David Remer: Legislation and PolicyReferences to actual Bills or Policy papers.Federal Appeals Court Upholds Do-Not-Call Registry- February 18, 2004 A court today upheld the government's right to help people shield themselves from unwanted calls from telemarketers. By David Stout. New York Times: Businesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/17/business/17CND-PRIV.html?ex=1392440400&en=57be3a... Pricing Drugs- February 18, 2004 Washington Post: Editorial WITH THE MEDICARE prescription drug program projected to cost $134 billion more than originally planned, it's hardly surprising that Congress is talking price controls. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the House minority leader, and Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.), her Senate counterpart, have already called for the government to negotiate prices on behalf of the private companies that will be buying drugs for Medicare recipients. Others have revived the...http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,32050999,2093,f/ |