Statements for the Record: Any individual or organization wanting to present their views for inclusion in the hearing record should submit a typewritten, single-spaced statement, not exceeding 10 pages in length. Title and date of the hearing, and the full name and address of the individual or organization must appear on the first page of the statement. Statements must be received no later than two weeks following the conclusion of the hearing.
Statements should be mailed ( not faxed) to:
Senate Committee on Finance
Attn. Editorial and Document Section
Rm. SD-203
Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-6200
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10-27-05 The Status of World Trade Organization Negotiations
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10-6-05 U.S. – Bahrain Free Trade Agreement
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9-28-05 Hurricane Katrina: Community Rebuilding Needs and Effectiveness of Past Proposals
9-13-05 Charities on the Frontline: How the Nonprofit Sector Meets the Needs of America’s Communities
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7-27-05 Improving Quality in Medicare: The Role of Value-Based Purchasing
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7-21-05 Updating Depreciable Lives: Is there Salvage Value in the Current System?
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6-30-05 Encouraging Savings and Investment: Stay the Course or Change Direction?
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6-29-05 Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net
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6-28-05 Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net
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6-23-05 U.S. - China Economic Relations
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DESCRIPTION OF THE “ENERGY POLICY TAX INCENTIVES ACT OF 2005”
ESTIMATED REVENUE EFFECTS OF THE CHAIRMAN'S MARK OF THE "ENERGY POLICY TAX INCENTIVES ACT OF 2005," SCHEDULED FOR MARKUP BY THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ON JUNE 16, 2005
6-15-05 The Future of Medicaid: Strategies for Strengthening American’s Vital Safety Net
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The Finance Committee announces an extension of the time the record of the June 15, 2005 hearing will remain open for submitted testimony. The record will remain open through August 31, 2005. Any individual or organization wanting to present their views for inclusion in the hearing record should submit electronically, a typewritten, single-spaced statement, not exceeding 10 pages in length to susan_jenkins@finance-rep.senate.gov. Title and date of the hearing (“The Future of Medicaid: Strategies for Strengthening American’s Vital Safety Net; June 15, 2005”), and the full name and address of the individual or organization must appear on the first page of the statement.
The Committee particularly encourages testimony from provider and beneficiary groups. The Committee is interested in testimony that addresses the populations served by Medicaid and the importance of the program for those populations, the challenges faced by providers and beneficiaries and potential solutions to those challenges and the consequences of Medicaid policy decisions on providers and beneficiaries of the program.
6-14-05 To review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
The United States-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Draft Implementing Bill
CAFTA-DR Draft Statement of Administrative Action
CAFTA-DR Senate Finance Staff Summary of the Draft Implementing Bill
CAFTA-DR USTR Summary of the Agreement
6-8-05 The Tax Code and Land Conservation: Report on Investigations and Proposals for Reform
Finance Committee Report on The Nature ConservancySenate Committee on Finance Report of Staff Investigations of the Nature Conservancy-Vol. II
6-7-05 Preventing the Next Pension Collapse: Lessons from the United Airlines Case
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5-25-05 Social Security: Achieving Sustainable Solvency
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5-24-05 To consider the nominations of Alex Azar, II to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Timothy D. Adams to be Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury; Shara L. Aranoff, to be Member of the International Trade Commission; Suzanne C. DeFrancis to be Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and, Charles E. Johnson, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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4-28-05 Encouraging Savings and Investment: Stay the Course or Change Direction:Has been postponed.
4-28-05 Building Assets for Low-Income Families
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4-26-05 Proposals To Achieve Sustainable Solvency, With and Without Personal Accounts
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4-21-05 To consider the nomination of Robert J. Portman to be United States Trade Representative
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4-14-05 The $350 Billion Question: How to Solve the Tax Gap
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4-13-05 The U.S. - Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
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4-5-05 Charities and Charitable Giving: Proposals for Reform
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3-16-05 Expiring Tax Provisions: Live or Let Die
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Personal Responsibility and Individual Development
for Everyone (PRIDE)3-8-05 Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals: In the Interest of Patients or a Conflict of Interest?
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3-1-05 Financial Status of PBGC and the Administration's Defined Benefit Plan Funding Proposal
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2-16-05 The President's Budget Proposals
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2-8-05 Revenue Proposals in the President's FY2006 Budget
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