Hearings on Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Monday, March 5, 2007
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The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing this week on the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The House Natural Resources Committee follows with one next week.
The activity comes amid the introduction of a bill to reauthorize the act, which expired in 2000. The measure is expected to be introduced in the House and Senate this week.
The
Senate hearing takes place Thursday, March 8, at 9:30am. The
House hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 14, at 10am.
Relevant Documents:
Letter
to Bush |
Letter
to Alberto Gonzales |
DOJ
White Paper
Relevant Links:
Indian Health Service -
http://www.ihs.gov National
Indian Health Board -
http://www.nihb.org
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