Testimony and Legislative Activities

Testimony | Legislative Activities  

June 26 (10:00) -- RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen , Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Nuclear Terrorism: Providing Medical Care and Meeting Basic Needs in the Aftermath – the Federal Response
Before: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

October 23, 2007 (2:30 PM) -- Gerald W. Parker , DVM, PhD, MS , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Six Years After Anthrax: Are We Better Prepared to Respond to Bioterrorism?
Before: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

October 3, 2007 (2:30 PM) -- RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen , Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Pandemic Influenza: State and Local Efforts to Prepare
Before: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

October 2, 2007 -- Dr. Kevin Yeskey, HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Preparing the National Capital Region for a Pandemic
Before: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

September 26, 2007 -- RADM Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Addressing Shortfalls in National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
Before: Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

June 22, 2007 -- Kevin  Yeskey Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Advancing Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Care in our Nation 
Before:  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

April 18, 2007 -- Gerald W. Parker Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject:   HHS Update on the Advanced Development and Procurement of Medical Countermeasures  
Before:   Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science & Technology , Committee on Homeland Security , United States House of Representatives

March 9, 2007 -- Gerald W. Parker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Subject: Emergency Preparedness 
Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives

January 24, 2007-- Gerald W. Parker, DVM, PhD, MS, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Update on the Development & Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures
Before: Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies United States Senate

May 9, 2006-- Gerald Parker, Principle Deputy to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: Anthrax Preparedness: HHS Progress
Before: Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats,and International Relations, United States House of Represetatives

May 3, 2006-- Michael O. Leavitt,Secretary Health and Human Services
Subject: The President's HHS FY 2007 Budget Request
Before: Senate Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies

April 6, 2006-- Alex M. Azar, II, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: HHS Implementation of Project Bioshield
Before: The Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, US House of Representatives

March 16, 2006-- Witness: Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Subject: HHS Bioterrorism and Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Before: The Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, United States Senate

July 14, 2005-- Witness: Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: The Role of HHS in the Development and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Under Project BioShield
Before: The Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives

July 12, 2005-- Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, HHS
Subject: The Role of HHS in the Procurement of Security Countermeasures under Project BioShield: Linking Threats to Acquisition Programs
Before: The Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives

June 14, 2005-- Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: The Role of HHS in the Development and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Threats
Before: The Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives

June 9, 2005-- William F. Raub, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: BioShield: HHS Biodefense Preparedness Efforts
Before: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness

April 28, 2005-- Stewart Simonson, J.D., Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject: BioShield: HHS Biodefense Preparedness Efforts
Before: Committee on Approprioations Subcommittee on Homeland Security United States Senate