July 27, 2009
Last Friday, the House voted 264-153 to approve the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education spending bill for fiscal year 2010. Included in the House legislation is $73.7 billion in discretionary funding for Department of Health and Human Services programs. Funding would increase by $92 million for nursing programs, $10 million for children’s hospitals’ graduate medical education programs,… Read More
July 27, 2009
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS: Monday: · The House legislative business begins at 2 p.m. To be considered, under suspension of the rules, are a number of bills involving veterans’ benefits, flood insurance and housing. · The Senate convenes 3 p.m. to consider S 1436, the Energy-Water Spending bill; no roll call votes expected. Tuesday and Remainder… Read More
July 13, 2009
Dr. Mari Kitahata, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Epidemiolgy and Health Services Research at the UW Center for AIDS Research was in DC on June 4th to participate in the HIV Medicine Association Advocacy Day. She was able to meet with several members to discuss health care reform, federal policy positions and… Read More
June 20, 2009
SUMMARY OF DRAFT HOUSE BILL DRAFT HOUSE BILL [Provided by the American Hospital Association] House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) today released their draft health care reform legislation. The AHA is reviewing the language and… Read More
June 18, 2009
On a rainy Wednesday evening in the nation’s capital, Members of Congress took the field at Nationals Park for the 48th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. Democrats faced off against Republicans in a battle no less spirited than is typically seen on the Hill. Heading into the game, Republicans held an impressive 33-14 win-loss record. However,… Read More
June 15, 2009
Monday, June 15 · Senate reconvenes at 1:45pm. No roll call votes. · House reconvenes at 2:00 pm to take up measures under suspension of the rules. Tuesday, June 16 In the Senate: Senate will be in session. · Appropriations Subcommittees hearings for Fiscal Year 2010 on Defense; Energy and Water; Financial Services and… Read More
May 22, 2009
Congress is on Memorial Day recess until Monday, June 1st.
May 21, 2009
Memorandum To: Association constituents From: Robert M. Berdahl, President, Association of American Universities Molly Corbett Broad, President, American Council on Education Darrell G. Kirch, President and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Arundeep S. Pradhan, President, Association of University Technology Managers Anthony P. DeCrappeo, President, Council on Governmental… Read More
May 19, 2009
Senator Maria Cantwell has advanced several of the UW’s FY10 priority projects. While this is just a first step in a long journey, we are encouraged by the support the Senator is showing for the UW. The next step is to get these and other projects included in the FY10 funding bills, which are currently… Read More
May 18, 2009
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has released a set of FY10 funding recommendations, which incorporate figures put forward last in the President’s Budget Request (PBR). The APLU recommendations focus on agencies/program accounts of interest to the higher education community. The UW Office of Federal Relations encourages feedback our community on the recommendations outlined… Read More
