White House Daily Briefing
Mr. Gibbs briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including health care reform and a Senate Finance Committee vote on a version of health care reform.
View ArticleSenator Ted Cruz at 2013 Iowa Ronald Reagan Dinner
Iowa Republican party leaders spoke at their annual Ronald Reagan Commemorative Dinner held at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Speakers included Senator Chuck...
View ArticleU.S. Food Safety
Caroline Smith DeWall talked about U.S. food safety, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included Germany's E. coli outbreak, the evolution and different strains...
View ArticleUpdate on the Health Care Law
Julie Rovner talked about the scheduled October 1, 2013, launch of online insurance exchanges, also known as "marketplaces", as part of the federal health care law, and she responded to telephone calls...
View ArticleRepresentative Weiner on 2010 Health Care Law
Representative Anthony Weiner talked about the 2010 health care law on the anniversary of President Obama signing it into law. Representative Weiner, who advocated for a single payer health care...
View ArticleWomen's Health and Contraception
Georgetown Law Center student Sandra Fluke testified about women's health and contraception. She had been blocked from testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee the previous week...
View ArticleState of the American Health Care System
Dr. Atul Grover talked about the Affordable Care Act, the health care law, and the U.S. health care system. Other topics included the shortages of physicians across the country, where the shortages of...
View ArticleSenator McCain Votes Against Health Care Repeal
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) voted against the so-called "skinny repeal" health care legislation. The bill was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 49-51. Senators Murkowski (R-AK) and Collins (R-ME)...
View ArticleDrug Enforcement Administration Oversight Hearing
Michele Leonhart testified at an oversight hearing of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Among the topics she addressed were the DEA's knowledge of the "Fast and Furious" program, the...
View ArticlePresidential Health Care Address
President Obama outlined his plan for health care reform before a joint session of Congress. In his remarks he acknowledged the fierce debate that had ensued during the congressional August recess...
View ArticleSenate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Abortion Access and the Law
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legal concerns following the Supreme Court's decision in [Dobbs v. Jacson Women's Health Organization]. The outcome of that case brought the...
View ArticleProposed Changes to Social Security Benefits
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on proposed changes to Social Security future benefits and the impact those changes would have on the program, future...
View ArticleFederal Response to Rise in Autism Rates
Domestic and advocacy group officials testified about autism. Among the topics they discussed were efforts to increase awareness and understanding of the disease, the cost of the disease, limited...
View ArticleFuture of Social Security
Panelists offered their recommendations on changes needed to Social Security and how the politics surrounding the issue might play out in the 2012 elections. Among the topics they addressed were...
View ArticleMitt Romney on Health Care Policy
Mitt Romney spoke about health care policy. He focused on differences between the health care plan he passed while he was governor of Massachusetts and the 2010 health care law, which he said he would...
View ArticleSocial Security Reform
House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Ryan talked about Social Security reform legislation that he and Senator Sununu are working on together. His committee will hold a hearing on the future of...
View ArticleNewsmakers with Senator Rand Paul
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) talked about about the debate over raising the debt ceiling, tax and spending issues, and entitlement programs.
View ArticleUniversal Flu Vaccine
Health experts discussed the scientific and technological prospects of an effective universal influenza vaccine. Speakers included Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and...
View ArticleChild Sex Trafficking, Part 2
Representatives talked about current efforts to combat child sex trafficking. Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), co-sponsors of the Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act,...
View ArticleMichelle Obama on Childhood Obesity Prevention
First Lady Michelle Obama and C-SPAN StudentCam Contest First Prize Middle School Winner Matthew Shimura talked about fighting childhood obesity, the subject of Matthew's video and part of Mrs. Obama...
View ArticlePresident Obama Addresses Planned Parenthood
President Obama spoke to supporters of Planned Parenthood, saying efforts to restrict abortion access across the country represented an effort to "turn back the clock" on women's progress. He...
View ArticleSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Mr. Feinberg announced the ground rules for federal compensation for victims of September 11 terrorist attacks. He said compensation would average $1.6 million per victim and would not take into...
View ArticleNick Jonas on Diabetes
Entertainer Nick Jonas talked about his personal experiences living with and managing his juvenile diabetes and his efforts to inspire other youth dealing with diabetes to manage their disease. He also...
View ArticleWhite House Health Care Summit, Part 1
President Obama held a bipartisan meeting at Blair House on health reform legislation. Attendees included House and Senate leadership, chairs and ranking members of committees overseeing health...
View ArticleHouse Speaker News Conference
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her weekly legislative briefing to the press. In her remarks she welcomed health-care legislation released by Senate Finance Committee as a step forward. But she also...
View ArticlePresident Obama on Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
President Obama spoke at the Red Cross Center about Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. He said that coordination between from local, state, and federal officials had been "outstanding" and reassured those...
View ArticleSenator Sanders on the Health Care Law
Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about the Affordable Care Act. He cited what he believes are its successes: more access and affordability.
View ArticlePfizer Medical Fraud Settlement
Justice Department attorneys and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a news conference dealing with a health care-related settlement. The federal government announced the largest...
View ArticlePresident Biden Remarks on Protestors Against [Dobbs v. Jackson] Decision
When asked by reporters if he has a message for women who were protesting outside the White House the previous day against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn [Roe v. Wade], President Biden said,...
View ArticleDemocratic Response to Drug Policy Address
Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) responded to President George H.W. Bush's speech on an anti-drug plan, which occurred earlier in the evening.
View ArticleSenate Hearing on COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment
Medical professionals testified on COVID-19 outpatient treatment at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), who chairs the committee, said in his opening remarks that...
View ArticleU.S. Poverty
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, co-hosts of the "Smiley and West" radio program, talked about their recently launched "Poverty Tour," which will take them to 16 poor communities across the U.S. They also...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Committee Hearing on Assault Weapons
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on assault weapons and their use in recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Witnesses testified on the proposed bans on assault weapons...
View ArticleChildhood Vaccinations
Pediatricians and a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official testified at a hearing on the link between recent outbreaks of diseases such as measles, and some parents' decision not to vaccinate their...
View ArticleDr. Marty Makary on [The Price We Pay]
Dr. Marty Makary, author of [The Price We Pay], talked about what he feels needs to change in health care as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health care system.
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage in the U.S.
Brian Brown and Evan Wolfson talked about legal and political developments in the debate over same-sex marriage, including the Supreme Court's decision to deny appeals from five states seeking to...
View ArticlePresident Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on School Safety
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden spoke at Washington, D.C.'s Brookland Middle School about the coronavirus pandemic and keeping children safe. The president urged parents to get their children...
View ArticleHousing and Urban Development Secretary Confirmation Hearing
Ben Carson testified on his nomination to be Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) secretary in the Donald Trump administration. Dr. Carson, a former neurosurgeon and 2016 Republican...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Children's Defense Fund Dinner Remarks
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivered remarks as she was honored for her child advocacy work throughout her career. This was her first public engagement since her defeat in...
View ArticleHouse Minority Leader Weekly Briefing
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke to reporters and took their questions at her weekly press briefing. Topics included her party's loss in the June 20 special election in Georgia's 6th...
View Article[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization] Oral Argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in [Dobbs v. Jackson], a case on the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case is the latest challenge...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Funding
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She took questions on the organization's operations and responded to recent criticisms...
View ArticlePresident Trump News Conference
President Trump answered questions from reporters on the violence that occurred at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the previous weekend. When asked why he waited two days to specifically condemn...
View ArticlePresident Obama on Supreme Court Health Care Subsidies Decision
President Obama made a statement on the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in [King v. Burwell] allowing federal subsidies to be made available to individuals in states that have a federal health care exchange.
View ArticlePresidential Address on National Drug Policy
President George H.W. Bush unveiled his anti-drug plan. During his address, the president held up a bag of crack cocaine purchased by drug agents across the street from the White House.
View ArticleDiplomacy and Foreign Aid Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
Ben Affleck, Bill Gates, and other witnesses testified at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid. They talked about the work being done in Africa, and the value of continuing to invest in countries...
View ArticleWhite House Response to CBO Estimate
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and White House Budget Director Mike Mulvaney reacted to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) estimate on the Republican bill to replace the Affordable...
View ArticleHouse Session
The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliation bill was...
View ArticleInternational Health Care Models
Health care professionals and analysts testified about the single-payer health care systems in Taiwan, Canada, Denmark, and France. The hearing focused on lessons the U.S. could learn from those systems.
View ArticleSenate Judiciary Hearing on Texas Abortion Pill Ruling
"I nearly died on their watch," said Amanda Zurawski before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her inability to receive an emergency abortion in Texas. Ms. Zurawski testified alongside medical and...
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