Hearing: “The Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget”

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 (10:30 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
Member and witness participation will be through the Cisco WebEx Virtual Platform. Public access via the Committee website at http://energycommerce.house.gov.

Witnesses

The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Added 05/11/2021 at 02:14 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 05/11/2021 at 02:14 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 12/14/2022 at 09:38 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 05/07/2021 at 03:41 PM
  • Document for the Record - A document from the Texas Hospital Association entitled, “Losing Texas’ Waiver Extension Destabilizes the Health Care Safety Net” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 7th Washington Examiner Article entitled, “North Carolina city could be next to house unaccompanied migrant children” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - An April 19th press release from the Texas Council of Community Centers entitled, “Texas Council of Community Centers Expresses Deep Concerns About Impact of Federal Government’s Reversal of the 10-Year 1115 Waiver Extension” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - An April 30th Washington Post article entitled, “White House is split over how to vaccinate the world” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 3rd Washington Post opinion piece entitled, “A patent-free ‘people’s vaccine’ is not the best way to help poor countries” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 3rd letter from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization to President Biden on COVID vaccines [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A document from Americans for Tax Reform entitled, “Biden Admin Surrenders on American IP Rights” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 6th Wall Street Journal opinion piece entitled, “Biden’s Vaccine IP Debacle” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 6th Wall Street Journal opinion piece entitled, “President Joe Sanders” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A press release from AUTM entitled “Patent Waiver Strikes Damaging Blow to the Future of Innovation” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 7th statement from Novavax opposing the WTO TRIPS Waiver [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A letter from Members of the Texas delegation to HHS Secretary Becerra on the recission of Texas’ Medicaid 1115 Waiver [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 12th letter from bipartisan Members of Congress to HHS Secretary Becerra on Medicare Advantage [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A February 26th letter from bipartisan Members of Congress to HHS on the 340B drug discount program [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 10th press release from Americans for Limited Government entitled, “Biden’s monumental World Trade Organization Covid mistake” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A document from the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas entitled, “Impact of the Texas 1115 Waiver Extension Recission on Children’s Hospitals” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 10th Wall Street Journal opinion piece entitled, “Patent Busting Won’t Help Vaccinate the World Faster” [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Document for the Record - A May 10th article entitled, "Valley family pleads with FDA for access to experimental drug for fatal children's disease" [PDF] Added 12/06/2022 at 11:07 AM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM

Hearing Record

  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM
  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 05/24/2021 at 04:44 PM

First Published: May 4, 2021 at 04:07 PM
Last Updated: December 14, 2022 at 09:38 AM