Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ 7/24/2006
Capitol Hill Analysis
Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor, CQ HealthBeat, looks at recent activity on the Hill -- part of a weekly series of audio reports for HealthCast.
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Stem Cells
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As expected, President Bush issued the first veto of his presidency July 19 when he vetoed legislation that would have removed existing constraints on federal funding of embryonic research.
Abortion
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The Senate is scheduled to vote this week on legislation that would make it a federal crime to take minors across state lines to obtain abortions in order to circumvent state parental notification and consent laws.
"Sunset Laws"
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Advocates for seniors and the disabled say that legislation headed for the House floor that would establish "sunset" commissions aimed at eliminating wasteful federal programs could end up eliminating programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Labor HHS
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The Senate appropriations panel approved that chamber's version of Labor-HHS funding legislation.
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