- Press releases from: July 2009
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KOHL DELIVERS SPEECH ON HEALTH CARE REFORM PRIORITIES
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate about his priorities for health care reform. Kohl addressed the urgency of the issue,... -
KOHL STATEMENT ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
Most people agree that reforming our health care system is a necessity, and that we cannot afford to wait another ten or twenty years until health care costs consume the American... -
KOHL PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN HELP COMMITTEE'S HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed the Affordable Health Choices Act, their proposed legislation on health care... -
SENATORS GRASSLEY, KOHL WORK TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING
WASHINGTON - Today Senators Chuck Grassley and Herb Kohl sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), urging the federal agency to take steps to increase transparency... - Press releases from: June 2009
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KOHL BILL WOULD SAVE CONSUMERS $3.5 BILLION PER YEAR, ACCORDING TO FTC
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl today released the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz that banning for... -
KOHL APPLAUDS AGENCIES FOR CONSIDERING REGULATION OF TARGET DATE FUNDS
WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) released the following statement in response to today's joint hearing held by the U.S. Department of... -
KOHL: WE MUST STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on Social Security, with a particular focus on how to target benefits for the... -
HARKIN, KOHL APPLAUD MOVEMENT OF 401(k) FEE DISCLOSURE LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL INFORMATION TO AMERICAN WORKERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) today issued the following statement as the House Education and Labor Committee began consideration of... -
ALERT - U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION RECALLS ROBES THAT HAVE CAUSED SIX DEATHS
Please be aware that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Blair LLC, of Warren, PA, are issuing a recall of 162,000 chenille robes. These robes have been the cause of... -
CANTWELL, KOHL INTRODUCE BILL TO REFORM LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES
WASHINGTON, DC - Today U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) announced the introduction of the Home and Community Balancing Incentives Act to reform long-term... -
KOHL RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO WISCONSIN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl today released the following statement on President Barack Obama's visit to Green Bay, Wisconsin. President Obama held an event to... -
SENATORS RELEASE RESULTS OF GAO REPORT ON POLL ACCESS FOR OLDER & DISABLED VOTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Bennett (R-UT), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), and Tom Harkin (D-IA) released a report by... -
KOHL QUESTIONS SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ABOUT EXTENDING WISCONSIN'S POPULAR SENIORCARE PROGRAM
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) questioned the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, about the administration's plans to... -
KOHL HEARING EXAMINES VALUE AND VIABILITY OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing on long-term care insurance (LTCI), a product that some consider to be the... - Press releases from: May 2009
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KOHL TO HOLD HEARING ON GOVERNANCE OF PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION AMIDST ALLEGATIONS OF MISMANAGMENT
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, May 20, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) will hold a hearing to consider whether the federal government's Pension Benefit... -
KOHL, MARTINEZ REQUEST STIMULUS FUNDING BE DIRECTED TO AoA EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Aging, sent a... -
KOHL RELEASES STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEE REPORT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following statement on the Social Security Board of Trustees' annual... -
KOHL RELEASES STATEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following statement today on Social Security reform: "Social Security... -
KOHL CALLS FOR BETTER REGULATION, MORE TRANSPARENCY OF LIFE SETTLEMENT MARKET
WASHINGTON - Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) held a hearing entitled, "Betting on Death in the Life Settlement Market - What's At Stake For... -
KOHL REINTRODUCES BILL TO SAFEGUARD SENIOR INVESTORS FROM UNQUALIFIED ADVISORS
WASHINGTON - This week U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, reintroduced a bill to offer states the resources necessary to protect...
