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U.S. senators ask Gilead to explain cost of Sovaldi hepatitis drug
2014-07-11 18:47:55| Biotech - Topix.net
Two members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, including Chairman Ron Wyden, on Friday asked Gilead Sciences Inc to defend the more than $80,000 cost of its breakthrough treatment for hepatitis C, citing the expense to federal healthcare programs.
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Ricky Muir & Palmer United senators vote w/ Greens &Labor against repeal of carbon tax
2014-07-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: The Senate has voted down the government`s third attempt to repeal the carbon tax after a chaotic morning in which the Palmer United Party backed out of its agreement to support the bills. PUP senators and Motoring Enthusiast Party senator Ricky Muir sided with Labor and the Greens to defeat the abolition of the carbon tax, with a final vote just after 12.30pm rejecting the repeal 37 votes to 35. Clive Palmer in Canberra on Thursday says his senators won't vote for the repeal of the carbon...
Senators urge inquiry into Commonwealth Bank finance planning scandal
2014-06-27 06:40:39| Automakers - Topix.net
A Senate committee report has recommended an independent inquiry into a financial planning scandal at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia which failed to provide satisfactory answers to the allegations.
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Senators Take Bipartisan Action To Reduce Pollutants Responsible For 40 Percent Of Global Warming
2014-06-26 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: On Thursday, two senators introduced a bipartisan proposal to address climate change. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) Super Pollutants Act of 2014 will reduce short-lived climate pollutants. These pollutants are responsible for around 40 percent of global warming, making them the second-largest contributor after carbon dioxide, which is accounts for about 55 percent of the global greenhouse effect. Known as super pollutants, because they are much more potent than carbon...
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Oil trains: Public and local responders have right to know - senators
2014-06-23 23:13:52| Railroads - Topix.net
Local governments, responders and residents need to know what and how much is loaded onto oil trains that pass through Washington cities, two Washington state senators argue in a letter to railroads and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
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