Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael O. Leavitt, discusses the 2006 fiscal year budget.

Posted by Staff on February 7, 2005 |

Secretary Leavitt states that Americans enjoy access to the finest healthcare in the world. However, the challenge is to continue making healthcare affordable and to assure that everyone has access. Leavitt says that the President’s budget provides a great opportunity to do this by allowing $140 billion in new spending to help 12-14 million Americans find healthcare insurance. (:47)

 
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February 7, 2005
« Jim Towney, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, comments on the compassion related items in President Bush’s 2006 federal budget and said that in light of the different pressures that the budget faces this year, the president has been able to bring forward a compassionate budget that meets the vital needs of people.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael O. Leavitt, discusses the 2006 fiscal year budget. »
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