FEDERALhearing transcript

Fiscal Year 2020 HHS Budget Hearing

Original title: THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 HHS BUDGET

January 1, 2020

federal budget health policy HHS congressional oversight

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing established the formal congressional record for the 2020 funding priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees federal health programs, medical research, and public health services.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Department of Health and Human Services

The agency's budget and policy priorities were the subject of congressional review.

House Subcommittee on Health

The subcommittee members conducted oversight and questioned the Secretary regarding the proposed budget.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2020.

What's next

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Summary

This document is the official record of a March 12, 2019, congressional hearing where the House Subcommittee on Health reviewed the proposed 2020 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The hearing featured testimony from HHS Secretary Alex Azar and included opening statements from committee leadership.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on March 12, 2019, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
The subject of the hearing was the Fiscal Year 2020 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Alex Azar, Secretary of HHS, provided testimony and submitted a prepared statement.
The hearing included the submission of two articles into the record: one regarding a migrant facility in Texas and another regarding migrant family separation policies.
The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The hearing record includes answers to follow-up questions submitted to the Secretary after the session.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this meeting?

The purpose was to conduct a formal hearing on the proposed 2020 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Who testified at this hearing?

Alex Azar, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, was the primary witness.

Why It Matters

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Inclusion of Migrant Policy Articles

The committee record explicitly included news articles regarding migrant family separation and facilities, indicating that these issues were central to the budget oversight discussion.

Department of Health and Human Services

Connected Entities

personAlex Azar“Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and primary witness.”Map →

organizationCommittee on Energy and Commerce“The House committee overseeing the subcommittee.”Map →

personMichael C. Burgess“Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health.”Map →

organizationDepartment of Health and Human Services“The federal department whose budget was under review.”Map →

personAnna G. Eshoo“Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health.”Map →

Sources

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