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Appropriators to Obama: Act Aggressively to Use Existing Funds to Combat Zika
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to continued Democrat obstruction, the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees today encouraged President Obama to act aggressively to use available funding to combat the Zika virus.
Continue Reading06.27.16
Blunt Calls on Senate Democrats to Pass Critical Funding to Combat Zika & Support Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, today called on Senate Democrats to pass the conference report providing critical funding to combat the Zika virus and support our nation’s veterans.
Continue Reading06.22.16
Conference Agreement Reached on Military Construction & Veterans Affairs, Zika Supplemental Appropriations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A House-Senate conference committee has reached agreement on the FY2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Zika Response Appropriations Act (HR.2577).
Continue Reading06.09.16
FY2017 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill Cleared for Senate Consideration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved for Senate consideration a bipartisan spending bill that provides increased funding for medical research, job training, educational opportunities and the fight against opioid abuse.
Continue Reading06.07.16
Subcommittee Approves FY2017 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee today approved a FY2017 funding bill that continues to provide increased funding for healthcare research and works to combat the growing opioid abuse crisis.
Continue Reading04.07.16
Blunt Subcommittee Reviews NIH Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today led a hearing to question Labor Secretary Thomas Perez about the fiscal year 2017 budget request for the National Institutes of Health.
Continue Reading03.17.16
Blunt Tackles FY2017 Labor Dept. Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today led a hearing to question Labor Secretary Thomas Perez about the fiscal year 2017 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Continue Reading03.03.16
Blunt Opens Review of FY17 Health & Human Services Dept. Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today conducted a hearing to review the fiscal year 2017 budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Continue Reading10.02.15
Senate Committee on Appropriations Hearing Schedule for the Week of October 5, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of October 5, 2015.
Continue Reading06.23.15
Senate Subcommittee Sets Priorities, Approves FY2016 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Senate appropriations subcommittee today approved the FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill, a $153.2 billion measure that funds a range of priorities involving health, education, and workforce training and development.
Continue Reading05.07.14
Shelby: Sebelius's Blatant Disregard for Accountability on Full Display
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, today at a hearing on the fiscal year 2015 budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), sharply criticized Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s refusal to testify on the $69.8 billion spending plan that she crafted. In her place, officials from various agencies under the Department’s jurisdiction testified. As a result, the Appropriations Committee received no testimony on the top level … Continue Reading