Testimony

Calendar Year 2009 Congressional Testimony

2009~2008~2007~2006~2005~2004~2003~2002~2001~2000~1999~1998~1997~1996

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May

• Kathleen  Sebelius Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Health Reform in the 21st Century 
  Before:  Committee on Ways and Means,

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April

• Joshua  M. Sharfstein Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: 2009-H1N1 Flu Virus 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Health , Committee on Energy & Commerce, United States House of Representatives
• RADM W. Craig  Vanderwagen, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: ASPR’s Emergency Preparedness Role in the 2009-H1N1 Flu Outbreak 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy & Commerce, United States House of Representatives
• Anne  Schuchat Acting Deputy Director for Science and Program
  Subject: U.S. Health Response to a Novel 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy & Commerce, United States House of Representatives

• Nora D. Volkow Director
  Subject: Restoring Fairness to Federal Sentencing: Addressing the Crack-Powder Disparity 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate
• Jessica  Banthin Director of Modeling and Simulation, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: Funding the VA of the Future 
  Before:  Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives

• Deborah  Taylor Acting Director and Chief Financial Officer
  Subject: Eliminating Waste and Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid 
  Before:  Subcom. on Fed. Financial Management, Government Information, Fed. Services & International Security, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate

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March

• Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Traceability in the Food Supply 
  Before:  The House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug,
• Jerry A. Menikoff Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: The Role of the HHS Office for Human Research Protections Protecting Human Research Subjects 
  Before:  The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives
• Joanne R. Less Director
  Subject: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration in Overseeing Subjects Participating in Clinical Trials 
  Before:  The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

• Carolyn M. Clancy Director, Agency for Health care Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: What is Health Care Quality and Who Decides? 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Health Care, Committee on Finance, United States Senate
• Kathryn A. Power Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  Subject: Activities of the DHHS That Can Help Prevent Suicides Among Active Duty Military 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

• Howard  Frumkin Director, National Center for Environmental Health/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, CDC
  Subject: Scientific Oversight and Management of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight , Committee on Science and Technology, United States House of Representatives

• Steven  Solomon Deputy Director of the Office of Regional Operations of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Associated with Salmonella Typhimurium 
  Before:  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, United States Senate

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February

• Gerald W. Parker Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
  Subject: Safeguarding Our Nation: The Key Public Health Role of Veterinarians at the Department of Health and Human Services 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Colum, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
• Robert  G.  McSwain Director,  Indian Health Services,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Youth Suicide in Indian Country 
  Before:  Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate
• Eric B. Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H., Acting Administrator
  Subject: Activities of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to Prevent Suicides Among American Indians 
  Before:  Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate

• Howard  Frumkin Director
  Subject: Update on the Latest Global Warming Science: Public Health 
  Before:  Committee on Energy and Public Works, United States Senate

• Laurence D. Wilson Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Medicare Management, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  Subject: The Impact of Competitive Bidding on Small Businesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Community 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship, Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives
• Stephen F. Sundlof Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Associated with Salmonella 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

• Stephen F. Sundlof Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Associated with Salmonella Typhimurium 
  Before:  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, United States Senate

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