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Secretary John Forbes Kerry's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

John Kerry
Full Name: John Forbes Kerry
Office: U.S. Secretary of State, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/29/2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Teresa Heinz; 2 Children: Alexandra, Vanessa; 3 Stepchildren: John, Andre, Christopher
Birth Date: 12/11/1943
Birth Place: Aurora, CO
Home City: Boston, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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June 9, 2010 Letter to Mr. Arthur W. Bracey, M.D. Chair Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
May 20, 2010 Kerry: Baystate Health Nationally Recognized For Its Commitment To Patient Care Boston, MA
May 13, 2010 Kerry Meets with CMS Nominee Don Berwick Washington, DC
April 15, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Washington, DC
April 13, 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Washington, DC
March 25, 2010 Kerry Lauds Senate Passage of Health Insurance Reform Washington, DC
March 21, 2010 Kerry: Historic Health Reform Victory Will Benefit Massachusetts Unknown
March 10, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Global Health Washington, DC
March 9, 2010 Patrick-Murray Administration Continues Fight Against Substance Abuse, Pushes for Federal Funding Boston, MA
March 4, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2010 Kerry, Snowe Fight to End Mental Health Discrimination in Medicare Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2010 Statements On Introduced Bills And Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Jan. 13, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader and The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House Washington, DC
Jan. 12, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd Chairman Senate Banking Committee, The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman Senate HELP Committee Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 5, 2009 Recognition of the Minority Leader Washington, DC
Dec. 3, 2009 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Nov. 19, 2009 Caregivers And Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Nov. 13, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader Of The Senate Washington, DC
Nov. 10, 2009 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2009 Major Kerry Provisions Included in Health Care Bill Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Open Executive Session to Consider an Original Bill Providing for Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Oct. 9, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader Of The Senate Washington, DC
Sept. 22, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Mark-Up of the America's Healthy Future Act Washington, DC
Aug. 6, 2009 Senators Harkin, Franken, Kerry, Schumer, Landrieu and Martinez Introduce the Safe Babies Act of 2009 Washington, DC
June 24, 2009 MSNBC "Morning Joe" - Transcript Unknown
June 18, 2009 Senate Resolution 191--Recognizing That the Occurrence of Prostate Cancer In African-American Men Has Reached Epidemic Proportions and Urging Federal Agencies to Address That Health Crisis by Designating Funds for Education, Awareness Outreach, and ... Washington, DC
June 16, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Max Baucus , Chairman and The Honorable Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Senate Finance Committee Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Foreign Policy Priorities in the President's FY '10 International Affairs Budget Washington, DC
May 5, 2009 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
May 1, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter, Chairman And Ranking Member, Senate Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, Education And Related Agencies Washington, DC
April 24, 2009 Kennedy, Kerry Announce Nearly $11 Million in NIH Grants to Massachusetts Universities, Hospitals, and Health Facilities Boston, MA
April 22, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and The Honorable Arlen Specter, Ranking Member Washington, DC
April 9, 2009 Kerry: Obama Plan Improves Comprehensive Veteran Health Care Washington, DC
April 7, 2009 Letter to Charles E. Johnson Acting Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health and Science Washington, DC
March 24, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Alleviating Global Hunger: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Leadership Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2009 Media Stakeout with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Senate Finance Committee Chairman; Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND); Senator John Kerry (D-MA); Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV); Former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), Nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Servic Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2009 Children's Health Insurance Program Passes Senate Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2009 Letter to Barrack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
Jan. 15, 2009 Letter To President-Elect Barack Obama Unknown
Jan. 15, 2009 Finance Committee Vote Paves Way for Senate Passage of Children's Health Program Washington, DC
Jan. 15, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - the Nomination of Susan Rice Washington, DC
Jan. 6, 2009 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2008 Kerry Calls on Incoming Administration to Reverse Bush's Discriminatory Health Care Edict Washington, DC
Nov. 19, 2008 Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Oct. 24, 2008 The New York Times - How to Take American Health Care From Worst to First Unknown
Oct. 1, 2008 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Boston, MA

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