Elders calls Medicaid developed by a white male slave owner
Joycelyn Elders, the surgeon general, said Medicaid was developed by a white male slave owner and criticized gaps in coverage for family planning. She spoke at the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, urging broader access to post-coital contraceptives and drugs like Norplant and RU-486.
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Panel OKs water bill with pollution controls
A Senate committee advanced a broad water protection bill, overhauling the 1972 Clean Water Act. It would require states to manage agricultural runoff and nonpoint pollution, set EPA priorities for toxic pollutants, and impose urban runoff controls including sewer overflows.
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Fees may doom balanced budget amendment try
A trio of senators opposed the balanced budget amendment bringing the tally to 30 opponents four days before a showdown vote. Sens Kent Conrad Harry Reid and Ted Stevens spoke out, with 34 votes needed to kill the measure as two more senators oppose and six Democrats undecided. President Clinton also opposes the amendment, signaling grim prospects.
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