2007

AAP Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on the D.C. Handgun Ban (Jan 11, 2008)

H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, AAP Testimony before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection by Dana Best, MD, MPH, FAAP (Nov 06, 2007)

Protecting Children from Lead-Tainted Products, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection by Dana Best, MD, MPH, FAAP (Sept 20, 2007)

Post-Katrina Health in the New Orleans Region, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations by Gary Q. Peck, MD, FAAP (Aug 01, 2007)

Foster Children and the Health Care System, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income and Security and Family Support hearing by David Rubin, MD, MSCE, FAAP (July 19, 2007)

FEMA Toxic Trailers, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by Scott Needle, MD, FAAP (July 19, 2007)

H.R. 1534, the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials by Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, FAAP (June 22, 2007)

Images Kids See on the Screen, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet by Donald Shifrin, MD, FAAP (June 22, 2007)

The Need for Safe and Effective Drugs and Medical Devices for Children, AAP testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health by Richard L. Gorman, MD, FAAP (June 12, 2007)

No Child Left Inside: Reconnecting Kids with the Outdoors, AAP testimony during a joint hearing before the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans by Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP (May 24, 2007)

Safety and Innovation in Pediatric Drugs and Devices, AAP testimony before the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health by Richard Gorman, MD, FAAP (May 22, 2007)

AAP Written Statement to the U.S. Senate on Federal Funding of Child Health Programs (04/30/2007)

Safer Medicines and Medical Devices for Children, AAP testimony before the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions by Richard Gorman, MD, FAAP (03/27/2007)

Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Providing a Healthy Start for Children, AAP testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health by David Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP (03/27/2007)

State Children's Health Insurance Program Testimony Before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee by Jay Berkelhamer, MD, AAP President (02/15/2007)

The Future of CHIP: Improving the Health of America's Children, AAP statement to the US Senate Finance Committee (02/01/2007)

2006

Testimony of Dr. Harry L. Gewanter on Behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics (12/07/2006)

AAP comments on WIC to US Dept. of Agriculture by Jay Berkelhamer, MD, AAP President (10/31/2006)

AAP presentation on pandemic flu and community containment before the Institute of Medicine by Jay Berkelhamer, MD, AAP President (10/26/2006)

The Declining Number Of Uninsured Children by Eileen M. Ouellette, MD, JD, AAP President (08/10/2006)

Children's Emergency Care Needs in a Disaster, U.S. House Testimony by Steven Krug, MD, FAAP (07/26/2006)

State Children's Health Insurance Program: 10 Years of Covering Children (07/25/2006)

Children and All-terrain Vehicles (ATVs), U.S. Senate Testimony Given June 6, 2006 by Mary Aitken, MD, FAAP (06/06/2006)

Improving Child Protective Services (05/23/2006)

Examining the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (05/09/2006)

AAP Written Statement to the U.S. House on Federal Funding of Child Health Programs (03/31/2006)

AAP Testimony on ADHD Medications by Thomas Sullivan, MD, Before the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee (03/22/2006)

Remarks of Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP, to Institute of Medicine Committee on Disability in America (01/09/2006)

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