Rep. Waxman has written to both President Bush and EPA Administrator Whitman to oppose the Bush Administration's refusal to waive gasoline oxygenate requirements in California. Every member of the California House delegation -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- supported the waiver, which would provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the state. The Administration's decision to deny the waiver could lead to higher gasoline prices in California, yet do nothing to improve air pollution. The Bush Administration's denial of the California waiver reversed the January 2001 recommendations of EPA's technical experts.