Chronology of Committee Work

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Mar Iraq Reconstruction

Rep. Waxman today addressed the floor of the House of Representatives to highlight waste, fraud, and abuse in the reconstruction of Iraq. Despite $50 billion in expenditures, oil and electricity production remains well below pre-war levels. The Bush Administration's gross mismanagement of the war has wasted taxpayer dollars and produced lackluster results.

Click here to view video of Rep. Waxman speaking about Iraq.

Rep. Waxman Requests Information on use of Private Air Travel

Today Rep. Waxman sent a letter to Secretary Leavitt requesting additional information regarding his extensive travel aboard a private jet that had been leased by CDC for responding to public health emergencies. Letters were also sent to request detailed information regarding chartered private air travel by other Cabinet secretaries and government executives.

Rep. Waxman Calls for Public Accounting of Rove’s Actions in CIA Leak Case

In light of reports that Special Counsel Fitzgerald will not pursue criminal charges against Karl Rove -- and does not appear likely to file a report or make other public statements about findings -- Rep. Waxman renews his request to Chairman Davis for a congressional investigation that would provide public accountability and address unanswered questions.

Rep. Waxman Concludes Principi's Actions were 'Proper and Ethical'

Rep. Waxman writes to VA Secretary Nicholson to thank him for supplying requested documents and to notify him that Rep. Waxman is satisfied that former Secretary Principi's actions with respect to QTC Management Inc. were "proper and ethical."

Rep. Waxman's Statement at Hearing on the Security of Personal Information at Federal Agencies

Rep. Waxman's Statement at Hearing on the Security of Personal Information at Federal Agencies

Democrats Ask Hastert to Ban Smoking in House Buildings

Nineteen Democrats write to Speaker Hastert asking him to bring the Capitol Complex into compliance with District of Columbia law and ban smoking in the Capitol complex. Effective on April 3, DC law prohibited smoking in any workplace or indoor public place.

Congress Has Voted More Than 50 Times to Override State Laws

Rep. Waxman releases a report evaluating how many times Congress has voted over the last five years to preempt state laws and regulations. Republican leaders in Congress and President Bush have repeatedly promised to respect the role of states as laboratories of democracy, but the report documents that the House and the Senate have voted 57 times to preempt state laws and regulations.

In addition to the report, Rep. Waxman has created a comprehensive database to track congressional actions preempting state laws and regulations. Click here to access and search the database.

Rep. Waxman Requests Update to HIV Compendium

Rep. Waxman writes to CDC Director Gerberding to ask why in seven years the agency has failed to update a crucial document identifying HIV prevention programs that have been shown to reduce risk behaviors and HIV transmission.

New Report Reveals Estate Tax Repeal Would Give Over $200 Million Windfall to Oil Company Executives

This report analyzes the impact that repeal would have on the families of the senior executives for the major oil companies. In 2005, the minority staff of the Government Reform Committee released a similar analysis showing that repealing the estate tax repeal would save the President, Vice President, and 11 cabinet members as much as $344 million.

GAO Finds Improper Conversions of Political Appointees to Career Government Posts

In a letter to OPM, Rep. Waxman and Rep. Danny Davis ask Director Linda Springer to review whether OPM’s procedures properly guard against favoritism for appointees in the otherwise merit-based federal workforce.

Democrats Ask GAO to Examine Whether Part D Plans Employ Management Techniques

Ranking Members Dingell, Brown, Rangel, Stark, and Waxman ask GAO to look into whether Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans use management techniques to prevent patients from getting their medicines.

Dramatic Rise in Collusion Between Pharma and Generic Drug Companies is Hiking Prices

Sen. Schumer and Rep. Waxman write to the heads of the two major pharmaceutical trade organizations asking them to take a strong, public stance against the recent dramatic rise in settlements where pharmaceutical companies pay off generic drug companies to keep cheaper generics off the market.

Five Year Review of Bush Energy Policy

On the fifth anniversary of the White House energy plan, Rep. Waxman releases a new report showing what has happened to energy prices and dependency on foreign oil since the release of the plan developed by Vice President Cheney's energy task force.

Reps. Waxman and Frank Renew Document Request After HUD Chief’s Comments about Political Test for Contracts

In a letter to HUD Secretary Jackson, Reps. Waxman and Frank renew their request for documents relating to Department contracts after the Secretary’s conflicting explanations for his comment that he decided not to award a contract to a contractor with “a heck of a proposal” because the contractor expressed a negative view of the President.

Defense Department Plans to Block Transport of Gasoline to Iraq

In a letter to Secretary Rumsfeld, Rep. Waxman asks why the Defense Department recently decided to prohibit an American contractor from using a military border crossing to deliver essential fuels from Kuwait to Iraq.

Rep. Waxman Questions HHS, CDC Censorship of Conference Session

In a letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt, Rep. Waxman asks why HHS and CDC censored a conference session critical of abstinence-only education in response to political pressure.

Katrina Contracts Rife with Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

In a memo for today’s hearing, Rep. Waxman summarizes new audits obtained by the Committee that reveal widespread waste, fraud, and mismanagement in key contracts for rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.

Committee Refuses to Investigate White House's Knowledge of Deficit Reduction Act's Infirmities

Despite Democrats' efforts, the Committee votes down a resolution to investigate whether the President knew in advance that the version he signed of S. 1932, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, had not passed both houses before arrival at the White House.

New GAO Report Finds Widespread Problems With Information Provided By Bush Administration About New Medicare Drug Benefit

Rep. Waxman, along with Reps. Dingell, Rangel, Stark, and Sherrod Brown, releases a GAO report that finds that the information provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services about the complicated new drug benefit is rife with problems. According to GAO, the federal handbooks, website, and 1-800 Medicare hotline failed to provide information that was “consistently clear, complete, accurate, and usable.”

Bush Administration Increases Number of Political Appointees; Minority and Female Appointees Plunge

Rep. Waxman, along with Committee Democrats Danny K. Davis, Major R. Owens, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Elijah E. Cummings, and Chris Van Hollen, releases a report finding that in the Bush Administration’s first five years, the number of political appointees on the federal payroll has soared while the number of minority and female political appointees has declined dramatically.

The Impact of President Bush's Budget on Veterans' Health Care in Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District

At the request of Rep. John F. Tierney, this report analyzes the impact these proposals would have on veterans in Massachusetts’s 6th Congressional District.

The Impact of High Gasoline Prices in Central New Jersey

At the reqeuest of Rep. Rush D. Holt, this report analyzes what has happened in central New Jersey to the cost of one key energy source - gasoline - since the release of the Administration's energy plan.

Rep. Waxman Still Seeking Answers from FERC Chairman

In a third letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Kelliher, Rep. Waxman seeks answers to specific questions about the circumstances surrounding FERC’s favorable settlement with the Southern Company.

Terrorism Attacks Surge in 2005

New data from the National Counterterrorism Center shows that terrorist attacks have increased exponentially in the three years since the United States invaded Iraq.

GAO Criticizes No-Bid Contracts to Alaska Native Corporations

Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet on a new report by the Government Accountability Office that examines the increasing number of no-bid federal contracts being awarded to Alaska Native Corporations and finds that “there is clearly the potential for unintended consequences or abuse.”

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