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June 17, 2002
To Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee:
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 to consider for mark-up S. 2184, "a bill to provide for the reissuance of a rule relating to ergonomics." I am writing on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector and region, to urge you to oppose this bill.
America's Hospitals and Health Systems
June 14, 2002
Dear Senator or Representative:
America's hospitals and health systems are writing to emphasize the importance of enacting Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) legislation this year. We strongly support two bipartisan bills that address the adequacy of DSH, one of our nation's few sources of financing for care to the uninsured and underinsured.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
P02-20
June 14, 2002
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FDA INCREASES SAMPLING OF IMPORTED SHRIMP AND CRAYFISH (CRAWFISH)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it will be increasing the sampling of imported shrimp and crayfish (also known as crawfish) for the presence of chloramphenicol. FDA is taking this action because low levels of chloramphenicol have been detected by some states and other countries in imported shrimp and crayfish.