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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Address AFSCME 12th Annual Nurses Congress & Testify Before the House Committee on Ways and Means Wednesday Morning, May 6, 2009

Tue May 5, 2009 10:42pm EDT
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): 

AFSCME 12th Annual Nurses Conference

Tomorrow, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be speaking at the AFSCME 12th Annual
National Nurses Congress in Washington, D.C. There, the Secretary will address
300 registered nurses and licensed practitioners who have gathered for their
annual conference. In her remarks, Secretary Sebelius will thank nurses for
their work on the frontlines of public health challenges like the novel H1N1
virus outbreak and discuss the urgent need for health care reform in America.

 WHEN:              9:00a.m. ET                   
                    Wednesday, May 6, 2009        
                                                     
 WHERE:             The Omni Shoreham Hotel       
                    2500 Calvert St NW            
                    Washington, D.C. 20008        
                                                     
 SITE CONTACT:      Cheryl Kelly, (202) 429-1145  


Committee on Ways and Means Hearing

Secretary Sebelius will testify before the House Committee on Ways and Means on
the subject of "Health Reform in the 21st Century."

 WHEN:              10:00a.m. ET                          
                    Wednesday, May 6, 2009                
                                                             
 WHERE:             1102 Longworth House Office Building  
                                                             
 SITE CONTACT:      Matt Beck, (202) 225-3526             


Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are
available at http://www.hhs.gov/news. 



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