Democratic Priorities Include Medicare, Stem Cell Legislation

Several broadcast programs on NPR on Thursday reported on the health care agenda for the 110th Congress. Summaries appear below.

• NPR's "All Things Considered": The segment includes a report from "All Things Considered" host Robert Siegel on the agenda of House Democrats for the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress. The agenda includes the Medicare prescription drug benefit bill and legislation that would reduce restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The segment also includes comments House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (Siegel, "All Things Considered," NPR, 1/4). Audio of the segment is available online.
  
  
• NPR's "All Things Considered": The segment include a discussion of the agenda between Siegel and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) (Siegel, "All Things Considered," NPR, 1/4). Audio of the segment is available online.
  
  
• NPR's "Talk of the Nation": The segment includes a discussion of the health care legislation that the 110th Congress likely will address. The segment includes comments from Julie Rovner, NPR health policy correspondent; Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health; and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) (Simon, "Talk of the Nation," NPR, 1/4). Audio of the segment is available online.