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News Releases

December 1 , 2004	"Top House and Senate Democrats Release Comments on Proposed EPA Rule"
November 30 , 2004	"GAO Commits to Report to Dingell, Barton, Other Key Lawmakers by April 15, 2005, on Information Security at Critical Financial Market Organizations"
October 28, 2004	"GAO Agrees To Do Follow-up Report on SEC Fines and Disgorgement Collections; SEC Submits Progress Report on SIPC"
October 25, 2004	"Dingell Drafting Legislation to Prevent Future Flu Vaccine Shortages"
October 21, 2004	"Brownfields Report Shows Big Funding Shorfall; Local Revitalization Efforts Suffer"
October 21, 2004	"Dingell Releases FCC Response to Sinclair Broadcasting Inquiry"
August 16, 2004	"Dramatic Funding Shortfalls Revealed in Superfund Program"
July 6, 2004	Statement by Congressman John D. Dingell regarding the Inspector General investigation into allegations against former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Tom Scully
June 30, 2004	"GAO Says DOD is Failing to Sample and Clean Up Military Munitions; Known Perchlorate Contamination is Ignored"
June 28, 2004	"Dingell, Frank, other key lawmakers urge SEC to adopt pending rule to let shareholders nominate directors at bad companies"
June 21, 2004	"Dingell to Introduce Patients' Rights Bill After Supreme Court Sides with HMOs"
May 20, 2004	"Senior Democrats Call for Automatic Drug Subsidy Enrollment for Low-Income Seniors"
May 12, 2004	"Democrats Unveil Legislation To Help The Nation's Uninsured"
May 5, 2004	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell at the press conference on introduction of three bills to help the uninsured
June 30, 2004	"Under Dingell Questioning FERC Chairman at Committee Hearing Confirms Support for Stand Alone Electricity Reliability Legislation"
April 14, 2004	"Dingell Requests New Public Health Assessment at Camp Lejeune"
April 7, 2004	"New MedPAC Report Debunks Republican Rhetoric That Private Plans Save Money; Medicare's long-term financial outlook at stake"
April 7, 2004	"DOD Again Seeks Environmental Exemptions Despite Its Historic Record of Contamination"
	See also Democratic staff prepared fact sheets: DOD Exemptions from RCRA and CERCLA DOD Exemptions from the Clean Air Act
April 5, 2004	"U.S.-Canada Power Outage Task Force Reinforces Dingell's Call for Stand Alone Electricity Reliability Legislation"
April, 1, 2004	"Republican Drug Discount Cards Will Make Prescription Drugs More Affordable For Seniors -- April Fool's!"
March 11, 2004	"Dingell Calls for Stronger Protections Against Groundwater Contamination"
March 9, 2004	"New Research Supports Dingell's Family Care Legislation"
January 15, 2004	"DOD Failing to Clean Up Contamination From Unexploded Ordnance and Military Munitions"
October 8, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Commend Court Ruling In Favor of Do-Not-Call List"
September 26, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Disappointed Over Latest Do-Not-Call Court Ruling" See October 28, 2003, Brief for Amici Curiae as filed with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals by Representatives W.J. "Billy" Tauzin and John D. Dingell and certain other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (regarding the National Do Not Call Registry)
September 24, 2003	"GAO: Security At Nuclear Reactors Needs Strengthening"
September 24, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Express Disappointment Over Ruling on Do-Not-Call Registry"
September 17, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell at the Press Conference on EPA's Response to the September 11 Attacks
August 15, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell on the Electricity Blackout
July 11, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Criticizing Administration's Implementation of Controversial New Management Initiatives
June 11, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Press Conference on the Grassley-Baucus Medicare RX Bill
June 10, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Association Health Plans Press Conference on H.R. 660
June 2, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell in response to the FCC decision on media ownership rules
May 23, 2003	"Dingell Unveils Clean Diesel Act"
May 7, 2003	"Dingell and Bingaman Offer State Medicaid Programs Protection from President Bush's Budgetary Assault"
May 1, 2003	"Dingell Calls on the DOD to Immediately Halt its Campaign to Exempt Itself from Environmental Laws"
April 30, 2003	"Bush Administration Ignores 44 Million Uninsured in U.S. As It Awards Contract for Universal Health Care in Iraq; Reps. DeGette, Dingell, Brown Demand President Commit to Health Care for All Americans and All Iraqis"
April 10, 2003	"Dingell Introduces Legislation to Halt the Flow of Unwanted Garbage into Michigan's Landfills"
April 2, 2003	"Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Energy Legislation: The Republican Electricity Title Hurts Consumers and Investors"
April 2, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Release Report on Nation's Critical Infrastructure"
April 1, 2003	"Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell on NHTSA's Final Rule on CAFE Standards for Light Trucks"
April 1, 2003	"Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Energy Legislation: Bipartisan Compromise That Protected Rivers and Fish 'Inoperative'"
April 1, 2003	"Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Energy Legislation: The Early Returns Are In"
March 19, 2003	"Subcommittee on Energy Republicans Vote AGAINST Bipartisan Compromise on Hydropower and FOR Diesel Fuel in Drinking Water"
March 18, 2003	"Dingell Comment on AFP Bank Tying Survey"
March 18, 2003	"Dingell Calls on the Bush Administration to Submit Legislation to Address Vulnerability of Chemical Plants to Terrorist Attack"
March 11, 2003	"GAO Commits To Report To Dingell on Bank Tying by October 2003" (Rep. John D. Dingell today released a March 11, 2003 letter from the U.S. GAO expressing GAO's commitment to study the issues raised in the Congressman's request letters on tying practices at large banks and to issue a final report by October 6, 2003) See also Rep. Dingell's letters of 9/12/2002 and 7/11/2002
February 20, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell on the FCC Announcement
February 5, 2003	"Reps. Tauzin, Dingell Introduce SCHIP Funding Compromise"
January 21, 2003	"Dingell, Levin and Stabenow Join Forces to Keep Unwanted Canadian Garbage in Canada"
January 13, 2003	"Dingell Hails Families USA Report on Medicaid"
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Letters on Current Issues

December 21, 2004	Letter to Mr. David Balland, Associate Commissioner for Medicaid and CHIP, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, asking additional questions for the record for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations December 7, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement: Why the Government Pays Too Much"
December 21, 2004	Letter to Mr. Paul Rinehart, Medicaid Director for the State of Michigan, asking additional questions for the record for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations December 7, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement: Why the Government Pays Too Much"
December 17, 2004	Letter from Chairman Barton and Ranking Member Dingell to Dr. Hank McKinnell, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. regarding the Committee's examination of potential cardiovascular safety issues surrounding COX-2 inhibitor drugs, such as Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra
December 9, 2004	Letter from Chairman Barton and Ranking Member Dingell to HHS Secretary Thompson with recommendations regarding the Administration's plan to reform FDA's regulation of drug safety
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Kathleen Coelingh, Senior Director for Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, MedImmune, Inc., asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Mr. Alan Rosenbloom, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Health Care Association, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Crawford asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Ms. Janet Heinrich, Director, Healthcare/Public Health Issues, U.S. GAO, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Ms. Janet Olszewski, Director, Michigan Department of Community Health, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Peter Paradiso, Vice President, New Business Development, Wyeth, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Mr. Mark Mlotek, Executive Vice President, Henry Schein, Inc. asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 2, 2004	Letter to FERC Chairman Wood, CFTC Acting Chairman Brown-Hruska, and NY Mercantile Exchange Chairman Steinhause transmitting a letter from Mr. Stephen Etsler that raises concerns with the trading of natural gas futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange
November 30, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt providing comments on the Proposed All Appropriate Inquiries Rule-Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001
November 23, 2004	to Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA, related to the Committee's examination of issues surrounding the recent withdrawal of Vioxx
November 23, 2004	Letter to Mr. Raymond Gilmartin, Chairman, Merck & Co., Inc. regarding the Committee's examination of issues surrounding the recent withdrawal of Vioxx
November 22, 2004	Letter to NIH Director Zerhouni, regarding the Committee's examination of the NIH's management and oversight of federally funded research
November 18, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson requesting information related to the Committee's investigation into the recent loss of nearly half of the flu vaccine needed by the United States
November 18, 2004	Letter to Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA, requesting information related to the Committee's investigation into the recent loss of nearly half of the flu vaccine needed by the United States
November 18, 2004	Letter to Howard Pien, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Chiron Corporation requesting information related to the Committee's investigation into the recent loss of nearly half of the flu vaccine needed by the United States
November 17, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker requesting that the GAO survey each State to determine the scope and magnitude of their public funding needs to address cleanup of contamination from leaking underground storage tanks
November 16, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt asking for a complete response to the August 13, 2004, letter from Representatives Dingell and Solis regarding the Superfund funding shortfall
October 28, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell asking the FCC to investigate and answer questions regarding Pappas Telecasting Companies donation of free airtime to certain preferred political candidates See November 1, 2004, response of the FCC
October 27, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and Comptroller General Walker regarding the September 27, 2004, report "Financial Market Preparedness: Improvements Made, but More Action Needed to Prepare for Wide-Scale Disasters" See the GAO Report (GAO-04-984)
October 27, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding changes made by the FCC that has resulted in withholding of hundreds of millions of dollars in commitments for Internet funding for schools, libraries, and rural healthcare facilities under the E-rate program See attachments to letter: Attach. 1, Attach. 2 Print version of attachments: Attach. 1, Attach. 2
October 25, 2004	Letter to Mr. George McDonald, Vice President, Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company
October 25, 2004	Letter to Interior Secretary Norton asking the Department to respond to questions regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking RIN 1090-AA91
October 22, 2004	Letter to David D. Smith, President and CEO, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
October 21, 2004	Letter to Daniel Levinson, Acting Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services requesting that the IG's office provide a response to a Dec. 22, 2003, letter from the Hon. John D. Dingell regarding a waiver of HHS's code of ethics for Thomas A. Scully
October 21, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker asking the GAO to investigate the apparent misuse or mishandling of intelligence expertise at the Department of Energy in the year 2002
October 20, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and the jurisdiction of the FCC
October 13, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell asking the FCC to investigate and answer questions related to reported Sinclair Broadcasting plans to preempt their network feeds to local stations in order to show a film that has been criticized as highly inaccurate and partisan
October 5, 2004	Letter to FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras requesting the views of the FTC regarding H.R. 2735, the "Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act" See FTC's Oct. 8, 2004 response
October 5, 2004	Letter to David Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Economic Development Agency, requesting information on the EDA's environmental assessment and clean-up projects, including investments in brownfields sites
October 4, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Reps. Dingell, Rangel, Waxman, Brown, and Stark submitting comments on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Titles I and II Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued August 3, 2004
October 1, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Reps. Dingell, Rangel, Waxman, Brown, and Stark requesting that CMS discontinue PPO demonstrations and reimburse Medicare beneficiaries and state Medicaid programs that were overcharged as a result of plan abuse
September 23, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson asking for the Department's views on H.R. 2699, the "National Uniformity for Food Act of 2003"
September 22, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker providing GAO with the July 26, 2004, response of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to the Hon. John D. Dingell's May 5th letter, for use in their ongoing work on the entry of controlled substances into this country through mail and consignment delivery
September 14, 2004	Letter to Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Operations asking several additional questions for the record regarding the September 9, 2004, Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "Publication and Disclosure Issues in Anti-Depressant Pediatric Clinical Trials"
September 8, 2004	Letter to Senator Frist and Speaker Hastert from several members of Congress requesting answers on suppression of Medicare cost estimates
August 18, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker, identifying PUHCA issues for GAO study, and releasing SEC response to 50 questions See SEC's June 29, 2004 response
August 13, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt regarding the growing shortfalls in funding of the Superfund program
August 9, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson, Comptroller Walker, and SIPC President Don on the GAO Report: "Follow Up on GAO Recommendations Concerning the Securities Investor Protection Corporation"
July 20, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson, FASB Chairman Herz, and FERC Chairman Wood following up on responses received to Rep. Dingell's May 4, 2004, letter on recent oil and gas reserve accounting debacles See SEC's July 1, 2004, response See FASB's June 15, 2004 response See FERC's May 25, 2004 response
July 15, 2004	Letter to Ms. Dara Corrigan, Acting Principal Deputy Inspector General, HHS, regarding the summary released by the IG's office regarding the investigation of the withholding of Medicare cost estimates from Congress
June 23, 2004	Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Young and Ranking Member Obey urging full funding of the Clean School Bush USA program
June 22, 2004	Letter to Secretary of State Powell asking questions to further understand the Administration's position on ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
June 22, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt asking the EPA to identify closed refineries that have permit applications pending so that those refineries can re-open or re-start to assist in the production of gasoline
June 22, 2004	Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert from Senate Democratic Leader Daschle, House Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Dingell, and ten other Congressional leaders regarding the failure of the House and Senate to investigate the Administration’s withholding of Medicare cost estimates from Congress *See* also Letter to President Bush where the Members ask the President to provide complete answers to straightforward questions on his role in the matter
June 16, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding AT&T Corp. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Enhanced Prepaid Calling Card Services, WC Docket No. 03-133
June 11, 2004	Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 20, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings for Seniors"
June 10, 2004	Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 20, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings for Seniors"
June 8, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Members of Congress urging CMS to use its administrative authority to improve the level of help for low-income Medicare beneficiaries
June 4, 2004	Letter to NIH Director Zerhouni asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 4, 2004	Letter to Dr. Raymond S. Kington, NIH Deputy Director, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 4, 2004	Letter to Dr. Harold Varmus, President and CEO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 3, 2004	Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan inquiring about the Medicare beneficiary education campaign for both the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit
June 3, 2004	Letter to Mr. Edgar M. Swindell, Associate General Counsel of HHS's Ethics Division, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 3, 2004	Letter to Ms. Marilyn L. Glynn, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 2, 2004	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham questioning the Administration's opposition to deferring deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a means to reduce gasoline prices in the United States
June 2, 2004	Letter to DOE Deputy Secretary McSlarrow asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 11, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "DOE Nuclear Security: What Are the Challenges and What's Next?"
June 2, 2004	Letter to Ms. Robin M. Nazzaro, Director of GAO's Office of Natural Resources and Environment, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 11, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "DOE Nuclear Security: What Are the Challenges and What's Next?"
May 28, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker from Reps. Dingell and Capps asking GAO to investigate the decision by the FDA to find "non-approvable" an application to make emergency contraception available over the counter without a prescription
May 28, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt regarding the EPA's plans for regulating mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units pursuant to the Clean Air Act
May 24, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Members of Congress urging HHS to reject a proposed waiver for the State of Florida to privatize the eligibility determination process for Medicaid
May 21, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Members of Congress asking that the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) be appropriately recognized and preserved in the implementation of the new Medicare law
May 18, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell requesting the FCC provide a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce that answers questions relating to the ability of MVPDs to voluntarily provide their customers programming on an a la carte or themed-tier basis
May 13, 2004	Letter to Mr. Michael Gent, President and CEO, North American Electric Reliability Council, regarding the U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force's March 31, 2004, report entitled "Final Report on the August 14th, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada: Causes and Recommendations"
May 12, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson on the GAO Report: "Securities Markets: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Investor Confidence and Improve Listing Program Oversight" *See* GAO Report (GAO-04-75) (posted 5/11/04)
May 4, 2004	Letter to OMB Director Bolten requesting information on H.R. 3981, a bill to reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes
May 4, 2004	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham, SEC Chairman Donaldson, FERC Chairman Wood, and FASB Chairman Herz on recent oil and gas reserve accounting debacles
April 28, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding the FCC's consideration of a proposal to mitigate interference to public safety communications in the 800 MHz band
April 21, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and Comptroller Walker regarding the Public Utility Holding Company Act *See also* March 4, 2004 response of the SEC
April 14, 2004	Letter to Dr. Henry Falk, Assistant Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, requesting a new public health assessment at Camp LeJeune
April 2, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt from several Members of Congress expressing serious concern over the slowdown in cleanups at Superfund sites throughout the United States and recent reports documenting insufficient funding of the Superfund program
March 29, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson requesting that HHS table a proposal that would change "Form CMS-37" and affect the way the Federal Government pays its share of Medicaid funding
March 25, 2004	Letter from Reps. Dingell, Solis, Markey, and Gonzalez to Ms. Susan Whiting, President and CEO, Nielsen Media Research, expressing concern about the accuracy of Nielsen Media Research's accounting of Latino television viewership
March 24, 2004	Letter to Assistant Administrator Horinko, EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, requesting an evaluation of the status of cleanup progress and listing of DOD facilities on the National Priorities List
March 23, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding a proceeding currently under reconsideration by the FCC that relates to establishing a new procedure for removing local television stations from a portion of the band now used for Broadcast Auxiliary Services
March 17, 2004	Letter to Attorney General Ashcroft urging the Justice Department not to seek a rehearing or appeal of the March 2, 2004, decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the District of Columbia relating to the FCC's Triennial Review Order
March 15, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson questioning Secretary Thompson about allegations that the Bush Administration withheld cost estimates of last year's Medicare prescription drug law
March 12, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt expressing concern that the DOD is not aggressively investigating the existence of perchlorate and other contamination from munitions constituents at its facilities
March 9, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell urging the FCC to deny AT&T's petition for a declaratory ruling related to access charges [Identical letter sent to all FCC Commissioners]
March 5, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell from several Committee Members requesting that the FCC commence with a Notice of Inquiry on the issue of excessively violent broadcast television programming
March 5, 2004	Letter to Dr. Marv Shepherd, Director, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, Drug Dynamics Institute, from Rep. Dingell and Senator Coleman asking for information related to the issue of imported pharmaceuticals
March 4, 2004	Letter to EIA Administrator Caruso requesting EIA's analysis of both the short-term and long-term factors influencing the U.S. gasoline market
March 3, 2004	Letter to General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, asking for information related to Superfund contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
March 3, 2004	Letter to NRC Chairman Diaz from Reps. Dingell and Markey in regard to a proposed plan by the NRC to dramatically weaken the fire protection regulations that ensure a safe and automatic shutdown of a nuclear reactor in the event of a fire
February 24, 2004	Letter to EPA Inspector General Tinsley requesting that the IG's office provide a report on the funding needs for non-federal Superfund NPL sites
February 24, 2004	Letter to DEA Administrator Tandy asking the DEA to take action in regard to the illegal sale and distribution of controlled substances purchased through the Internet
February 24, 2004	Letter to DOD Inspector General Schmitz from Reps. Dingell and Waxman asking the DOD IG to investigate the December 19 waiver given by the Corps of Engineers to Halliburton, citing new evidence that this unusual waiver -- which relieved Halliburton of its obligation to provide data to justify its high gasoline prices may have been awarded on false premises
February 20, 2004	Letter to DOT Deputy Administrator Bonasso regarding collection of fines by the Office of Pipeline Safety *See* March 17, 2004 response of Administrator Bonasso
February 20, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell asking questions related to how the FCC carries out its statutory responsibility to enforce against indecency in television and radio broadcast *See* FCC's March 2, 2004 response
February 13, 2004	Letter to President Bush regarding the accuracy of statements made in his 2002 State of the Union address on potential threats to U.S. nuclear power plants
February 12, 2004	Letter to William H. Reed, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency concerning reports from two whistleblowers that Halliburton has repeatedly and routinely overcharged the taxpayer under the LOGCAP contract
February 11, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson asking the SEC to review all current PUHCA exemptions for consistency with the Enron case
February 10, 2004	Letter to DOD Secretary Rumsfeld requesting information about operational military ranges in the United States
February 5, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt from Reps. Dingell and Solis questioning why EPA regional staff were instructed not to speak with or provide information to Committee staff about perchlorate contamination at Department of Defense facilities
February 4, 2004	Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Abraham from Reps. Dingell and Strickland raising serious concerns with a proposed regulation on worker safety and health
February 4, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Ranking Democratic Members of House Committees and Subcommittees requesting information regarding the Administration's effort to educate beneficiaries about the Medicare law that was passed last November
January 28, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt from Senators Jeffords and Boxer and Reps. Dingell and Solis raising serious concerns with a proposed rule that would narrow the definition of "solid waste" under RCRA
January 27, 2004	Letter to Mr. Leslie Moonves, President, CBS Television Network, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television *See* CBS's February 9, 2004 response
January 27, 2004	Letter to Mr. Robert Wright, Chairman and CEO, NBC Television Network, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television See NBC's February 3, 2004, response
January 27, 2004	Letter to Ms. Gail Berman, President, FOX Broadcasting Company, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television See FOX's February 5, 2004 response
January 27, 2004	Letter to Mr. Alex Wallau, President, ABC Television Network, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television See ABC's February 3, 2004 Response
January 22, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and NASD Chairman Glauber on their final annual progress reports on bond market transparency
January 22, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding the August 2003 Triennial Review Order and broadband networks
January 14, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Michael R. Leavitt urging that the EPA provide the fullest opportunity for public comment regarding the EPA plans for mercury regulation from electric utility steam generating units
January 6, 2004	Letter to Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from Reps. Waxman and Dingell urging the Army Corps of Engineers to reverse its decision to excuse Halliburton from justifying the pricing of gasoline imported into Iraq
December 23, 2003	Letter to Speaker Hastert regarding House consideration of H.R. 3004, "Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003"
December 22, 2003	Letter to Ms. Dara Corrigan, Acting Principal Deputy Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), asking for an examination of whether HHS Secretary Thompson's waiver of the code of ethics for Mr. Thomas Scully to allow Mr. Scully to discuss prospective jobs with organizations which had substantial financial interests in legislative and regulatory matters pending at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) while he headed CMS was a violation of those regulations
December 19, 2003	Letter from Reps. Dingell and Waxman to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld concerning Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root charges for gasoline imports into Iraq
December 18, 2003	Letter from Reps. Dingell and Waxman to Rear Admiral (ret.) David J. Nash, Director, Iraq Program Management Office, concerning the award and oversight process for the $18.7 billion in funding for 26 cost-plus contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq
November 21, 2003	Letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan, Comptroller Hawke, and SEC Chairman Donaldson on alleged tying, other violations by Fleet Bank (Langan complaint) See 12/23/03 response of the FRB and OCC See 12/30/03 response of the SEC
November 21, 2003	Letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Powell concerning universal service
November 13, 2003	Letter to Comptroller General Walker asking the GAO to conduct a review of existing laws, regulations, and procedures related to the Committee's investigation of imported pharmaceuticals
November 5, 2003	Letter to President Bush from Representative John D. Dingell and Senator Edward M. Kennedy regarding the Medicare Conference
October 21, 2003	Letter to EPA Acting Administrator Horinko regarding the risks associated with the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
October 21, 2003	Letter to Chairmen Domenici and Tauzin regarding the energy conference
October 20, 2003	Letter to Customs Commissioner Bonner, FDA Commissioner McClellan, and DEA Administrator Tandy regarding the Committee's investigation of the sale and distribution of prescription drugs entering the U.S. from foreign sources
October 20, 2003	Letter to House Chairmen Grassley, Thomas, and Tauzin regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Conference
October 20, 2003	Letter to EPA Acting Administrator Horinko in regard to reports of EPA downplaying concerns about environmental and health risks at and near Ground Zero in New York City
October 20, 2003	Letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan and Comptroller of the Currency Hawke on the GAO Report "Bank Tying: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure Effective Enforcement of Tying Prohibitions"
October 14, 2003	Letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan, Comptroller of the Currency Hawke, and SEC Chairman Donaldson regarding alleged tying and other violations by FleetBoston (Tare complaint) See 11/04/03 response of the SEC See 11/19/03 response of the FRB and OCC
October 7, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and PCAOB Chairman McDonough on the GAO Report "Securities Exchange Act: Review of Reporting Under Section 10A" (Financial Audit Fraud Detection and Reporting)
October 2, 2003	Letter to Treasury Secretary Snow regarding the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat Ventures
October 2, 2003	Letter to Comptroller General Walker regarding pending GAO report on bank tying
September 25, 2003	Letter to Senator Domenici, Energy Conference Chairman, regarding the conference of H.R. 6
September 23, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson, NASD-DR President Fienberg, and NYSE Arbitration Director Clemente regarding the GAO Report: "Employment Disputes: Recommendations to Better Ensure that Securities Arbitrators Are Qualified"
September 12, 2003	Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Bolten requesting justification for the Administration request for an additional $2.1 billion to rebuild Iraq's oil fields
August 22, 2003	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham regarding actions to be taken in response to the recent electricity blackout
August 22, 2003	Letter to NERC President and CEO Gent regarding actions to be taken in response to the recent electricity blackout
August 22, 2003	Letter to FERC Chairman Wood regarding actions to be taken in response to the recent electricity blackout
August 20, 2003	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham regarding announcement of investigation of the recent electricity blackout
August 14, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and Comptroller General Walker regarding the GAO Report: "SEC and CFTC Fines Follow-up Collection Programs Are Improving, but Further Steps Are Warranted"
August 11, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson, SIPC President Don, and Comptroller General Walker regarding the GAO Report: "Securities Investor Protection; Update on Matters Related to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation See also request letters to GAO July 20, 2001 and June 20, 2001
August 6, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell providing evidence relevant to the FCC's recent decision to weaken its media ownership rules
July 29, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell expressing concern over the current TELRIC pricing rules
July 14, 2003	Letter to Secretary of State Powell regarding reports that the State Dept. has waived the requirements of the Buy America Act for the purchase of motor vehicles that are being used in the reconstruction of Iraq
July 14, 2003	Letter to FDA Commissioner McClellan regarding the Committee's investigation into the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S.
July 11, 2003	Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Thompson and National Institutes of Health Director Zerhouni regarding the Administration's Implementation of Controversial New Management Initiatives
June 23, 2003	Letter to EPA Administrator Whitman requesting a response to a November 18, 2002, letter from Rep. Dingell regarding the proposal of the Florida citrus Processing Industry to exempt itself from the Clean Air Act's New Source Review
June 23, 2003	Letter to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld requesting a response to a May 16, 2003, letter from Reps. Dingell and Solis on perchlorate contamination at DOD facilities
June 11, 2003	Letter to Comptroller General Walker asking the GAO to review states' policies for cost-sharing in their Medicaid and SCHIP programs
June 4, 2003	Letter to FDA Commissioner McClellan regarding the investigation of imported pharmaceuticals
June 4, 2003	Letter to FERC Chairman Wood regarding issues raised in a recent GAO report on charges for hydropower projects' use of Federal Lands
May 20, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding the pending proceeding on local competition rules
May 16, 2003	Letter to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld asking the DOD to submit information regarding a survey of potential perchlorate contamination at all active and closed DOD facilities
May 13, 2003	Letter to Comptroller General Walker asking the GAO to investigate and examine cleanup issues resulting from contamination from unexploded ordinance and munitions-related constituents at DOD "operational ranges"
May 12, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and NASD Dispute Resolution president Fienberg regarding GAO followup report on securities arbitration
May 12, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell from Reps. Dingell and Burr regarding the national television ownership cap and an adjustment in the UHF discount
May 8, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell from Reps. Dingell, Markey, Obey, and Serrano regarding rules governing media ownership
April 30, 2003	Letter to Committee Chairman Tauzin and Subcommittee Chairman Bilirakis stating procedural concerns
April 30, 2003	Letter referring allegations of widespread Wall Street abuse of Rule 144A placements to SEC and House Financial Services Committee for investigation Letter from Thomas C. Wilcox, Esq.
April 30, 2003	Letter to EPA Administrator Whitman urging the EPA to issue orders as necessary to obtain comprehensive information from the DOD concerning the occurrence of perchlorate in groundwater or surfacewater in its facilities
April 30, 2003	Letter to FERC Chairman Wood asking questions regarding the Commission's recently released "White Paper" concerning the "Standard Market Design" rule it proposed on July 31, 2002 See FERC's response of May 8, 2003
April 24, 2003	Letters to the National Governors Association Medicaid Task Force Members regarding Medicaid
April 8, 2003	Letters from Reps. Dingell and Waxman asking GAO to investigate Defense Department contracts awarded to Halliburton over the past two years and to review the process by which the Administration has signed or intends to sign contracts with private firms for development work in Iraq Letter to GAO on Halliburton contracts Letter to GAO on Iraq contracts
April 4, 2003	Letter to Conferees on the FY 2004 Budget Resolution from 187 Democratic House Members regarding their strong opposition to any cuts to the Medicaid program or the Children's Health Insurance Program in the final resolution
April 3, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding an application by SBC Communications, Inc. to provide interLATA services in the State of Michigan
April 1, 2003	Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Thomas and Ranking Member Rangel regarding including incentives for advanced vehicle technologies in the Nation's energy tax policy
March 25, 2003	Letter to Ms. Edita Kaye, President, The Skinny Pill, threatening to subpoena the firm unless it supplies the requested information on the “Skinny Pill for Kids” by Friday, April 4, 2003
March 25, 2003	Letter to Mr. Dennis Gay, President and CEO, Basic Research LLC, regarding a dietary supplement Basic Research LLC is marketing called "PediaLean"
March 25, 2003	Letter to DEA Acting Administrator Brown requesting detailed information and a private briefing on the safety, proliferation and potential loopholes associated with “pro-steroid” and “precursor steroid” products
March 25, 2003	Letter to FDA Commissioner McClellan requesting detailed information and a private briefing on the safety, proliferation and potential loopholes associated with “pro-steroid” and “precursor steroid” products
March 24, 2003	Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Ridge, OMB Director Daniels, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Young, and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Stevens calling for additional radiation portal monitors to be installed at various points of entry along America’s border
March 21, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding the Triennial Review decision
March 21, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson regarding Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)
March 19, 2003	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson regarding proposed changes by the Administration to the Medicare appeals process
March 14, 2003	Letter to Congressional Budget Office Director Holtz-Eakin with questions in reference to the Budget Resolution for FY 2004, as reported by the Committee on the Budget
March 13, 2003	Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Ridge and EPA Administrator Whitman requesting a meeting to discuss the vulnerability of our nation's chemical plants to terrorist attack
March 10, 2003	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham requesting answers to questions about draft energy policy legislation that was circulated by Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Chairman Barton See April 15, 2003, DOE Response
March 3, 2003	Letter to the House Budget Committee transmitting Minority Views and Estimates on the President's budget for FY 2004 See Staff Prepared Analyses
March 3, 2003	Letter to Environment Subcommittee Chairman Gillmor from Democratic Members of the Subcommittee requesting a budget oversight hearing on the EPA's submitted budget for FY 2004
February 28, 2003	Letter to Mr. Robert Chinery, President of Cytodyne Technologies, requesting an examination of Xenadrine RFA-1, an ephedra-containing supplement that Cytodyne Tech. manufactures
February 14, 2003	Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge regarding Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks
February 13, 2003	Letter to President Bush asking questions about the President's intention to tie significant changes to Medicare to his proposal to extend prescription drug benefits to seniors
February 12, 2003	Letter to Energy Secretary Abraham regarding funding for construction of a repository for the permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste
February 12, 2003	Letter to U.S. Comptroller General Walker and SEC Chairman Pitt on the GAO's recent report on Wall Street preparedness for terrorist attacks
January 29, 2003	Letter to EPA Administrator Whitman regarding EPA's trend toward weaker enforcement
January 29, 2003	Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Young and Ranking Member Obey regarding opposition to any effort to attach legislative provisions concerning the Price-Anderson Act to the omnibus appropriations bill
January 29, 2003	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell urging the Commission to reform the wholesale pricing of telephone networks in order to promote facilities-based competition and speed the deployment of broadband services
January 23, 2003	Letter to President Bush asking that he instruct the U.S. Attorney General to comply with a Federal law to evaluate the security of chemical facilities in the U.S.
January 23, 2003	Letter to EPA Administrator Whitman urging the EPA to allow public comment on any further changes to the Clean Air Act New Source Review regulations
January 23, 2003	Letter to SEC Chairman Pitt, Mr. Glauber, Chairman and CEO, NASD, and Mr. Green, President, The Bond Market Association, regarding SEC and NASD progress reports on corporate bond market transparency
January 17, 2003	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson expressing serious concern about a change in policy that would undermine access to emergency services for low-income Americans
January 16, 2003	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson requesting HHS provide Congress with three statutorily-mandated reports that are overdue
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Statements

December 7, 2004	Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Joint Hearing on "Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement: Why The Government Pays Too Much"
November 18, 2004	Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Joint Hearing on "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
October 8, 2004	Floor consideration of H.R. 10 -- Barton amendment regarding digital television transition and public safety
September 30, 2004	Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing on "Controlling Bioterror: Assessing Our Nation's Drinking Water Security"
September 30, 2004	Full Committee Markup to consider S. 551, H.R. 4667, H.R. 918, H.R. 3015, H.R. 3858, H.Res. 567, H.Con.Res. 250, H.R. 2699, H.Res. 776
September 23, 2004	Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Markup to Consider H.R. 4940, the "Municipal Solid Waste Responsibility Act of 2004"
September 22, 2004	Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on "Repairing the 21st Century Car: Is Technology Locking the Consumer Out?"
September 21, 2004	Subcommittee on Health hearing on "Keeping Seniors Healthy: New Preventive Benefits in the Medicare Modernization Act"
September 15, 2004	Full Committee Markup to consider H.Res. 745, a resolution of inquiry regarding the Cheney Energy Task Force
September 9, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on "Publication and Disclosure Issues in Anti-depressant Pediatric Clinical Trials"
September 9, 2004	House Floor Debate on the Stark Amendment to H.R. 5006
September 8, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on "Law Enforcement Access to Communications Systems in a Digital Age"
July 22, 2004	Subcommittee on Health hearing on "Health Information Technology: Improving Quality and Value of Patient Care"
July 22, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on "Problems with the E-rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of our Nation's Schools to the Internet"
July 22, 2004	Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials hearing entitled "Tapped Out? Lead in the District of Columbia and the Providing of Safe Drinking Water"
July 21, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on "The Digital Transition: What Can We Learn From Berlin"
July 20, 2004	House Floor Debate on H.R. 3574, the "Stock Options Accounting Act"
July 20, 2004	Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality hearing on Pipeline Safety
July 15, 2004	Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality hearing on "The State of the U.S. Refining Industry"
July 14, 2004	House Floor Debate on S. 15, the "Project Bioshield Act of 2004"
July 14, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on "Competition and Consumer Choice in the MVPD Marketplace"
July 13, 2004	Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Hearing on "POPs, PIC, and LRTAP: The Role of the United States and Draft Legislation to Implement These International Conventions"
July 8, 2004	Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on "FASB Proposals on Stock Options Expensing" and H.R. 3574, the "Stock Option Accounting Reform Act"
July 7, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on "Voice Over Internet Protocol Services: Will the technology disrupt the industry or will regulation disrupt the technology?"
June 24, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on "A Review of Hospital Billing and Collection Practices"
June 24, 2004	Full Committee Markup Statement on H.R. 3981 a bill to reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections
June 24, 2004	Opening Statement at the Full Committee Markup of H.R. 2029, H.R. 2023, S. 741, H.R. 4555, H.R. 3981, H.R. 4600
June 23, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on "Protecting Homeland Security: A Status Report on Interoperability Between Public Safety Communications Systems"
June 22, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 17, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Problems With E-Rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of our Nation's Schools to the Internet"
June 16, 2004	Floor Debate on H.R. 4517, the "U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act of 2004"
June 16, 2004	Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Markup to Consider H.R. 3981, a bill to reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes
June 16, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Parents Be Aware: Health Concerns About Dietary Supplements for Overweight Children"
June 15, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on "Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004"
June 15, 2004	Subcommittee on Health markup to consider H.R. 2023, the "Asthmatic Schoolchildren’s Treatment and Health Management Act of 2004"; H.R. 4555, the "Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004"; and S. 741, the "Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004"
June 14, 2004	Floor Statement on H.R. 3658, the "Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act"
June 3, 2004	Full Committee markup to consider H.R. 3266, the Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003 and H.R. ____, the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act
June 2, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on "Advancing the DTV Transition: An Examination of the FCC Media Bureau Proposal"
May 20, 2004	Subcommittee on Health hearing on "Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings For Seniors"
May 12, 2004	General Debate on H.R. 4280, the Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation Bill
May 12, 2004	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
May 12, 2004	Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing on H.R. 107, the "Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003"
May 5, 2004	Subcommittee on Health Hearing, "Physician Fee Schedule: A Review of the Current Medicare Payment System"
April 28, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Markup of a bill reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
April 22, 2004	Full Committee markup of H.R. 3866, H.R. 2771, and H.Res. 516
April 21, 2004	Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Joint Hearing on "Current Environmental Issues Affecting the Readiness of the Department of Defense"
April 1, 2004	Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Inter-Governmental Transfers: Violations of the Federal-State Medicaid Partnership or Legitimate State Budget Tool?"
April 1, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on H.R. ____, Legislation to Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
April 1, 2004	Full Committee Hearing on "FY 2005 Budget Priorities for the Department of Energy"
March 25, 2004	Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Hearing on "A Review of the DOE's Yucca Mountain Project, and Proposed Legislation to Alter the Nuclear Waste Trust Fund"
March 25, 2004	Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "NIH: Re-Engineering Clinical Research"
March 24, 2004	Full Committee Hearing on "The State of U.S. Industry"
March 18, 2004	Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on the "Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration"
March 11, 2004	Floor debate on H.R. 3717, the "Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004"
March 10, 2004	Full Committee hearing on "A Review of the Administration's FY 2005 Health Care Priorities"
March 10, 2004	Telecommunications Subcommittee hearing on "Oversight of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act"
March 4, 2004	Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on "A Review of Security at DOE Nuclear Facilities and the Implementation of the Revised Design Basis Threat"
March 4, 2004	Health Subcommittee hearing on "Prescription Drug Monitoring Strategies to Promote Treatment and Deter Prescription Drug Abuse"
March 3, 2004	Full Committee Markup of H.R. 3717, the "Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004"
March 3, 2004	Full Committee Markup on Subcommittee membership resolutions, H.R. 3717, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3658, H.Res. 522, S. 1881, and two committee prints
February 11, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on H.R. 3717, "Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act"
February 4, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on "The Current State of Competition in The Telecommunications Marketplace"
January 28, 2004	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet hearing on FCC enforcement with respect to broadcast indecency
November 22, 2003	During Floor consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1, the "Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003"
November 21, 2003	At the Rules Committee Meeting on H.R. 1, the "Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003"
November 20, 2003	Prepared statement for the Conference Committee Meeting on H.R. 1, the "Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003"
November 18, 2003	On the Conference Report on H.R. 6, the "Energy Policy Act of 2003"
November 18, 2003	On the Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 6, the "Energy Policy Act of 2003"
November 17, 2003	On the Energy Bill Conference Report
November 14, 2003	Regarding the announcement of a conference agreement on The Energy Policy Act of 2003
October 15, 2003	Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Evaluating Coordination of Care in Medicaid: Improving Quality and Clinical Outcomes"
October 8, 2003	Subcommittee on Health Hearing on "Challenges Facing the Medicaid Program in the 21st Century"
October 2, 2003	Joint full Committee hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on "Managing Biomedical Research to Prevent and Cure Disease in the 21st Century: Matching NIH Policy with Science"
September 25, 2003	On H.R. 3161, Legislation to Ratify the Authority of the FTC to Establish a National Do-Not-Call Registry
September 24, 2003	Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on the Future of Universal Service
September 23, 2003	Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection joint Hearing with the Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on "H.R.__, the Database and Collection of Information Misappropriation Act of 2003"
September 17, 2003	at the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing on the "International Consumer Protection Act of 2003"
September 10, 2003	Full Committee Markup
September 5, 2003	of Congressman John D. Dingell at the first meeting of the House-Senate Conference on H.R. 6, "Energy Policy Act of 2003"
September 3, 2003	Full Committee Hearing on "Blackout 2003: How did it happen and why?"
July 24, 2003	Floor statement on the "Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003"
July 23, 2003	Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Hearing on H.R. 283, H.R. 411, and H.R. 1730 (Legislation dealing with the transportation of waste.)
July 23, 2003	Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on "Issues Relating to Ephedra-containing Dietary Supplements"
July 22, 2003	Consumer Protection Subcommittee Hearing on "FASB Derivative Accounting Standards"
July 21, 2003	Telecommunications Subcommittee Hearing on "The Regulatory Status of Broadband Services: Information Services, Common Carriage, or Something In Between?"
July 17, 2003	Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on "A Review of DOE's Radioactive High-level Waste Cleanup Program"
July 16, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "The Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003"
July 15, 2003	Conference Committee Meeting on H.R. 1
July 14, 2003	Floor Statement on Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 1, the "Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act"
July 10, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "The National Institutes of Health: Moving Research from the Bench to the Bedside"
July 9, 2003	Joint Subcommittee Hearing on "Legislative Efforts to Combat Spam"
July 9, 2003	Full Committee Markup of H.R. 1950, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (Section 730), H.Con.Res. 215, and H.Res. 296
July 8, 2003	Air Quality Subcommittee Hearing on "The Clear Skies Initiative: A Multipollutant Approach to the Clean Air Act"
June 26, 2003	Floor Statement on H.R. 1, the "Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act"
June 24, 2003	Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on "A System Overwhelmed: The Avalanche of Imported, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs Into The U.S."
June 18, 2003	Full Committee Markup, Democratic Drug Benefit Substitute
June 17, 2003	Full Committee Markup to Consider H.R.____, the "Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003"
June 12, 2003	Floor Statement on H.R. 2312, the "ORBIT Technical Corrections Act"
June 11, 2003	Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on "The Reauthorization of the Federal Trade Commission: Positioning the Commission For the Twenty-First Century"
June 10, 2003	Full Committee Hearing on Natural Gas Supply and Demand Issues
June 5, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Consumer-Directed Services: Improving Medicaid Beneficiaries Access to Care"
June 4, 2003	Telecommunications Subcommittee Hearing on "Wireless E-911 Implementation: Progress and Remaining Hurdles"
June 4, 2003	Floor Statement on H.R. 361, the "Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act"
June 3, 2003	Air Quality Subcommittee Hearing on "Status of Methyl Bromide Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol"
June 3, 2003	Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on "Assessing Initiatives to Increase Organ Donation"
June 3, 2003	Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on "Can Tobacco Cure Smoking? A Review of Tobacco Harm Reduction"
May 20, 2003	Energy Subcommittee Hearing on "The Hydrogen Energy Economy"
May 20, 2003	Press Conference on DOD Environmental Exemptions
May 15, 2003	Full Committee Markup of the Project Bioshield Act of 2003
May 1, 2003	Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on "A Review of the University of California's management contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory"
April 9, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Improving and Strengthening Medicare"
April 9, 2003	Telecommunications Subcommittee Markup of H.R. 1320, the "Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act"
April 8, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Designing a Twenty-First Century Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit"
April 1, 2003	Full Committee Markup of the "Energy Policy Act of 2003"; Hydroelectric Energy Amendment
April 1, 2003	Full Committee Markup of the "Energy Policy Act of 2003"; Hydraulic Fracturing Amendment
April 1, 2003	Full Committee Markup of the "Energy Policy Act of 2003"
March 31, 2003	Floor Statement in Opposition to H.R. 1463, the "Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003"
March 27, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Furthering Public Health Security: Project Bioshield"
March 26, 2003	Full Committee Markup of H.R. 810, the "Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2003"
March 25, 2003	Telecommunications Subcommittee Markup of H.R. 1320, the "Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act"
March 19, 2003	Energy Subcommittee Markup of the "Energy Policy Act of 2003"
March 13, 2003	Energy Subcommittee Hearing on "Comprehensive National Energy Policy" -- Focusing on Electricity and Ethanol
March 12, 2003	Floor Statement on H.R. 342, the "Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act"
March 12, 2003	Floor Statement on H.R. 663, the "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act"
March 12, 2003	Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Comprehensive National Energy Policy
March 12, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Medicaid Today: The State's Perspective"
March 5, 2003	Environment Subcommittee Hearing on the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
March 5, 2003	Energy Subcommittee Hearing on "Comprehensive National Energy Policy"
March 4, 2003	Health Subcommittee Markup of H.R. 5 regarding the Substitute Amendment See Section-by-Section Analysis of the Democratic Substitute
March 4, 2003	Health Subcommittee Markup of H.R. 5 the "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003"
March 4, 2003	On Introduction of the Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act
February 27, 2003	Health Subcommittee Hearing entitled "Assessing the Need to Enact Medical Liability Reform"
February 26, 2003	Oversight Subcommittee Hearing entitled "Procurement and Property Mismanagement and Theft at Los Alamos National Laboratory"
February 26, 2003	Telecommunications Subcommittee Hearing entitled the "Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from the Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission"
February 12, 2003	On H.R. 395, the "Do-Not-Call Implementation Act"
February 12, 2003	Full Committee Hearing on "A Review of the Administration FY2004 Health Care Priorities"
February 5, 2003	Telecommunications Subcommittee Hearing on the "Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective From Investors and Economists"
January 8, 2003	at the Committee's Briefing on "The Federal Trade Commission's Authorization of Funding For The National 'Do Not Call' List"
January 7, 2003	on H.Res. 5, the House Rules
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Speeches

May 21, 2003	Remarks before the Washington Automotive Press Association
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Staff Reports

June 24, 2003	Committee Staff Memorandum reporting on Imported Pharmaceutical Safety -- Miami International Mail-Branch Facility Visit in March 2003
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Dear Colleague Letters

(Letters to Fellow House Members on Current Legislation)

July 19, 2004	"Vote "NO" on Phony Enron Accounting"
June 21, 2004	"Time To Restore Patients' Health Care Rights; Cosponsor the New Patients' Bill of Rights"
June 1, 2004	Announcing plans to introduce the "Children's Dental Health Act of 2004" See also the Summary of the legislation
March 25, 2004	"Protect American Manufacturing Jobs; Cosponsor H.Con.Res. 366"
March 8, 2004	"...herbal supplements labeled 'ephedra-free' re not necessarily safer than ephedra"
November 5, 2003	"Halliburton and the Administration have denied overcharging the American taxpayer to transport gasoline into Iraq. . ."
September 9, 2003	"Help Prevent Future Blackouts; Co-sponsor H.R. 3004, the "Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003"
September 9, 2003	"Support H.R. 2052, Keep Local Programming Decisions in the Hands of Local Communities"
July 23, 2003	"Imported Prescription Drugs Don't Need to Poison to be Dangerous"
July 22, 2003	"Preserve Medicare's Universality"
July 10, 2003	"Prescription Drug Reimportation: Access Versus Safety"
June 24, 2003	"Defining Where We Stand on Medicare Prescription Drugs and Medicare Privatization: Post-Markup Report from Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees"
June 3, 2003	"Protect Localism, Diversity and Competition in the Broadcast Marketplace"
June 2, 2003	"Join the American Federation of Teachers in Support of H.R. 1199, the "Medicare RX Drug Benefit and Discount Act"
April 10, 2003	"Privacy is a Non-Partisan Issue; Put a "STOHP" to Invasions of Your Privacy"
April 9, 2003	"Oppose CAFE Amendments!"
April 9, 2003	"Protect Rivers and Fish! Support the Dingell-Boehlert Amendment and Oppose the Hydroelectric Provisions in H.R. 6"
April 9, 2003	"Don't Let Future Enrons Fleece Consumers; Support the Dingell Substitute Amendment on Electricity"
April 1, 2003	"Instruct House Budget Conferees NOT to Cut Medicaid in the Final Budget Resolution"
March 10, 2003	"Oppose H.R. 5 the "Anti-Patients Bill of Rights"
January 17, 2003	"Help Low-Income Families Keep Their Health Insurance For Their Children"
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