DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2004 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking CRAIG HIGGINS, SUSAN ROSS FIRTH, MEG THOMPSON, SUE QUANTIUS, DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2004 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking CRAIG HIGGINS, SUSAN ROSS FIRTH, MEG THOMPSON, SUE QUANTIUS, KF27 A653 2003 pt.2 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Copy 2 C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman LL RALPH REGULA, Ohio HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky JIM KOLBE, Arizona JAMES T. WALSH, New York CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma HENRY BONILLA, Texas JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITĄ M. LOWEY, New York JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT E. "BUD" CRAMER, JR., Alabama PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey JAMES W. DYER, Clerk and Staff Director DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND REAGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS LATED 2004 FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2003. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WITNESS HON. TOMMY THOMPSON, SECRETARY Mr. REGULA. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. We are delighted to have you here. We have about five minutes. Mr. Secretary, why don't you make your opening statement and then we will have to recess for votes. We will be a total of about 25 minutes because we have three votes but we have a little time before we need to leave. How much time you need? do Secretary THOMPSON. I was going to take ten minutes but if you want me to just summarize some things. Mr. REGULA. Why don't you summarize and that way we will come back and start the question period. [The justification follows:] (1) |