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07/24/2008
At What Cost?: Egregious Price increases in the Pharmaceutical Drug Industry
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will convene a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) to examine the skyrocketing prices of certain prescription drugs and the impact on the pharmaceutical market, hospital’s budgets and patient’s medical bills. The hearing entitled, "Small Market Drugs, Big Price Tags: Are Drug Companies Exploiting People With Rare Diseases?" will be held Thursday, July 24 at 10am in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, has been a staunch advocate of lower priced drugs and a competitive pricing market. The panel of experts will explore causes of recent price increases for treatments for rare diseases and the negative impact on affected families’ fiscal stability and access to care.
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07/23/2008
How Much More Can American Families Be Squeezed By Stagnant Wages, Skyrocketing Household Costs, And Falling Home Prices?
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will convene a hearing in order to examine the serious impact of rising household costs and stagnant wages in a slumping economy. The hearing entitled, “How Much More Can American Families Be Squeezed By Stagnant Wages, Skyrocketing Household Costs, And Falling Home Prices?” will be held Wednesday July, 23 at 10am in room 608 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. As the American family continues to suffer from slow wage growth and rising household costs in the declining Bush economy, the JEC will invite leading experts to discuss the stranglehold these conditions place on middle class households and examine troubling data found in a new report measuring the economic, education, and health well-being of Americans.
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07/22/2008
Small Market Drugs, Big Price Tags: Are Drug Companies Exploiting People With Rare Diseases?
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will convene a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) to examine the skyrocketing prices of certain prescription drugs and the impact on the pharmaceutical market, hospital’s budgets and patient’s medical bills. The hearing entitled, "At What Cost?: Egregious Price increases in the Pharmaceutical Drug Industry" will be held Thursday, July 24 at 10am in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, has been a staunch advocate of lower priced drugs and a competitive pricing market. The panel of experts will explore causes of recent price increases for treatments for rare diseases and the negative impact on affected families’ fiscal stability and access to care.
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07/22/2008
Equality in Job Loss
The Joint Economic Committee released this report, requested by Vice Chair Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), finding that the current downturn threatens women’s employment more than ever before. The 2001 recession was the first in decades during which women not only lost jobs, but also did not see their employment rates recover to their pre-recession peak. Unlike in decades past, families can no longer rely on women’s employment to help boost family income during a downturn. U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer is the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.
Joint Economic Committee
