Patients First: A 21st Century Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable Health Coverage : Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, March 1, April 4, and May 10, 2001, Volume 4

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Page 122 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Good Morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Sub-Committee. I am honored to appear before you today to discuss the President's FY 2003 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.
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