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Dear Readers, If you or your organization has a concentrated focus on healthcare or Medicare, please be aware of the following opportunity to weigh in. On Thursday of next week, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on President Bush’s budget proposals for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for fiscal year 2008. Only the oral testimony of HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt will be heard on account of time limitations, but the Committee is accepting written statements from individuals and organizations for consideration for inclusion in the written record of the hearing. If interested, please email your written testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee at: hearingclerks.waysandmeans_d@mail.house.gov by February 22, 2007. ADVISORY Chairman Rangel Announces a Hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel today announced the Committee will hold a hearing on President Bush's budget proposals for fiscal year 2008 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The hearing will take place on Thursday, February 8, in the main Committee hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 a.m. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be limited to the invited witness, the Honorable Michael Leavitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing. FOCUS OF THE HEARING: On February 5, 2007, President George W. Bush will submit his fiscal year 2008 budget to Congress. The budget will detail his tax, spending and policy proposals for the coming year, including his proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Many of the Department's programs B such as Medicare, efforts to assist those who lack health insurance, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and other income security efforts B are within the Committee's jurisdiction. In announcing the hearing, Chairman Rangel said, "Congress and the Administration must work together to improve access to affordable, reliable health care and ensure income security for all Americans. I welcome Secretary Leavitt before the Committee and look forward to his views on these critical issues."
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