JANUARY |
Health
Care
Coverage
and
Access:
Challenges
and
Opportunities.
January
10,
2007. |
Sen.
Enzi and
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sens.
Alexander,
Enzi,
Kennedy,
Mikulski |
Sen.
Allard
and Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Burr and
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen.
Obama |
Sens.
Mikulski,
Sanders
and Sen.
Brown |
Mr.
Peter
Meade |
Mr. Andy
Stern |
Mr. John
Goodman
and Ms.
Karen
Davis |
Mr. John
McDonough |
Mr.
Joseph
Antos |
Ms.
Karen
Davis
and Ms.
Debra
Ness |
Ms. Pat
Combs |
Mr.
Peter
Harbage |
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Economic
Opportunity
and
Security
for
Working
Families.
January
16,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Roberts
and
Murkowski |
Ms. Anna
Cablik |
Dr.
Eileen
Applebaum |
Rev. Dr.
James
Forbes |
Mr.
Jacob
Hacker |
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Joint
Committee
Hearing
- Can
Congress
Help
Fulfill
the
Promise
of Stem
Cell
Research?
January
19,
2007. |
Sens.
Specter,
Kennedy,
Enzi and
Harkin |
Sen.
Specter
and Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Allard
and Sen.
Hatch |
Sen.
Brown
and Sen.
Lautenburg |
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Hatch |
Sens.
Lautenburg
and Reed |
Sens.
Coburn,
Murkowski,
Isakson |
Dr.
George
Daley |
Dr. John
Wagner |
Dr.
Story
Landis |
Ms.
Lauren
Stanford |
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FEBRUARY |
NCLB Reauthorization: Strategies that Promote School Improvement.
Thursday, February 8, 2007. |
|
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sens.
Burr,
Alexander,
Enzi and
Kennedy |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Obama |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Roberts
and Sen.
Murkowski |
Ms.
Alana
Turner
and Mr.
Paul
Reville |
Ms.
H. Johnson
and Sen.
Kennedy |
The
Audiences |
Dr. M.
Barber
and Dr.
Y.
Brandon |
Ms.
H. Johnson,
Ms. K
Johnson
and Ms.
Turner |
Dr.
Barber,
Dr.
Brandon
and Mr.
Coleman |
Mr.
Flanagan |
Mr.
Flanagan
and Ms.
H.
Johnson |
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The
Healthy
Families
Act:
Safeguarding
Americans'
Livelihood,
Families
and
Health
with
Paid
Sick
Days.
Tuesday,
February
13, 2007 |
Sen.
Enzi and
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Allard |
Ms.
Deborah
Ness |
Dr. Jody
Heymann |
Ms.
Heidi
Hartmann |
Dr.
Rajiv
Bhatia |
Mr.
Roger
King |
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Higher Education, Higher Cost and Higher Debt: Paying for College in the Future.
Friday, February 16 |
|
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi
with
Suze
Orman |
Sen.
Isakson
with the
witnesses |
Sen.
Kennedy
with the
witnesses |
Chairman
Kennedy
with
Suze
Orman |
Sen.
Isakson
with
Suze
Orman |
Sen.
Enzi
with the
witnesses |
Ms. Suze
Orman |
Ms.
Tamara
Draut |
Dr. Jon
Oberg |
Dr.
Sandy
Baum |
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The Need
for FDA
Regulation
of
Tobacco
Products.
Tuesday,
February
27,
2007 |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Hatch |
Mr.
Matthew
Myers |
Dr.
Gregory
Connolly |
Dr.
Elmer
Huerta |
Dr. Jack
Henningfield |
Dr.
Gregory
Connolly
and Dr.
Alan
Blum |
Dr.
Richard
Land |
Ms. Lisa
Shames |
The
Witnesses |
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MARCH |
Asbestos:
Still
Lethal/Still
Legal –
The Need
to
Better
Protect
the
Health
of
American
Workers
and
Their
Families.
Thursday,
March 1,
2007 |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Isakson
and Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Brown |
Dr.
Barry
Castleman |
Dr.
Richard
Wilson |
Dr.
Harvey
Pass |
Mrs. Sue
Vento |
Mr. John
Thayer |
The
Witnesses |
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NCLB
Reauthorizations:
Strategies
for
Attracting,
Supporting,
and
Retaining
High
Quality
Educators.
Tuesday,
March 6,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Gregg
and Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Roberts |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Allard |
Dr.
Beverly
Young,
Ms.
Wanda
Watkins |
Dr.
Linda
Hammond |
Dr.
William
Sanders |
Mr.
Jesse
Solomon |
Mr. Jon
Schnur |
Mrs.
Barbara
Maguire |
Mrs. Pam
Burtnett |
Ms. Amy
Wilkins |
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Strengthening
American
Competitiveness
for the
21st
Century.
Wednesday,
March 7,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Gregg |
Sen.
Murray
and Mr.
Bill
Gates |
Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Allard
and Sen.
Roberts |
Sen.
Burr |
Sens.
Enzi,
Kennedy
and Dodd |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Sanders |
Mr. Bill
Gates
testifying |
Mr. Bill
Gates
with
Sen.
Kennedy |
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Follow-On
Biologics.
Thursday,
March 8,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
Sen.
Gregg |
Sen.
Hatch |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen.
Schumer
testifying |
Mr. Sid
Banwart |
Dr. Jay
P.
Siegel |
Dr. Ajaz
S.
Hussain |
Dr. N.
Rossignol
testifying
from
Brussels |
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Drug
User
Fees:
Enhancing
Patient
Access
and Drug
Safety.
Wednesday,
March
14,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Brown |
Dr.
Andrew
Von
Eschenbach |
Dr.
Bruce
Burlington |
Ms.
Kim
Witczak |
Ms.
Diane
Dorman |
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The
State of
Alzheimer’s
Research:
100
Years
Later.
Tuesday,
March
20,
2007. |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Burr and
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen.
Isakson |
Dr.
Gandy
and Ms.
Marilyn
Blum |
Mr.
Harry
Johns |
Dr.
Marilyn
Albert
and
Dr.Sam
Gandy |
Mr.
Robert
Egge |
The
witnesses |
|
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The
Long-Term
Health
Impacts
from
September
11: A
Review
of
Treatment,
Diagnosis,
and
Monitoring
Efforts.
Wednesday,
March
21,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
Sen.
Schumer |
Mayor
Bloomberg
testifying |
Sens.
Enzi,
Clinton,
Kennedy
and
Mayor
Bloomberg |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Schumer
and
Mayor
Bloomberg |
Mayor
Bloomberg
and Mr.
E.
Skyler |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Brown |
Dr.
Coburn |
Dr.
Robin
Herbert |
Dr.
Kerry
Kelly |
Dr. Joan
Reibmann |
Dr. Jim
Melius |
Dr.
Jeanne
Stellman
and Mr.
Jeff
Endean |
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The
Employee
Free
Choice
Act:
Restoring
Economic
Opportunity
for
Working
Families.
Tuesday
March
27,
2007. |
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Hatch |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Obama |
Sen.
Allard |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Sanders |
Mr.
Errol
Hohrein |
Prof.
Cynthia
Estlund |
Dr.
Lawrence
Mishel |
Mr.
Peter
Hurtgen |
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Ensuring
Safe
Medicines
and
Medical
Devices
for
Children.
Tuesday,
March
27,
2007. |
Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
Alexander |
Mrs.
Susan
Belfiore |
Dr.
Richard
Gorman |
Dr.
Samuel
Maldonado |
Dr.
Robert
Campbell |
Mr. Ed
Rozynski |
The
Witnesses |
|
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NCLB
Reauthorization:
Effective
Strategies
for
Engaging
Parents
and
Communities
in
Schools.
Wednesday
March
28,
2007. |
Sen.
Reed |
Mr.
Philip
Ritter |
Mr.
Daniel
Cardinali |
Ms. Anne
Henderson |
Ms.
Kathy
Patenaude |
Ms.Wendy
Puriefoy |
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APRIL |
Closing
the Gap:
Equal
Pay for
Women
Workers.
Thursday,
April
12,
2007. |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Clinton |
Dr.
Philip
Cohen |
Dr.
Evelyn
Murphy |
Ms.
Jocelyn
Samuels |
Ms.
Barbara
Brown |
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Too
Much,
Too
Long?
Domestic
Violence
in the
Workplace.
April
17,
2007. |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Clinton |
Sen.
Allard |
Kathy
Rodgers |
Laura
Fortman |
Yvette
Cade |
Sue
Willman |
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NCLB
Reauthorization:
Modernizing
Middle
and High
Schools
for the
21st
Century.
April
24,
2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi
(Ranking
Member) |
Sen.
Bingaman |
Sen.
Isakson
and Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Brown |
Robert
Balfanz |
Gov. Bob
Wise |
Tony
habit |
Edna
Varner |
John
Podesta |
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MAY |
Transforming Mental Health and Substance Abuse Systems of Care: Community Integration and Recovery.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007. |
|
Sen.
Reed,
Subcommittee
Chairman |
Sen.
Enzi
with
Rodger
McDaniel |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sens.
Reed and
Burr
with the
witnesses |
Rep.
Patrick
Kennedy |
Terry
Cline |
Rodger
McDaniel |
Lisa
Halpern |
Terry
Lee
Allebaugh |
Sen.
Burr
with
Terry
Lee
Allebaugh |
Alzheimer's
Disease:
Current
and
Future
Breakthrough
Research.
Tuesday,
May 15,
2007. |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Burr and
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Mikulski
talking
to
witnesses |
Paul
Aisen |
Arthur
Kramer |
Robert
Essner |
J.
Donald
deBethizy |
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Promises
or
Progress:
The
MINER
Act One
Year
Later.
May 22,
2007. |
Sen.
Isakson
and
Murray |
Sen.
Rockfeller |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Murray |
Bruce
Watzman |
Dennis
ODell |
Jeffrey
Kohler |
S.L.
Bessinger |
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JULY |
Community
Services
and
Supports:
Planning
Across
the
Generations.
July 10,
2007. |
Sen.
Enzi,
Chairman
Kennedy,
Sen.
Harkin |
Monica
Herring |
Glenda
Faatoafe |
Shawn
Griffin |
Andrew
Imparato |
Deborah
Fleming |
Susan M.
Daniels |
The
Audience
members |
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Nomination
of
James W.
Holsinger,
Jr.,
M.D.,
Ph.D.,
of
Kentucky,
to be
Medical
Director
and
Surgeon
General
of the
Public
Health
Service,
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services.
July 12,
2007. |
Sen.
Enzi and
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Isakson |
Dr.
Holsinger
and Sen.
McConnell |
Dr.
Holsinger
testifying |
Sen.
Sanders
and Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Bunning
and Dr.
Holsinger |
The
audiences |
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AUGUST |
Executive
Session.
August
1, 2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy
opens
the
session |
Sens.
Gregg,
Enzi and
Kennedy |
Sen.
Mikulski
and Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sens.
Isakson,
Burr and
Gregg |
Sen.
Sanders
and Sen.
Brown |
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SEPTEMBER |
Nomination
of
Charles
E. F.
Millard,
of New
York, to
be
Director
of the
Pension
Benefit
Guaranty
Corporation.
September
6, 2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi
(Ranking
Member) |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Isakson |
Mr.
Charles
Millard |
Mr.
Millard
with
Sen.
Enzi |
Mr.
Millard
with
Sen.
Mikulski |
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OCTOBER |
EEOICPA:
Is the
Program
Claimant
Friendly
for Our
Cold War
Heroes?
October
23,
2007. |
Sen.
Bingaman |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Allard |
Sen.
Reid
testifying |
Mr.
Shelby
Hallmark |
Dr. John
Howard |
Mr.
Malcolm
Nelson |
Dr.
James
Melius |
Dr. Ken
Silver |
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NOVEMBER |
Nominations
of
Gregory
Jacob to
be
Solicitor
of Labor
and
Howard
Radzely
to be
Deputy
Secretary
of
Labor.
November
1, 2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Brown |
Mr.
Howard
Radzely |
Mr.
Gregory
Jacob |
The
Audience
members |
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Protecting
the
Employment
Rights
of Those
Who
Protect
the
United
States.
November
8, 2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Reed |
Mr.
Dennis
McCarthy |
Ms.
Tammy
Duckworth |
Mr.
Charles
Ciccolella |
Mr.
Gordon
Sumner |
Mr.
Richard
Halbrook |
Mr.
Steve
Duarte |
Ms.
Brenda
Ferral |
Mr.
Scott
Bloch |
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Senate
and
House
Conference
on H.R.
1429,
the
Improving
Head
Start
for
Schools
Readiness
Act of
2007.
November
8, 2007. |
Sen.
Kennedy
and Mr.
Miller |
Sen.
Enzi |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Reed |
Chairman
Miller |
Mr.
McKeon |
Conferees |
Conferees |
Conferees |
Conferees |
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Restoring
Congressional
Intent
and
Protections
under
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act.
November
15,
2007. |
Sen.
Harkin |
Mr. John
Kemp |
Mr.
Thornburgh
and Mr.
Orr |
Mr.
Steven
Orr and
Ms.
Camille
Olson |
Ms.
Olson
and Ms.
Chai
Feldblum |
The
Witnesses |
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DECEMBER |
Developing
a
Comprehensive
Response
to Food
Safety.
December
4, 2007. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi
(Ranking
Member) |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Roberts |
Sen.
Allard |
Secretary
Leavitt |
Paul
Young |
Caroline
DeWaal
and Cal
Dooley |
Joseph
Corby |
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Meeting
the
Global
Challenge
of AIDS,
TB and
Malaria.
December
11,
2007. |
Sen.
Enzi and
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Allard |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Coburn |
Dr.
Gerberding
and Amb.
Dybul |
Mrs.
Princess
Zulu |
Dr.
Norman
Hearst |
Dr.
Peter
Piot and
Dr.
Helen
Smits |
Sen.
Kennedy
with Dr.
Piot |
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