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The committee heard testimony from medical administrators and doctors on human tissue transplantation and proposed regulations on tissue banks and transplantation processes. Issues brought u…

The Senate Labor & Human Resources subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, and Alcohol, heard testimony on violence among America’s youth in a hearing entitled, “Children at War: Violence a…

The Senate Labor Committee held a hearing to markup S. 25, the Freedom of Choice Act. The bill would codify the central holdings of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade and strike down …

The Senate Labor & Human Resources committee heard testimony on proposed revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

The committee heard testimony on the Constitutional and legal issues involved in S. 25, the Freedom of Choice Act of 1991, legislation that seeks to put into law the 1973 Supreme Court decis…

The committee heard testimony on a bill that would seek to discourage American companies from relocating their operations to foreign countries. Representatives of the United Auto Workers tes…

The hearing focused on Alzheimer’s disease and the costs associated with chronic long term illness. The purpose of the hearing was to take testimony from family members of Alzheimer’s patien…

The committee heard testimony from Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor, on the regulatory policies of the Department of Labor. The committee is investigating the effect of the moratorium on o…

The Senate Labor Committee questioned Secretary Sullivan about the administration’s health care proposal introduced by President Bush in his State of the Union address. The president’s four-…

The committee took up the reauthorization bill for the National Institutes of Health. They considered an amendment to the NIH funding bill which would overturn the Bush administration’s ban …

The Senate Labor Committee met to mark up the HealthAmerica Bill, a measure proposed by congressional Democratic leaders. Committee members debated the bill, which is designed to provide of …

The committee heard testimony on economic recovery legislation introduced to the Senate by Sen. Kennedy that would attempt to stimulate the economy by providing $170 billion in domestic spen…

The first six minutes of the hearing are missing. The committee heard testimony on the presence of a "glass ceiling", possibly a barrier of prejudice preventing women from rising to high adm…

The Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment & Productivity heard testimony on the situation of women in the workforce, including such issues as job discrimination, the “gla…

The Senate Labor and Resources Committee heard testimony on S. 1227, the health care and cost containment plan entitled "Health America", introduced by Senate Democrats.

The committee, chaired by Senator Paul Simon (D-Illinois), heard testimony on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, an agency designed to enforce civil rights legislation in …

The FDA Advisory Committee testified before the Senate Labor Committee on the current status of the Food and Drug Administration. Members and witnesses talked about limited staff and resour…

The Senate Human Resources Committee heard testimony on the Title X 1988 regulations, which authorizes funding for family planning services. Under Title X, funding is not allowed to go towar…

The committee heard testimony on the National Cancer Act which was signed into law in 1971. The National Cancer Act made the fight against cancer a national priority, and provided money for …

The committee heard testimony from Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander on the Bush administration’s education proposals. On April 18, President Bush announced a new education plan for the…