Chronology of Committee Work

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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