Testimony

Calendar Year 2009 Congressional Testimony

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August

• Thomas R. Insel Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Autism Research, Treatments, and Interventions 
  Before:  Committee on Appropriations, The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, United States Senate

• Nicole  Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, RADM, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: Children and Disasters: The Role of HHS in Evacuation Planning and Mental Health Recovery 
  Before:  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

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July

• Lewis  Morris Chief Counsel , Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: Medical Research and Education: Higher Learning or Higher Earning? 
  Before:  The Senate Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
• William  Coor, J.D. Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: 2009-H1N1 Influenza: HHS Preparedness and Response Efforts 
  Before:  The Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives

• Michael R.  Taylor, J.D. Senior Advisor To The Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Full Committee Hearing on Food Safety 
  Before:  The Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives

• Joshua  M. Sharfstein Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act 
  Before:  The Committee on Rules, United States House of Representatives

• David B.  Moulds Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
  Subject: Census Data and Its Use in Federal Formula Funding 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives

• Joshua  M. Sharfstein Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: Regulation of Bottled Water 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

• Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D Acting Deputy Director, The National Institutes of Health, Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, The National Institutes of Health
  Subject: Providing Support for Innovative Research Projects 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

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June

• Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Health Care Reform: Opportunities to Address Waste, Fraud and Abuse 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Health, The House Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives

• Griffin P. Rodgers Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  Subject: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities in Type 1 Diabetes Research 
  Before:  The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
• David  Blumental, M.D., M.P.P. National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Health IT Adoption and the New Challenges Faced by Solo and Small Group Healthcare Practices 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare, Committee on Small Business, United States House of Representatives

• Sally  Rockey, Ph.D. Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
  Subject: Opportunities for Small Business Participation in NIH ARRA Research Programs 
  Before:  The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate

• RADM W. Craig  Vanderwagen, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: HHS’ Efforts to Provide Science-based Pandemic Influenza Guidance for the U.S. Workforce 
  Before:  Subcom. on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Colombia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
• Howard  Frumkin Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Agency Budgets and Priorities for FY 2010 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives

• Kathleen  Sebelius Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: FY 2010 Budget 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

• Edwin L. Walker Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, Administration on Aging
  Subject: Needs of Family Caregivers of Veterans 
  Before:  The Subcommittee on Health , The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives

• Margaret A.  Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: The Urgent Need for Reform of Our Nation's Food Safety System 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives

• Kathleen  Sebelius Secretary
  Subject: FY 2010 Budget 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives

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May

• Michael  McGeehin, Ph.D., Director, Division of Environmental Hazard Preparedness and Emergency Response
  Subject: Health and Product Safety Issues Associated with Imported Drywall 
  Before:  The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate

• Daniel   Sosin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., Captain, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
  Subject: Strengthening State and Local Public Health Preparedness 
  Before:  The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives

• William  Dietz, MD, Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Benefits of Farm-to-School Projects, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for School Children 
  Before:  the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, United States Senate

• David N. Weissman Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
  Subject: Protecting the Protectors: An Assessment of Front-line Federal Workers in Response to the 2009-H1N1 Influenza Outbreak 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, District of Columbia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives
• Lonnie J. King, D.V.M. Director,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Findings from CDC’s Foodbourne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, The Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives

• Anne  Schuchat Acting Deputy Director for Science and Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: CDC’s Response to a Novel 2009-H1N1 Influenza Virus 
  Before:  The Committee on Education and Labor, United States House of Representatives
• 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:  The Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, United States Senate

• Anthony S. Fauci  Director,  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,  National Institutes of Health,  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: The Role of NIH-Supported Research in the Response to 2009-H1N1 Influenza 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, he Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House of Representatives
• Kathleen  Sebelius Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Health Reform in the 21st Century 
  Before:  Committee on Ways and Means,
• Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Combating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid 
  Before:  The Senate Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
• Anne  Schuchat Acting Deputy Director for Science and Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  Subject: U.S. Global Health Response to a Novel 2009-H1N1 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, The Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House of Representatives

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April

• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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
• 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

• Sally  Rockey, Ph.D. Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
  Subject: The Role of the SBIR and STTR Programs in Stimulating Innovation at Small High-Tech Businesses 
  Before:  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Committee on Science and Technology, United States House of Representatives

• Jo Anne  Goodnight SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
  Subject: The Importance of Technology in an Economic Recovery 
  Before:  Committee on Small Business, 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

• 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
• 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,
• 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

• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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
• 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 Typhimurium 
  Before:  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, United States Senate

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