THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release                                     March 25, 1994
Contact:                                                  Lorrie McHugh
                                                         202-456-2566

                    CABINET-LEVEL HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY
                            MARCH 25 -- APRIL 9 

The following Cabinet-level officials will be traveling across the country to discuss the President's approach to health care reform.

As of March 24, thirty-five senior Administration officials will participate in more than seventy Health Care Events during the Congressional recess. This list will be updated as information becomes available.

Attached, please find a comprehensive Health Care travel schedule for the Cabinet and other senior Administration officials.

Reporters wishing to cover these events should call the respective contacts and confirm event times and sites. This schedule is subject to change and is not meant to be comprehensive.

DAYBOOK EDITORS NOTE: Please list the contact name and number for each event separately.

Friday, March 25

WHO: U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary

Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell

WHAT: Health Care Event with Older Americans

WHERE: Metro Manor

          1523 Quitman Street
          Denver, CO

TIME:     9:30 a.m.

CONTACT: Mark Doyle

202/586-7161

Saturday, March 26

WHO:      U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
          Secretary Jesse Brown
          Congressman Mike Synar

WHAT:     Oklahoma Veterans Leaders Conference

WHERE: Oklahoma Veterans Center

          3001 W. Bluestar
          Claremore, Oklahoma

TIME:     9:30 a.m.

CONTACT: Kathy Jurado

202/535-8159

Monday, March 28

WHO: U. S. Department of Labor Secretary Robert Reich

Representative Robert Andrews

WHAT: Health Care Town Hall Meeting

WHERE: Seminar Room

          Chandler County Community College
          Little Gloucester Road
          Blackwood, NJ
          
TIME:     10:00 a.m.

CONTACT: Beverly Barnes

202/219-8211

WHO:      U.S. Department of Education
          Secretary Richard Riley

          Congressman Dale E. Kildee

WHAT:     Tour of Childrens Health Care Center

WHERE: AJA Stepanski Early Childhood Center

          6010 Hatchery Road
          Waterford, MI

TIME:     2:00 p.m.

CONTACT: Kay Kahler

202/401-2571

Tuesday, March 29

WHO:      Small Business Administration
          Administrator Erskine Bowles
          Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard

WHAT:     Health Care Town Hall Meeting
          "The Impact of The President's Health Plan on Small     
     Business"

WHERE: City of Commerce Council Chamber

          5655 Jillson Street
          Commerce, CA 90040

TIME:     7:30 a.m.

CONTACT: Nicole Elkon

202/205-6905

WHO:      Department of Health and Human Services
          Secretary Donna Shalala
          Senator Herbert H. Kohl, Cong. Gerald Kleczka 

WHAT:     Health Care Forum

WHERE: 16th Street Community Health Center

          16th Street
          Milwaukee, WI

TIME:     9:00 a.m.

CONTACT: Avis Lavelle

202/690-7850

Tuesday, March 29

WHO:      U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
          Secretary Jesse Brown
          Congresswoman Lynn Schenk

WHAT:     Health Care Forum With Veterans and Veterans Service    
     Organizations

          Tour of VA Medical Center

WHERE: San Diego VAMC

          3350 La Jollo Village Drive
          San Diego, CA 92161

TIME:     8:30 a.m.

CONTACT: Kathy Jurado

202/535-8159

WHO:      U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
          Secretary Jesse Brown
          Congressman Robert Filner

WHAT:     Veterans Health Care Event

WHERE: Veterans Memorial Center Balboa Park

San Diego, CA

TIME: 1:15 p.m.

CONTACT: Kathy Jurado

202/535-8159

WHO:      U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Bentsen 
          Senator Harris Wofford

WHAT:     Visit to Community Health Clinic

WHERE: TBD, Pennsylvania

TIME: Morning Event

CONTACT: Howard Schloss

202/622-0136

Tuesday, March 29

WHO:      U.S. Department of Agriculture
          Secretary Mike Espy 

WHAT:     Visit to nutrition feeding center

WHERE: TBD

TIME: TBD, Missouri

CONTACT: Steve Kinsella

202/720-4623

Wednesday, March 30

WHO:      U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
          Secretary Jesse Brown
          Congressman J.J. Pickle 

WHAT:     Health Care Reform Speech to Veterans

WHERE: VFW Post 8787

          500 VFW Drive 
          Austin, TX

TIME:     1:00 p.m.

CONTACT: Kathy Jurado

202/535-8159

WHO:      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services      
          Secretary Donna Shalala
          Congressman Jim Slattery

WHAT:     Tour of Onaga Community Hospital

WHERE: Onaga Community Hospital

          120 West 8th Street
          Onaga, KS

TIME:     9:00 a.m.

CONTACT: Avis Lavelle

202/690-7850

Thursday, March 31

WHO:      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
          Secretary Donna Shalala
          Congressman Dan Glickman

WHAT:     Health Care Reform Town Hall Meeting

WHERE: Winfield High School Auditorium

Winfield, KS

TIME: 7:00 p.m.

CONTACT: Avis Lavelle

202/690-7850

WHO:      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
          Secretary Donna Shalala
          Senator Barbara Feinstein

WHAT:     Tour and Health Care Reform Discussion 

WHERE: San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, CA

TIME: 9:45 a.m.

CONTACT: Avis Lavelle

202/690-7850

• Also on March 31, Vice President Al Gore will travel to Philadelphia, PA and participate in a Health Care Reform Event with older Americans.
• Small Business Administration Administrator Erskine Bowles - Congresswoman Blanche Lambert. Health Care Event in Arkansas.

Friday, April 1

WHO:      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
          Secretary Donna Shalala
          Congressman Vick Fazio

WHAT:     Rural Health Care Town Hall Meeting

WHERE: Woodland Opera House

          Maine Street
          Woodland, CA

TIME:     12:55 p.m.

CONTACT: Avis Lavelle

202/690-7850

The following is a list of Cabinet-level officials who are scheduled to travel from April 1 to April 9 on Health Care Reform. Further detail on the events will be available at a later date.

Friday, April 1
o Transportation Secretary Federico Pena - Congressman Barcia.

Health Care Discussion with Employees at the GM Plant in Saginaw, Michigan.

Monday, April 4
o Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala - Congressman Mike Synar. Health Care Event in Oklahoma.

• Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala - Congressman Ralph Hall. Health Care Event in Texas.

Tuesday, April 5

• Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala - Congressman William Jefferson & Congressman Cleo Fields. Health Care Event in Louisiana.

Wednesday, April 6
o Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt - Congressman Sam Farr. Health Care Event in California.

• Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown - Senator Paul Wellstone. Tour a Veteran Affairs Medical Center and Health Care Discussion with Veteran Service Organizations in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Labor Secretary Robert Reich - Congressman Gerald Kleczka. Health Care Event in Wisconsin.
• Deputy Secretary Roger Altman - Congressman Jake Pickle. Health Care Event in Austin, Texas.

Thursday, April 7

• Deparment of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala - Congressman Frank Pallone. Health Care Event in New Jersey.

Friday, April 8, 1994

• Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown - Congressman Paul Kanjorski. Tour Wilkes-Barre Veteran Affairs Medical Facility and Health Care Discussion with Veteran Service Organizations in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
• Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown - Senator Harris Wofford. Tour Scranton New Veterans Home and Health Care Discussion with Local Veteran Service Organizations in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
• Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros. Health Care Event to be determined.
• Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary. Health Care Event in Los Angeles, California.
• Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala. Health Care Reform Speech at Hunter College in New York, NY.
• Transportation Secretary Federico Pena - Congresswoman Maria Cantwell. Health Care Discussion with Fisherman in Seattle, Washington.
• Education Secretary Richard Riley - Senator Jeff Bingaman. Health Care Event in New Mexico.

Saturday, April 9

• Commerce Secretary Ron Brown - Congressman Xavier Becerra. Health Care Event in California.

The following senior Administration officials will be traveling across the country to discuss the President's approach to health care reform.

Monday, March 28, 1994

• Dena Puskin - Congressman Larry LaRocco. Satellite Health Care reform event on telemedicine: Boise, Idaho.

Tuesday, March 29, 1994
o Richard Veloz - Congressman Esteban Torres. Health Care Town

Hall Meeting.

• Marilyn Yeager - Massachusetts Hospital Association. Addressing this years annual New England Chapter's Healthcare Financial Management Association.
• Walter Zelman - Participating Hospitals of Long Island Physicians Forum at Franklin General Hospital: New York.
• Bruce Vladek - HRSA Colloqium. Speaking on Health Care Reform from the perspective of HCFA. Audience consists of Physicians, nurses, psychologists, sociologists and public health administrators: Rockville, MD.

Wednesday, March 30, 1994

• Ira Magaziner - Senator David Boren. Health Care Reform Town Hall Meeting: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Bo Cutter. Joint Labor Management Executive Committee of the Retail Food Industry: Washington, DC.
• Risa Lavisso-Mourey - Odessa Brown Children's Clinic: Seattle, Washington.
• Elaine Weiss - WBEZ FM radio station. Live media presentation on Health Care: Chicago, IL.
• Larry Levitt - San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Conference on HIV/AIDS and Health Care Reform.
• Arnie Epstein - Health Care Forum with Congressman Ron Klink: Jeanette,Pennsylvania.

Thursday, March 31, 1994

• Glenn Hutchins - Congressman Clay Shaw. Health Care Reform Discussion with 100 business, community and health care leaders: Miami, Florida.
• Fernando Torres Gill - Congressman Esteban Torres. Health Care Town Hall Meeting: La Puente, California.
• Dr. Phil Lee - Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey. Attending a business community Health Care Forum: Petaluma, California.
• Bob Van Hook - Congressman Stenholm. Speaking at a forum sponsored also by Joe Barton and John Bryant. Health Care Reform event: Dallas, Texas
• Walter Zelman - Chesapeake General Hospital, The Virginian- Pilot and The Ledger-Star, WTKR-TV 3. Speaking at a Healthcare Reform Town Meeting: Norfolk, Virginia.
• Bruce Vladek - New England Healthcare Assembly. Speaking on HCFA's agenda and health care reform. Audience consists of executives and managers from six New England states.
• Bruce Vladek - Massachusetts Health Data Consortium. Speaking on HCFA's data capabilities and health care reform. Audience consists of Board members. 5:00-6:00 pm: Boston, Massachusetts.
• Judy Feder - Senator Murray. Roundtable discussion with leaders on Washington State health care reform at Senator Murray's office. 8:45-10:45 am: Seattle, Washington.

Friday, April 1, 1994

• Bob Van Hook - Congressman Green. Health Care Forum: Houston, Texas.

Monday, April 4, 1994

• Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Hershel Gober - Congressman Gibbons. Visit the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. Health Care Reform Forum for Local Veteran Ser vice Organizations: Tampa, Florida.
• Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Hershel Gober - Congresswoman Thurman. Veterans Health Care Forum:

  Tampa, FL.

• Jonathan Silver - Congressman Jim Chapman. Town Hall meeting: East Texas.
• Judy Feder - Brookings Institution seminar on US policymaking and issues in national and international affairs for 40 senior executives enrolled in advanced management program at MIT.

Tuesday, April 5, 1994

• Judy Feder - Senator Daschle. Charles Hall Dillon Lecture at the University of South Dakota Law School.
• Judy Feder - Senator Daschle. Health Care Reform Town Hall Meeting (site TBD).

Wednesday, April 6, 1994

• Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman - Congressman Pickle. Health Care Reform Event: Austin, Texas.

Thursday, April 7, 1994

• Christine Heenan - MCET The Mass Learn Pike. Satellite program to participate in a live broadcast consisting in 5 sessions which familiarize students with the federal legislative process through participation in testifying, researching, interviewing, debating, lobbying and amending: Washington, DC.
• Susan Blumenthal - Congressman Kleczka's. Health Care Town Hall Meeting: Wisconsin.
• Fernando Torres Gill - Congressman Bilirakis. Health Care Reform Forum: Tampa. Florida.

Friday, April 8, 1994

• Bob Hattoy - Women of Color AIDS Council. Speaking for the first annual summit called, "Breaking the Silence: Voices of HIV Positive Women of Color Living the Reality"
• Jocelyn Elders - Women of Color AIDS Council.
• Bruce Vladek - Congressman Amo Houghton. Health Care Reform Forum: Corning, New York.

Saturday, April 9, 1994

• Arnie Epstein. Northern Neck Health Action Group. Forum on National Health Care Reform: Kilmarnock, Virginia.

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