Chronology of Committee Work

Internal Documents Reveal That Medicare Drug Benefit Is Causing Chaos At Social Security Administration

In a letter to Speaker Hastert, Rep. Waxman asks for hearings on new revelations that budget cuts and the Medicare Part D program are overwhelming the Social Security Administration.

New GAO Report Raises Questions About President's Health Proposals

Rep. Waxman and Rep. Stark release a new GAO study of enrollees in Health Savings Accounts, a centerpiece of his domestic agenda. The report validates a number of concerns about the President's proposals.

Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis Request Information on Postal Service Performance

In a letter to the Postmaster General, Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis request information about service and delivery performance in advance of a scheduled February 16, 2006, hearing on the Postal Service.

Inspector General Report Confirms Iraq Reconstruction Still Failing

Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet on a new report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction that reveals that, despite spending billions of taxpayer dollars, U.S. reconstruction efforts in key sectors of the Iraqi economy are not improving the lives of Iraqis.

Democrats Announce Bill to Get Needed Medicines for Seniors

Leader Pelosi and Reps. Waxman, Dingell, Stark, Sherrod Brown, and Marion Berry unveiled their legislation to provide emergency relief to senior citizens and people with disabilities who are having trouble navigating the new Medicare prescription drug program.

Rep. Waxman Gives Radio Address on Medicare Drug Plan Flaws

Rep. Waxman delivers the Saturday Democratic Radio Address, discussing the crisis surrounding the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit that went into effect January 1 and how the crisis could have been prevented through honest, open government.

Democrats Protest Ideological Campaign Against HIV/AIDS Prevention Grantees

In a letter to the Secretary of State, Rep. Waxman, Sen. Durbin, and other leading Democrats object to certain conservative politicians' ideologically-driven efforts to defund HIV/AIDS prevention grantees in the developing world.

Rep. Waxman Requests GAO Investigation Into Multi-Billion Dollar Medicare Windfall for Drug Industry

In a letter, Rep. Waxman asks GAO to investigate new evidence that the Republican-designed program will likely result in a multi-billion dollar windfall for drug manufacturers, at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.

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

In a letter, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry ask Dr. Paula Dobriansky to explain why, as head of the U.S. delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change, she stated that U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases had fallen, when in fact they have risen by 3.5% during the Bush Administration.

Dem. Leaders Call Drug Bill Result of “Corrupt Legislative Process,” Seek Investigation into Role of Tainted Lobbying Group

In a letter to Speaker Hastert, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Democratic Whip Hoyer, and Ranking Member Waxman ask for a congressional investigation into the role played by the Alexander Strategy Group, a lobbying firm closely linked to Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff, in the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug Act and the drafting of the budget reconciliation bill currently before the Congress.

Rep. Waxman Urges Committee to Request White House Documents on Abramoff

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks that the Committee seek from the White House information about the nature of lobbyist Jack Abramoff's relationship with the White House.

Rep. Waxman, Sen. Boxer, and Rep. Solis Denounce Leaked Bush Administration Plan to Promote Human Pesticide Experiments

The Democrats criticize a Bush Administration plan to promote pesticide experimentation upon humans. The plan, contained in a final draft rule, was leaked to the legislators by a concerned Administration official who requested that the original copy of the plan not be duplicated in its entirety and widely distributed out of concern for anonymity. According to the EPA’s communications plan, the Administration will officially announce the pesticide experimentation plan later this week as a final regulation.

Rep. Waxman Holds Briefing on Medicare Drug Benefit

Rep. Waxman hosts a briefing to examine how the new Medicare drug benefit is working. Medicare beneficiaries, doctors, and pharmacists, as well as state health officials, testify about their experiences with the benefit's implementation.

New Details from GAO Raise Further Concerns about Barrett Investigation Spending

Rep. Waxman asks Independent Counsel David M. Barrett for an explanation regarding why his office has been renting 11,500 square feet for only five full-time employees and other new details GAO recently provided on Mr. Barrett's expenditures. To date, his ten-and-a-half year investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros has cost the taxpayer over $21 million.

Congress' Abdication of Oversight

In a pair of new reports, Rep. Henry A. Waxman examines the failure of the Republican-controlled Congress to investigate wrongdoing by the Bush Administration and the very different approach toward oversight taken by the Republican-controlled Congress during the Clinton Administration

Labor Department Policy Suppressing Mine Inspection Reports Impedes Reform

Rep. Waxman asks the Labor Secretary Chao to reverse the Mine Safety and Health Administration's 2004 decision to exclude mine safety inspectors' notes in Freedom of Information Act responses. The agency's secrecy policy limited disclosure about hundreds of safety violations at the Sago mine for years before the recent disaster.

It's Your Money

The history of the Bush Administration’s handling of federal contracts and other expenditures is one of persistent and costly mismanagement. It's Your Money, presented by Representative Henry A. Waxman, features specific examples of government waste, fraud, and abuse.

HHS Misleading Claim on Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment

Today, the Bush Administration released information on enrollment in the new Medicare prescription drug program. In a letter to Administrator McClellan, Rep. Waxman asks several serious questions about the extent to which the program is functioning as planned.

Senior Democrats Call for Hearings, Independent Panel on NSA’s Electronic Surveillance

In a letter to the Speaker, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Democratic Whip Hoyer, and Reps. Conyers, Waxman, and Harman ask that the House examine the scope of Presidential power in the area of electronic surveillance.

Committee Democrats Ask for Explanation of EPA's Proposed Rollbacks of the Toxics Release Inventory

In a letter to EPA, Reps Lynch, Waxman, and Kucinich express concern about the EPA's proposal to roll back the program that gathers information about industry use and release of toxic chemicals.

Democrats Express Concern About Cheney's Refusal to Disclose Travel Records

Rep. Waxman, Rep. Schakowsky, and other Democrats write to the Vice President to ask that he submit a complete accounting of his own and his staff's travel.

Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis Request Information on the Safety of Medical Devices

After several recent reports of patient injuries associated with the use of defective or unsterile reprocessed single-use medical devices, Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis write to GAO and to FDA's Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach to request information regarding the adequacy of FDA's oversight of these devices, and how it compares that of single-use devices.

Provision Would Block Public Access to DIA Documents

Rep. Waxman asks the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees to remove a provision in the pending National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the nation's open government laws by exempting “operational records” of the Defense Intelligence Agency from the Freedom of Information Act.

For Years, Administration Ignored Warnings That National Disaster Medical System Was Dysfunctional

A report requested by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, and Rep. Charlie Melancon finds that since 2002, the effectiveness of the National Disaster Medical System – a key component of the nation’s emergency response capacity -- has been eroded by mismanagement, bureaucratic reshuffling, and inadequate funding. As a result, when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the system was unprepared, resulting in major failures in the medical response.

Rep. Waxman Statement on the President's Speech on Iraq Reconstruction

Rep. Waxman explains that the President's description of "quiet, steady progress" in Iraq’s reconstruction is misleading and ignores the facts. Independent auditors confirm that billions of dollars have been squandered without increasing Iraq’s oil or electricity production. Yet the Administration has done nothing to halt rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in Iraq.

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