Chronology of Committee Work

Rep. Waxman Announces Resolution Seeking Investigation of Signing of the Reconciliation Act

Rep. Waxman and other committee members announce they will introduce H. Res. 752, a Resolution of Inquiry directing the President to submit to Congress all documents relating to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which the President signed on February 8.

Halliburton's Performance Under the Restore Iraqi Oil 2 Contract

At the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, this report examines Halliburton's performance under the Restore Iraqi Oil 2 (RIO 2) contract.

Questions Raised About Sweetheart Deal at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Rep. Waxman asks why FERC Chairman Kelliher and his chief of staff bypassed the career staff handling the case and intervened to reach an unusually favorable settlement with the politically well-connected Southern Company.

New Medicare Drug Plans Restrict Access to Important Drugs

Rep. Waxman releases a new report finding that 97% of plans restrict access to important drugs on their formularies through the use of prior authorization, step-therapy, and quantity limits. A telephone survey of the plans finds that they fail to adequately inform seniors of these restrictions, often providing information that is conflicting or erroneous.

Democratic Leader Pelosi and Rep. Waxman Question President on Signing Budget Bill

Democratic Leader Pelosi and Rep. Waxman write to the President requesting clarification on his knowledge that the budget bill he signed on February 8, 2006 was different from the bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rep. Waxman Renews Call for Congressional Action on Katrina Contracting

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks again for oversight hearings to investigate the Administration’s failure to manage and oversee the Katrina reconstruction contracts. He also requests that the Chairman schedule hearings and markup of the Hurricane Katrina Accountability and Contracting Reform Act (H.R. 3838), which Rep. Waxman, Leader Pelosi, and other Democrats introduced six months ago.

Presidential, Vice Presidential Political Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions

Rep. Waxman releases a new minority staff report that shows that taxpayers pay over 95% of the cost of flights by the President and Vice President for campaign-related events. Using figures from 2002, the last time the President and Vice President traveled on behalf of others in a nonpresidential election cycle, the report projects that taxpayers will spend over $7 million in 2006 on presidential and vice presidential political flights.

Fact Sheet: Comparison of Medicare Drug Price Analyses

Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet outlining the differences between minority staff's analyses of the new Medicare drug plan prices and the analyses offered by CMS.

President May Have Known of Constitutional Defect Before Bill Signing

Rep. Waxman asks the White House to respond to information that the Speaker of the House called President Bush to alert him that the version of the Reconciliation Act he was about to sign differed from the version that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Waxman writes: “If the President signed the Reconciliation Act knowing its constitutional infirmity, he would in effect be placing himself above the Constitution.”

The Bush Administration Is Undermining International Needle Exchange Efforts

Reps. Waxman and Cummings write to Secretary of State Rice expressing concern that the Administration has presented “a distorted picture of the science” to European Union officials on the effectiveness of needle-exchange program in reducing the spread of AIDS.

Reps. Waxman and Davis Request Comprehensive GAO Review RIO Contract

In a letter to the Government Accountability Office, Reps. Waxman and Davis ask GAO to examine the conditions surrounding the Reserve Iraqi Oil Contract (RIO) between KBR and the Army Corps of Engineers.

New Documents Show FDA Mischaracterized Its Review of PlanB

Documents obtained by Rep. Waxman undercut FDA’s claim that the Plan B application raised “novel” issues requiring extended additional analysis.

Rep. Waxman Asks DHS for Updated Audit of Carnival Cruise Line Contract

In a letter to Homeland Security Inspector General Skinner, Rep. Waxman asks that the Department re-examine the contracts for hurricane housing on cruise ships now that the six-month contract period has concluded and all passenger and cost information known. The letter includes a preliminary staff analysis indicating that the actual costs to house individuals on the ships were much higher than initially estimated.

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry Again Question Administration's Emissions Claims

In a follow-up to the Administration's response to their Jan. 26, 2006, letter that questioned Dr. Paula Dobriansky's statements that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen in recent years, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry remind Dr. Dobriansky that under this Administration, U.S. emissions have hit their highest level ever.

Rep. Waxman Questions Vaccine Budget Cuts

In a letter to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rep. Waxman expresses his concern that the President's budget cuts essential vaccine funding.

New Medicare Drug Plans Fail to Provide Meaningful Drug Price Discounts in the San Francisco Bay Area

At the request of Reps. Honda, Lantos, Lee, Lofgren, Miller, Pelosi, Stark, Tauscher, Thompson, and Woolsey, this report examines whether the Republican promises of low drug prices have been achieved in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rep. Waxman Asks About Jeb Bush's Role in the Award of the Carnival Cruise Lines Contract

Rep. Waxman asks Florida Governor Jeb Bush about his role in securing a $236 million contract for Carnival Cruise Lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. New emails show that the governor facilitated Carnival’s contact with FEMA as it negotiated this boondoggle contract.

Rep. Waxman Calls for Subpoena of Documents on Halliburton Profits

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman outlines over $250 million in cost reimbursements, profits, and bonuses that Halliburton has received from the Army Corps of Engineers for billings Defense Department auditors deemed unreasonable and unsupported. Rep. Waxman requests that the Committee subpoena key documents relating to Halliburton’s bonuses that the Defense Department has failed to provide.

Democrats Call on Bush Administration to Withdraw Drug Liability Rule

Today Reps. Waxman, Dingell, and Brown sent a letter to Secretary Leavitt objecting to FDA’s claim that state lawsuits related to prescription drugs should be barred by FDA regulation of prescription drugs and pointing out that FDA justifies this claim with misleading statements and critical omissions. Sens. Kennedy and Dodd also also sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt urging him to withdraw language in a Food and Drug Administration drug labeling regulation that says FDA regulation of prescription drugs bars lawsuits against drug manufacturers and doctors, and questioning the justification for barring such lawsuits.

Rep. Waxman Commends Groups For Suing To Stop Administration's Promotion of Unethical Human Pesticide Experiments

Rep. Waxman releases a statement in reaction to the announcement that several public interest environmental and labor groups were suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the new rule to promote the testing of pesticides on humans.

New Reports Show Medicare Drug Prices Are High and Rising Rapidly

Rep. Waxman releases three new reports that show (1) Medicare drug plans have raised prices for popular brand-name drugs by more than 4% since January 1; (2) Medicare drug plans now charge 14% more for these drugs than the discredited Medicare drug cards previously charged; and (3) Medicare drug card providers negotiated negligible discounts of at most 3% to 5% from drug manufacturers. One of the three reports was prepared by GAO; it also finds that the Administration had advance warning that its systems would not be able to reconcile enrollment and eligibility data satisfactorily.

New Federally Funded Abstinence Program Guidelines Based on Ideology, Not Science

In a letter, Rep. Waxman calls on HHS Secretary Leavitt to retract new Community-Based Abstinence Education funding guidelines that are based on ideology, not public health.

New White House Report Conflicts with State of the Union Energy Goals

In a letter to the Council of Economic Advisers, Reps. Waxman, Kaptur, and Jim Davis ask why the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers differs so significantly from the President’s energy goals in the State of the Union Address.

Legal Scholars Agree: Budget Bill Did Not Pass Both Houses and Is Not Valid Law

Several constitutional law experts contend that the budget bill the President signed on February 8, 2006, is "not constitutionally permissible" and "is not law." In a letter to the Democratic Leader, Rep. Waxman includes expert analyses he has gathered about the bill, which did not pass the House and Senate in identical form and therefore violates the Bicameral Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

GAO Finds Federal Departments Spent More than $1.6 Billion in Media Contracts

Rep. Waxman, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Miller, Rep. Cummings, and other senior Democratic leaders release a new Government Accountability Office study that identifies more than $1.6 billion in public relations and media spending by the Bush Administration over the last two and a half years.

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