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "H.R. 1157, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007, and H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
May 15 , 2008	Chairman Dingell on H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Legislation
May 15 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "H.R. 5998, the 'Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008'”
May 14 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Provisions”
May 8 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures"
May 7 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Public Health Legislation H.R. 1343, H.R. 5669 and H.R. 1553
May 1 , 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled “Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Drug Safety Provisions”
April 24, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Food Provisions"
April 16, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the full Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup on H.R. 5613, the "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008"
April 9, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup of H.R. 5613, "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008"
April 3, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008"
April 2, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce delivered the following statement this morning at the Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of H.R. 1108, the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
March 13, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Energy and Commerce Committee markup of health, energy legislation
March 5, 2008	Dingell Statement on Mental Health Parity
February 28, 2008	Chairman Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing on "A Review of the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2009 Budget"
February 26, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, "Covering Uninsured Kids: Reversing Progress Already Made"
January 29, 2008	Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Covering Uninsured Kids: Missed Opportunities for Moving Forward"
January 16, 2008	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Helping Families with Needed Care: Medicaid's Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities"
October 17, 2007	Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Veto Override of H.R. 976 the "Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007"
October 16, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Full Committee markup of H.R. 1424, the "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007," and H.R. 1236
October 10, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Markup on "H.R. 1424 the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and H.R. 1236 to Authorize the U.S. Postal Service to Issue a Special Postage Stamp to Support Breast Cancer Research
October 3, 2007	Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act"
September 26, 2007	Full Committee markup on public health and consumer product safety legislation
September 26, 2007	Floor Statement regarding a three-month reauthorization of the Title V abstinence-only education allotted by H.R. 3668
September 26, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing Entitled, "H.R. 2610, the Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007"
September 19, 2007	Floor Statement, H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2007
August 1, 2007	Floor Statement, H.R. 3162 the CHAMP Act
July 26, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Full Committee Markup of H.R. 20, H.R. 2295, H.R. 507, and H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act
July 11, 2007	Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell in support of H.R. 2900
June 21, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce markup on health legislation
June 19, 2007	Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health Markup on PDUFA, MDUFMA, and other FDA Legislation
June 12, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health "Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts of Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Reauthorization, Drug Safety, and Certain Pediatric Pharmaceutical and Device Legislation"
June 7, 2007	Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "H.R. 1328, the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act Amendments of 2007"
May 16, 2007	Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act "
May 9, 2007	Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Assessing the Safety of Our Nation's Drug Supply "
May 2, 2007	Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell at the Joint Government Affairs Conference
May 2, 2007	Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the United States"
April 25, 2007	Introduction of the Medicare for All Act
April 25, 2007	Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Living Without Health Insurance: Why Every American Needs Coverage"
April 24, 2007	Floor Statement, H.R. 493 the "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act"
April 18, 2007	Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Medicare Program Efficiency and Integrity"
April 17, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act "
March 27, 2007	Chairman Dingell, Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Providing a Healthy Start for Children"
March 15, 2007	Floor Statement of the Honorable John D. Dingell on Introduction of the Children's Health First Act
March 13, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health markup on pending health legislation
March 8, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "H.R. 493, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act"
March 6, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Exploring Options for Improving the Medicare Physician Payment System"
February 14, 2007	The Honorable John D. Dingell at the Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, "Covering the Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child"
February 6, 2007	Chairman Dingell at the Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing entitled "A Review of the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2008 Budget"
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Speeches

July 14, 2008	The Honorable John D. Dingell's remarks on health reform at the Center for American Progress
March 29, 2007	The Honorable John D. Dingell's remarks at the Center for American Progress SCHIP Event
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Dear Colleague Letters

July 12, 2007	"We Must Stop Paying the 'New' China Price; It is time to strengthen our regulatory system against tainted imports"
May 2, 2007	"Support Children's Dental Care Cosponsor the Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1781"
March 12, 2007	"Affordable Health Care Options For Children; Cosponsor the Children's Health First Act"
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