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JANUARY |
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Hearing
for
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services-Designate,
Former
Senate
Majority
Leader
Thomas
A.
Daschle.
Thursday,
January
8, 2009. |
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Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Daschle
met with
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi
(Ranking
Member)
and
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
Daschle
testifying |
Sen.
Dashale
and Sen.
Johnson |
Sen.
Dole
testifying |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Hatch |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen.
Dodd and
Sen.
Harkin |
Sens.
Dole,
Daschle
and
Johnson
testifying |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Reed |
Sen.
Daschle
met with
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Kennedy |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sens.
Enzi,
Kennedy,
Daschle,
Dodd,
Reed and
Mikulski |
Sen.
Dole and
Sen.
Mikulski |
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Confirmation
Hearing
for
Secretary
of
Labor-Designate,
Rep.
Hilda L.
Solis.
Friday,
January
9, 2009. |
Chairman
Kennedy
talking
to Rep.
Solis |
Chairman
Kennedy
talking
to Rep.
Solis
and
other
senators |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Rep.
Hilda
Solis
testifying |
Sen.
Feinstein
testifying |
Rep.
Solis
family,
Chairman
Kennedy
and Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
Enzi,
Sen.
Feinstein,
Sen.
Kennedy,
Rep.
Solis
and Sen.
Boxer |
Chairman
Kennedy,
Rep.
Solis,
Sen.
Feinstein
and Sen.
Dodd |
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Confirmation
Hearing
for
Secretary
of
Education-Designate,
Mr. Arne
Duncan.
Tuesday,
January
13,
2009. |
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Mr.
Duncan
with
Sens.
Durbin,
Enzi
(Ranking
Member),
Harkin
and
Mikulski |
Mr.
Duncan
with
Sens.
Mikulski,
Durbin
and
Harkin |
Mr.
Duncan
and Sen.
Harkin |
Mrs.
Duncan
with
Sen.
Mikulski |
Mr.
Arne
Duncan
testifying |
Sen.
Durbin
testifying |
Sen.
Coburn
and Sen.
Roberts |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Sanders |
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Investing
in
Health
IT: A
Stimulus
for a
Healthier
America.
January
15,
2009. |
Sen.
Mikulski
chairing
the
hearing |
The
witnesses |
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What
States
Are
Doing to
Keep us
Healthy.
January
22,
2009. |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sen.
Casey
with the
witnesses |
Sen.
Hagan
with Mr.
Fielding |
Sen.
Merkley |
Bill Emmet and Allen Dobson |
Jonathan Fielding |
JudyAnn
Bigby |
State
Sen.
Hatch of
Iowa |
Sen.
Burr
with Mr.
Emmet |
The
witnesses |
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Access
to
Prevention
and
Public
Health
for High
Risk
Populations.
January
27,
2009. |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sen.
Casey
and Sen.
Merkley |
Lisa I.
Iezzoni |
Michael
Meit,
Robert
Butler, Joseph
Hagan |
Risa Mourey,
David
Stevens
and
Michael
Meit |
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Crossing
the
Quality
Chasm in
Health
Reform.
January
29,
2009. |
Sen.
Mikulski
and Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
Casey |
Dr.
Christine
Cassel |
Karen
Davis |
Drs.
Robinson-Beale
and
Teisberg |
Davenport-Ennis |
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FEBRUARY |
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Implementing
Best
Patient
Care
Practices.
February
5, 2009. |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Brown
and Sen.
Casey |
Sen.
Hagan |
Donald
R.
Fischer |
Peter J.
Pronovost |
Steven
D.
Pearson |
Jeff
Gulcher |
The
Witnesses |
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Principles
of
Integrative
Health:
A Path
to
Health
Care
Reform.
February
23,
2009. |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Dr.
Cathy
Baase |
Dr. W.
Jonas
and Dr.
J.
Gordon |
Robert
Duggan |
Sister
C. Kerr
and Dr.
M.
Kreitzer |
The
witnesses |
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Addressing
Underinsurance
in
National
Health
Reform.February
24,
2009. |
Sen.
Enzi |
Sen.
Bingaman |
Sen.
Alexander |
Sen.
Hagan |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Casey |
Sen.
Coburn |
Cathy
Schoen |
Gail
Shearer
and Dr.
Diane
Rowland |
Grace-Marie
Turner |
Supporting
video
from a
witness
at the
hearing |
The
witnesses |
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Integrative
Care: A
Pathway
to a
Healthier
Nation.
February
26,
2009. |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen.
Mikulski
and Dr.
Oz |
Dr.
Mehmet
Oz
testifying |
Dr.
Mark
Hyman |
Dr. Dean
Ornish |
Dr. Andy
Weil |
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MARCH |
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Preventing
Worker
Exploitation:
Protecting
Individuals
With
Disabilities
and
Other
Vulnerable
Populations.
March 9,
2009. |
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Sen.
Harkin |
John
McKeon |
Curt
Decker |
James
Leonard |
Kim Bobo |
Joyce
Bender |
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Rebuilding
Economic
Security:
Empowering
Workers
to
Restore
the
Middle
Class.
March
10,
2009. |
Sen.
Harkin |
Sen. Isakson |
Sen.
Alexander |
Sen. Murray |
Sen. Casey and Sen. Merkley |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sen.
Hagan |
Sens.
Alexander,
Isakson
and
Harkin |
Dr. Paula Voos |
Dr. Anne Layne-Farrar |
Rev. Jim
Wallis |
Wade Henderson |
Deb Kelly |
Kelly
Badillo |
Sharon
Harrison |
Larry Getts |
The
first
panel of
witnesses |
The
second
panel of
witnesses |
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The Next
Generation
of
National
Service.
March
10,
2009. |
Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Murray |
L. Strong, M. Racicot, A. Solomont |
M.
Bouchard,
M.
Brown,
S.
Sagawa |
Stephen
Goldsmith |
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Full Committee Executive Session. March
18, 2009. |
Sen.
Mikulski
chairs
the
session |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
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Addressing
Insurance
Market
Reform
in
National
Health
Reform.
March
24,
2009. |
Sen.
Bingaman |
Sen.
Hatch
and Sen.
Roberts |
Sen.
Brown
and Sen.
Hogan |
Janet
Trautwein |
Ronald
Williams |
Karen
Pollitz |
Karen
Ignagni |
Dr. Len
Nichols |
Dr. Len
Nichols
and
Dr.Katherine
Baicker |
Sandy
Praeger |
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Hearing
for
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services-Designate,
Governor
Kathleen
Sebelius.
March
31,
2009. |
Chairman
Kennedy
presides
over the
nomination
hearing |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
Gov.
Sebelius
and
former
Sen.
Dole |
Gov.
Sebelius
testifying |
Sen.
Harkin
and Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Isakson
adn Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Kennedy
and Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
McCain |
Sen.
Roberts |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sens.
Enzi,
Kennedy
and Dodd |
Sen.
Coburn
and Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Casey
and Sen.
Hogan |
Sen.
Casey |
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APRIL |
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Empowering
Workers
to
Rebuild
Americas
Economy
and
Longer
Term
Competitiveness:
Green
Skills
Training
for
Workers.
April
21,
2009. |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Enzi |
Sen.
Hagan |
Sen.
Merkley |
Sec.
Solis
Testifying |
Sec.
Solis
answers
questions |
Sen.
Murray
with
Sec.
Solis |
Sen.
Enzi
with
Sec.
Solis |
Sen.
Brown
with
Sec.
Solis
|
Sen.
Murray
with the
witness |
Dean
Allen
and Mark
Ayers |
Lee
Lambert
and
Phillip
Lou |
Phillip
Lou |
Joan
Evans |
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Introducing
Meaningful
Incentives
for Safe
Workplaces
and
Meaningful
Roles
for
Victims
and
Their
Families.
April
28,
2009. |
Sen.
Murray |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen.
Brown |
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Sen.
Murray
with the
audience
members |
Dr.
Celeste
Monforton |
Jim
Frederick |
Tammy
Miser |
Warren
Brown |
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Learning
from the
States:
Individual
State
Experiences
with
Health
Care
Reform
Coverage
Initiatives
in the
Context
of
National
Reform.
April
28,
2009. |
Chairman
Kennedy |
Sen.
Enzi |
Chairman
Kennedy
and Sen.
Bingaman |
Sens.
Enzi,
Kennedy,
Bingaman
and
Mikulski |
Sens.
Coburn,
Hatch
and Burr |
Sens.
Murray,
Sanders,
Hagan
and
Merkley |
Dr. Jon
Kingsdale |
Eileen
McAnneny |
Ruth Liu
and
Susan
Besio |
Dr.
Harry
Chen |
Rep.
Clark
and
Brent
James |
The
round-table
discussion |
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The
Swine
Flu
Epidemic:
The
Public
Health
and
Medical
Response.
April
29,
2009. |
Sen.
Brown
presides
over the
hearing |
Sen.
Enzi |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Alexander |
Dr.
Besser
testifying
from
Atlanta |
Dr.
Anthony
Fauci |
Dr.
Fauci
and Dr.
Besser |
The
Swine
Flu
hearing |
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Primary
Health
Care
Access
Reform:
Community
Health
Centers
and the
National
Health
Service
Corps.
April
30,
2009. |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sen.
Hatch |
Sen.
Harkin |
Rep.
Clyburn |
Cynthia
Bascetta |
Dan
Hawkins |
Dr. Caswell A. Evans |
Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan |
Yvonne
Davis |
Dr. John
Matthew |
Lisa Nichols |
The witnesses |
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MAY |
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Hearing on the Nomination of
Seth Harris for Deputy Secretary of Labor
and on the Nomination of M. Patricia Smith
for Solicitor of the Department of Labor.
May 7, 2009. |
Sen. Murray |
Sen. Burr |
Sen.
Merkley |
Sen.
Lautenberg
introducing
Mr.
Harris |
Sen.
Schumer
and Ms.
Smith |
Sen.
Burr
with the
family
members
of Mr.
Harris |
Mr. Seth Harris testifying |
Ms. M. Patricia Smith testifying |
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Hearing
on the
Nomination
of
Margaret
A.
Hamburg
for
Commissioner
of the
Food and
Drug
Administration.
May 7,
2009. |
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Sens.
Enzi,
Murray
and Dodd |
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Dr.
Margaret
A.
Hamburg
testifying |
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Sen. Lugar introducing Dr. Hamburg |
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Sen. Hatch |
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Sen.
Brown |
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Sen.
Mikulski |
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Sen.
Sanders |
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Sen.
Casey |
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Delivery Reform: The Roles of
Primary and Specialty Care in Innovative New
Delivery Models. May 14, 2009. |
Sen. Brown |
Sen. Murray |
Sen.
Whitehouse |
Dr.
Kenneth
Thorpe |
Dr. Marsha Raulerson |
Dr.
Michael
Nochomovitz |
Dr.
Richard
Cooper |
Dr.
Steven
Schlossberg |
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S. 982,
Family
Smoking
Prevention
and
Tobacco
Control
Act. May
19,
2009. |
Sens. Gregg, Enzi and Dodd |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen.
Hagan |
Sen. Merkley |
Sen. Murray and Sen. Reed |
Sen. Reed |
Sens. Casey, Hagan, Merkley, Whitehouse |
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JUNE |
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Healthcare Reform (1). June 11, 2009. |
Sen.
Dodd
chairing
the
hearing |
Sen.
Enzi,
the
Ranking
Member |
Sens. Dodd, Harkin, Mikulski, Bingaman |
Sens. Isakson, Hatch, Coburn |
Sen.
Casey |
M.
Flowers,
Mr. R.
Williams,
Mr. R.
Johnson |
G. Shea, D. Rivera, K. Baicker, J.
Gruber |
Janet
Trautwein
and
Sandy
Praeger |
Randel
Johnson,
William
Dennis,
Mary
Andrus |
Ray
Scheppach
and
Gerald
Shea |
W. Dennis, M. Andrus, S. Rosman |
Scott Gottlieb and Steve Burd |
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Healthcare Reform (2). June 12, 2009. |
Sen.
Dodd and
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Dood,
Sen.
Mikulski,
Sen.
Brown |
Sens. Dodd, Mikulski, Brown and Reed |
Dr. Gary Raskob |
Dr.
Jeffrey
Levi |
Drs. F.
Raines,
W.
Jonas,
D.
Cosgrove |
Dr. Fay Raines an d Dr. Wayne Jonas |
Dr.
Cosgrove,
Dr.
Rother,
Dr.
Palfrey |
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Executive Session: S. ___,
Affordable Health Choices Act. June 17,
2009. |
HELP Committee begins markup of Affordable
Health Choices Act |
Sen. Dodd |
Sen.
Enzi |
Sen.
Gregg |
Sen. Alexander |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Harkin
and Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Casey |
Sen. Hatch |
Sen. McCain |
Sen.
Merkely
and Sen.
Whitehouse |
Sens.
McCain,
Isakson
and Burr |
Sens. Murray, Reed, Sanders, Casey, Merkley |
The
Executive
Session |
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JULY |
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Continuation of Executive Session -
S.___, Affordable Health Choices Act. July
7, 2009. |
Sen.
Dodd |
Sen.
Dodd and
Sen.
Enzi |
Sens. Dodd, Enzi, Gregg |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Gregg |
Sen.
Casey
and Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Coburn |
Sen. Hagan |
Sen. Hatch |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sens.
Dodd,
Enzi and
Gregg |
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HELP Committee Reports Affordable Health
Choices Act to the Senate. July 15, 2009. |
Sen. Dodd, Acting Chairman |
Sen.
Enzi,
Ranking
Member |
Sen. Enzi and Sen. Dodd |
Sen.
Enzi and
Sen.
Dodd |
Sen. Harkin and Sen. Dodd |
Sen.
Harkin
and Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen. Brown |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen. Coburn |
Sen.
Hatch
and Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen. Merkley and Sen. Whitehouse |
Sen.
Merkley
and Sen.
Harkin |
Sen. Mikulski and Sen. Murray |
Sen.
Sanders |
Sens. Gregg, Enzi, Dodd and Harkin |
The HELP
Committee |
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Modernizing the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 to Help Workers
and Employers Meet the Changing Demands of a
Global Market.
July 16, 2009. |
Sen. Murray |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen. Brown |
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Sen.
Murray
with
Asst.
Sec.
Oates
(right) |
Asst. Sec. of Labor Jane Oates |
Under
Sec. of
Education
Martha
Kanter |
Clyde
McQueen, Michael Thurmond, Rick Bender |
William
Kiernan
and Mary
Sarris |
Mary
Sarris, Kathy Cooper, Stephen Wing |
The
Second
Panelists |
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AUGUST |
|
Protecting Patients from Defective
Medical Devices. August 4, 2009. |
The witnesses |
Sen.
Harkin
and Dr.
Maisel |
Sen. Harkin and Dr. McGarity |
Sen.
Harkin
and Mr.
Mulvihill |
Sen. Harkin and Mr. Hutt |
Sen.
Harkin
and Mr.
Roman |
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SEPTEMBER |
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Executive Session. September 30, 2009. |
Sen. Harkin,
HELP Committee Chairman
|
Sen.
Enzi,
the
Ranking
Member |
Sens. Enzi, Harkin and Dodd |
Sen.
Mikulski |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Bennet |
Sen. Coburn |
Sen.
Casey
and Sen.
Hagan |
Sen. Merkley and Sen. Franken |
The
Executive
Session |
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OCTOBER |
|
What Women Want: Equal Benefits for Equal
Premiums. October 15, 2009. |
Sen. Mikulski |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen. Casey |
Sen. Merkley |
Sen. Hagan |
Sen. Franken |
Sen.
Bennet |
James Guest |
Marcia Greenberger |
Amanda Buchanan |
Peggy Robertson |
Janice Shaw Crouse |
Diana
Furchtgott-Roth |
Karen Ignagni |
The Audience |
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Keeping Americas
Families Safe: Reforming the Food Safety
System. October 22, 2009. |
Chairman Harkin |
Sen.
Dodde |
Sen. Casey |
Sen.
Durbin |
Sens. Enzi, Harkin, Dodd |
Sen.
Franken |
Sen. Brown |
Sen.
Durbin
and Dr.
M.
Hamburg |
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Pensions in Peril: Helping Workers Preserve
Retirement Security Through a Recession.
October 29, 2009. |
Chairman Harkin |
Sen.
Enzi,
the
Ranking
Member |
Sen. Mikulski |
Sen. Reed |
Sen.
Burr |
Sen.
Murkowski |
Sen.
Brown |
Sen.
Isakson |
Sen. Franken |
Bruce Gump |
Barbara Bovbjerg |
David
Jury |
Rep.
Ryan |
Ronald R. Peterson |
Ron
Gebhardtsbauer |
Randy
DeFrehn |
Randy
Jones |
Karen
Friedman |
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NOVEMBER |
|
Increasing Health Costs Facing Small
Businesses. November 3, 2009. |
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Sen. Enzi and Sen. Harkin |
Sen. Roberts |
Sen. McCain |
Sens. Brown, Casey and Hagan |
Sen. Specter |
Sens.
Franken,
Bennet
and
Specter |
Karen
Bender and D. Holtz-Eakin |
Sen. Harkin greeting the witnesses |
Jonathan Gruber |
Walter
Rowen
and Art
Cullen |
Sandy Praeger |
Karen Bender |
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Ensuring
Opportunity for All Americans.
November 5, 2009. |
Chairman Harkin |
Sen. Merkley |
Sen. Franken |
Sen. Bennet |
Tom Perez |
Helen Norton |
Lisa Madigan |
Mike Carney |
Virginia Nguyen |
Craig Parshall |
Camille Olson
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The witnesses |
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The Cost of Being Sick:
H1N1 and Paid Sick Days. November 10, 2009.
|
Sen. Dodd |
Sen. Enzi |
Sen. Murray |
Sen. Casey |
Sen. Merkley |
Sen.
Hagan |
Rep. Rosa DeLauro |
The Hon. Seth Harris |
Anne Schuchat |
Debra Ness |
Desiree Rosado |
Elissa
OBrien |
Scott Gottlieb |
The witnesses |
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