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Senate Finance Committee members met with witnesses who testified about the approval process for new drugs at the Food and Drug Administration, the recent recall of the medication Vioxx, the…

Witnesses testified before the committee on Medicare prescription drug programs and the cost of prescription medications. They responded to questions from committee members.

Witnesses testified to the Senate Finance committee regarding the implementation of the new Medicare prescription drug discount cards programs.

In a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee witnesses testified about health care insurance fraud. In these scams, unauthorized companies sell low-cost health insurance with the intention o…

Ambassador Zoellick testified regarding international trade, U.S. trade policy, and the Bush administration’s trade agenda. One of the major concerns discussed was retaining and creating job…

The Senate Finance Committee considered four nominations: Mark McClellan to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenu…

The committee heard testimony about illegitimate tax shelters. Senator Levin testified about his experiences working to curb abusive tax shelters. A panel of witnesses testified about tax…

House and Senate negotiators debated Medicare prescription drug legislation. Two very different bills were passed by the House and the Senate and the committee worked toward reconciling them…

The legislators talked about the work that had been done so far on the Medicare bill, and what still had to be done. They focused on how to improve and simplify Medicare regulations while st…

Members met in conference to discuss differences in versions of legislation to expand Medicare to include a prescription drug benefit.

Committee members talked about Medicare reform and legislation to provide greater access to prescription drugs for seniors. They also discussed various amendments and changes to the legislat…

The Senate Finance Committee talked about and “Marked-Up” legislation to add prescription drug programs to Medicare. They also considered several amendments and changes to the legislation. …

The Senate Finance Committee held this hearing about reforming Medicare policy to provide prescription drug benefits to seniors. Among the issues they addressed were the costs associated wit…

Committee members debated and offered amendments to proposed economic stimulus legislation that provided for tax cuts over the next several years. They also recommended several limited tax i…

Mr. Everson testified in relation to his nomination to be commissioner of the IRS.

Witnesses testified about the performance of various agencies responsible for U.S. border security. Among the issues they addressed were the illegal transportation of money, counterfeiting, …

Mr. John Snow testified about his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury. Among the issues he addressed were the state of the U.S. economy, President Bush’s proposals for tax cuts, corpo…