HHS- Designate Tom Daschle: Statement of Senator Kennedy at Nomination Hearing for HHS- Designate Tom Daschle ( U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, January 8, 2009)
SUMMARY: Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s speech, delivered in January, welcoming Senator Tom Daschle into the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
TOPIC: Should the government arrange for hospitals to network to help standardize the cost of health care?
CATEGORY: Institutional
TITLE: Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the Nomination Hearing for HHS- Designate Tom Daschle
PUBLICATION: Statements of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the Nomination Hearing for Secretary for HHS
AUTHOR: N/A
LOCATION: http://help.senate.gov/
ACCESSED: February 5, 2009
SUPPORT: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts also the chairman of the committee on health, education, labor & pensions, Tom Daschle Senator from South Dakota,
AUDIENCE & AGENDA: Funded through the government the site is to keep the public informed about the happenings in the Senate that might directly effect them. Showing the happenings for the week and the speeches given by the Chairman, Senator Kennedy, the site markets to a niche market. With press releases, hearings and even a search option the site is a way for the Committee of Health, Education, Labor & Pensions to stay directly in touch with the American Public.
USEFULNESS: This transcript gives the names of senators that are involved with the Health and Human Services, HHS. I used this as an in between source, leading to the senators that are involved in the health care programs today, and their plans. With names and facts coming from the Chairman of the Committee, the press release leads to things such as the HHS and Tom Dashle.
WORKS CITED: http://help.senate.gov/, http://www.hhs.gov, kennedy.senate.gov, CNN.com, bioguide.congress.gov, Wall Street Journal, Wikipedia.org, Wikipedia.org, Google.com
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