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Chairman Waxman
Requests Additional Information on Questionable Electric Co-op Spending
In a letter to Glenn English, the CEO of the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association, Chairman Waxman requested information on the
trade association’s apparent involvement in at least one instance of
questionable spending by the Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
Chairman Waxman Warns
Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote
Chairman Waxman writes Attorney General Mukasey that the Oversight
Committee will vote to hold him in contempt unless the Attorney General
produces a copy of the report of the FBI interview of Vice President
Cheney in the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame
Wilson, a covert CIA agent.
Internal EPA Document
Shows 500 Enforcement Cases Adversely Affected
Chairman Waxman and Chairman Oberstar requested documents and information
relating to EPA’s enforcement of the Clean Water Act. An internal EPA
document obtained by the Chairmen show that EPA’s enforcement actions
across the country have severely suffered as a result of a Supreme Court
case and guidance issued by EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Major League Baseball
Responds to Committee Questions
The Commissioner of Major League Baseball and the Major League
Baseball Players Association responded to the Committee’s request for
information regarding the League’s steroid testing program.
Chairman Waxman
Questions Proposed Rule Regarding Automobile Roof Safety
In a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Peters,
Chairman Waxman questioned a proposed rule by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration that fails to ensure that automobile roofs
are strong enough to protect passengers in rollover crashes. Chairman
Waxman urged the Secretary to issue a strong rule that will significantly
reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by the crushing of
vehicle roofs during rollovers.
Investigation
Continues into Whether FDA Regulation Should Bar Liability Claims
Following a May 14, 2008, hearing, Chairman Waxman wrote to the FDA
to request documents related to the agency’s recent reversal of its
long-standing position on preemption of state product liability lawsuits
relating to FDA-approved drugs and medical devices.
June 23, 2008
Committee Calls for
Declassification of Information About U.S. Bases in Iraq
Chairman Waxman sent a letter today requesting that President Bush
declassify provisions in the “Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign
Plan” that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for
their existence, as well as a GAO report issued today regarding this
Joint Campaign Plan.
June
16, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Investigation into Criminal Fraud Cases in Iraq
In a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General, Chairman
Waxman asked the IG to examine potentially thousands of criminal cases
involving fraudulent contracts in Iraq, which could involve hundreds of
millions of federal dollars.
June
16, 2008
Oversight
Committee Subpoenas Justice Department for Plame Documents
Today, the Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General
Mukasey compelling the production of FBI interview reports of Vice
President Cheney and President Bush and other documents regarding the
outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson.
June 13, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Schedules Contempt Vote
In letters to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House
official Susan Dudley, Chairman Waxman announced that the Committee will
consider holding them in contempt for their repeated refusal to provide
subpoenaed documents to the Committee. The subpoenaed documents involve
the White House role in EPA’s ozone standards and rejection of
California’s motor vehicle emission standards.
June
12, 2008
Chairman
Waxman, Ranking Member Davis Question Major League Baseball on 2005
Testimony
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis asked for additional
information from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball
Players’ Association in response to questions about their 2005
congressional testimony on steroid use in Major League Baseball.
June
9, 2008
Chairman Waxman
Requests Information on Universal Service Fund High Cost Support Program
Disbursements
In a letter to FCC Chairman Martin, Chairman Waxman requested
information about the top recipients of high-cost subsidy dollars from
the federal Universal Service Fund. The High Cost Program of the
Universal Service Fund subsidizes eligible telecommunications carriers
for the purpose of ensuring that consumers in all regions of the nation
have access to and pay rates for telecommunications services that are
reasonably comparable to services provided and rates paid in urban areas.
June
9, 2008
New Power Plant Rules
Could Increase Pollution and Exacerbate Global Warming
Chairman Waxman wrote to EPA Administrator Johnson to request
information regarding the effects of a proposed rule to weaken the “new
source review” requirements governing power plants, which would allow
older power plants to increase their emissions of air pollutants and
exacerbate global warming.
June 3, 2008
New Questions about
Vice President Cheney’s Role in CIA Leak
Chairman Waxman urged Attorney General Mukasey to turn over the FBI
interviews of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, citing new
information from the FBI interview of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and the
recent disclosures by Scott McClellan.
May 16, 2008
Committee Aims to
Improve Thrift Savings Program
Chairman Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Danny Davis, and Ranking
Member Tom Davis requested comments from the Chairman of the Federal
Retirement Thrift Investment Board on legislation the Committee is
considering to strengthen the federal Thrift Savings Program.
May 16, 2008
Chairman Waxman Warns
of Noncompliance with Subpoena
Chairman Waxman wrote to EPA Administrator Johnson and White House
official Susan Dudley directing them to bring all documents responsive to
the Committee’s subpoenas to a hearing on Tuesday May 20, unless the
documents are subject to a valid claim of executive privilege.
May 12, 2008
Chairman Waxman
Requests EPA Analyses of Global Warming Pollution from Transportation
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman requested
copies of analyses performed by EPA to evaluate transportation sector
global warming pollution reductions needed to meet climate goals.
May 12, 2008
Duplicative Federal
Retiree Drug Coverage Costing Taxpayers and Federal Retiree Millions
Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Davis wrote to CMS and OPM
asking why over 200,000 retirees with federal retiree drug coverage have
also enrolled for duplicative and unnecessary Medicare Part D drug
benefits, and why CMS and OPM have not coordinated these benefits,
wasting as much as $200 million in retiree and taxpayer funds annually.
May 8, 2008
Chairman Waxman and
Rep. Clay Request Testimony at Hearing on Census Bureau
Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Clay invited Secretary of
Commerce Gutierrez and Census Bureau Director Steven Murdock to testify
at a June hearing regarding the Census Bureau’s preparation for the 2010
census and the mismanaged Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA)
contract.
May 2, 2008
Chairman Waxman Clarifies Energy
Bill Provision
Chairman Waxman wrote to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman
Levin and Ranking Member McCain to correct misinformation about section
526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which ensures
that federal agencies are not spending taxpayer dollars on new fuel
sources that will exacerbate global warming.
April 23, 2008
Chairman Waxman Requests
Testimony on Political Interference at EPA
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman requested
that he be prepared to testify regarding the recently released Union of
Concerned Scientists Report documenting extensive and widespread
political interference with the work of scientists at EPA.
April 22, 2008
Committee Investigates
Government Contractors’ Use of Tax Shelters
In letters to KBR and fourteen other federal contractors that perform
work in Iraq and Afghanistan, Chairman Waxman requested information about
the use of off-shore subsidiaries to reduce federal tax liability.
April 21, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information on Increase in Military Personnel Waivers
In a letter to Under Secretary of Defense Chu, Chairman Waxman
requested documents related to the recent sharp increase in the number of
personnel conduct waivers, which allow the enlistment of U.S. service
members who would otherwise be precluded by recruitment standards, and
released the number of waivers granted for specific criminal felonies in
FY 2006 and FY 2007.
April 18, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information on New GSA Advisory Panel
In a letter to GSA Administrator Doan, Chairman Waxman requested
documents related to a newly announced advisory panel tasked with
examining existing tools for ensuring the government pays the lowest
prices for goods and services.
April 18, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Responds to Ranking Member Davis’ Request
In a letter to Ranking Member Davis, Chairman Waxman responded to his
request that the Committee investigate the role of President Clinton in
the establishment of ozone standards set by the EPA in 1997 by detailing
the Congress’ exhaustive examination of the issue that occurred at the
time of the decision.
April 16, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Issues a Subpoena for White House Documents
Chairman Waxman issued a subpoena to compel the White House Office of
Management and Budget to provide documents relating to EPA’s recent
decision to establish ozone air quality standards that disregarded the
recommendations of EPA staff and EPA’s independent scientific review
committee.
April 10, 2008
Chairman Waxman Urges Protection
of Los Angeles River Basin
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman urged
Johnson to exercise EPA’s authority to block a proposed determination by
the Army Corps of Engineers that could result in significant water
quality degradation in the Los Angeles River Basin.
April 9, 2008
Democrats Urge Trade Ambassador
to Focus on Access to Medicines
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Schwab, Chairman Waxman and
twenty-six other Members of Congress asked that in reviewing the global
state of intellectual property rights the Ambassador act upon the United
States’ commitment to respecting measures that improve access to
live-saving medicines in developing countries.
April 9, 2008
Chairman Waxman Criticizes EPA
Proposal That Would Allow Contaminated Drinking Water
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman expressed
his concerns that an EPA proposal could expose significant populations in
the United States to contamination levels in drinking water up to three
times what the law now allows.
April 9, 2008
Chairman Waxman Issues Subpoena
for EPA Documents
Chairman Henry A. Waxman today issued a subpoena to compel EPA to
provide unredacted copies of documents involving the White House that
have been improperly withheld from the Committee regarding EPA’s decision
to reject California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
automobiles.
April 9, 2008
Rep.
Waxman Writes Letter to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab Urging Focus
on Access to Medicines
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Schwab, Rep. Waxman and
twenty-six other Members of Congress asked that in reviewing the global
state of intellectual property rights the USTR act upon the United
States' commitment to respecting measures that improve access to
live-saving medicines in developing countries.
April 7, 2008
Chairman Waxman Requests Details
of Federal Reserve's No-Bid Arrangement with BlackRock
Chairman Waxman requested details of a potentially long-term
arrangement between the Federal Reserve and BlackRock, an investment
advisory firm selected to manage $30 billion in assets backed by federal
taxpayers.
April 4, 2008
Chairman Waxman Questions EPA’s
Losses in Federal Court
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman requested
information regarding the extent and effects of EPA’s numerous losses in
federal court on EPA rules that the courts found were contrary to law.
April 4, 2008
Oversight
Committee Requests Documents on Troubled Census Program
In response to notification that Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez will
be unable to testify at the April 9 Committee hearing on the Field Data
Collection Automation program, Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman
Clay requested documents related to the program.
April
4, 2008
Chairman Waxman Presses EPA for
Answers on Proposal to Increase Air Pollution in National Parks
Following an unsatisfactory response to an earlier letter sent to EPA
Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman requests clarification of a
proposed regulation that threatens to allow increased air pollution in
the National Parks and other clean air areas.
April 1, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Reiterates Request for OMB Documents Related to Ozone Regulation
In a letter to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Administrator Susan Dudley, Chairman Waxman reiterated the Committee’s
request for documents related to the rejection of expert recommendations
for ozone air quality standards.
March 21, 2008
State
Department Should Release Identity of Companies that Accessed Obama
Passport File
Chairman Waxman wrote the State Department to request the name of the
companies that hired the contractors who gained unauthorized access to
Senator Obama’s passport files and to urge the State Department to
release this information to the public.
March 20, 2008
Oversight
Committee Questions Fraud Reporting Exemptions for Overseas Contractors
Chairman Waxman requested documents related to an exemption for
overseas contractors that was inserted into a proposed rule requiring
government contractors to detect, prevent, and report fraud.
March 19, 2008
Oversight
Committee Investigates Accidental Electrocutions of Soldiers in Iraq
Chairman Waxman requested documents from the
Defense Department related to reports that at least 12 service members in
Iraq have died as the result of accidental electrocutions attributable to
faulty wiring.
March 17, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Clarifies Intent of Energy Bill Provision
Chairman Waxman wrote to Senate Energy Committee Chairman Bingaman to
clarify that the intent of section 526 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 is to ensure that federal agencies are not spending
taxpayer dollars on new fuel sources that will exacerbate global warming.
March 13, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Issues a Subpoena for EPA Documents
Chairman Waxman issued a subpoena to compel EPA to provide unredacted
copies of documents that have been improperly withheld from the Committee
regarding EPA’s decision to reject California’s efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
March 13, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests DOJ Grant Documents
Responding to concerns raised by Rep. Timothy
Walz about questionable practices by the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention in awarding grants, Chairman Waxman wrote to
Attorney General Mukasey to request documents detailing the grantmaking
process at OJJDP.
March 12, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Explanation for EPA’s Decision to Ignore Scientific
Experts
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson,
Chairman Waxman requested an explanation for EPA’s decision to adopt
national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter and ozone
contrary to the recommendations of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee.
March 12, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Responds to Ranking Member Davis's Request for Census Hearing
Chairman Waxman wrote to Ranking Member Davis to confirm that a
hearing on the Census Bureau’s Field Data Collection Automation program
has been tentatively scheduled for April 9, 2008.
March 12, 2008
Rural
Utilities Service Agrees to Moratorium on New Coal-Fired Power Plants
In a response to a letter from Chairman Waxman, RUS stated that it
would not fund any new coal-fired power plants until it can calculate and
apply a factor to reflect financial risks.
March 11, 2008
Chairman Waxman
and Ranking Member Davis Respond to CIA Inspector General on Committee
Jurisdiction
In a letter to CIA Inspector General Helgerson, Chairman Waxman and
Ranking Member Davis respond to the CIA’s IG’s refusal to provide
information concerning unimplemented recommendations, and reiterate the
Committee request for the information.
March 10, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Improperly Withheld EPA Documents
In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson,
Chairman Waxman requested documents that have been improperly withheld
from the Committee regarding EPA’s decision to reject California’s
efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
March
10, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Calls for Blackwater Investigations
Chairman Waxman sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service, the Small
Business Administration, and the Department of Labor to request
investigations into whether Blackwater has violated federal tax, small
business, and labor laws.
March 4, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Copies of RAND Report Entitled "Rebuilding
Iraq"
In a letter to Secretary of the Army Pete Geren,
Chairman Waxman requested classified and unclassified versions of a
report produced by the RAND Arroyo Center that analyzed how the Army, the
Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the White House
planned for the reconstruction of Iraq before Operation Iraqi Freedom.
March
3, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Presses Secretary Rice for Iraqi Corruption Documents
In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Chairman Waxman
requested documents relating to an order issued in April 2007 by Iraqi
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s office that effectively immunizes the
Iraqi president, the Council of Ministers, and any current or former ministers
from being prosecuted for corruption without the Prime Minister’s
consent.
February 27, 2008
Committee
Submits Views and Estimates for FY 2009 Budget
Chairman Waxman wrote to the House Budget
Committee to submit the views and estimates of the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform for the fiscal year 2009 budget. The submittal
highlighted many of the Committee’s concerns about President Bush’s
proposed budget, especially attempts to overturn good government
legislation supported by the Committee and a failure to sufficiently
address waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending.
February 27, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Responds to Kansas Legislators' Invitation
In a letter to Kansas State Senate President
Morris and Speaker Neufeld, Chairman Waxman thanked them for their
invitation to visit and hear about a new coal-fired power plant proposed
by Sunflower Electric, and reiterated his commitment to safeguarding
taxpayer dollars from waste through oversight of the Rural Utility
Service.
February 27, 2008
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis Request Justice Department
Investigation
Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis
sent a letter to Attorney General Mukasey today requesting an
investigation into the truthfulness of Roger Clemens’s testimony.
February
15, 2008
Members Urge
Office of National Drug Control Policy to Support Needle Exchange
Programs
In a letter to the Office of National Drug Control
Policy, Chairman Waxman and Rep. Barbara Lee responded to Director John
Walter’s unsupported assertion that needle exchange programs “support”
injection drug use.
February 14, 2008
Members Ask Rural Utility Service How it is Protecting Taxpayer
Subsidized Loans from the Financial Risks of Climate Change
In a letter to the Rural Utilities Service,
Chairman Waxman and Rep. Jim Cooper asked how RUS is addressing the
financial risks of building new coal-fired power plants without emissions
controls for greenhouse gases, when RUS provides taxpayer-subsidized
loans for such plants.
February 14, 2008
Chairman Waxman Expands Toxic Trailers Investigation
In letters sent to FEMA Administrator R. David
Paulison and three manufacturers of FEMA travel trailers, Chairman Waxman
requested explanations for the high levels of formaldehyde in FEMA
trailers and additional information about FEMA’s handling of the toxic
trailers.
February 14,
2008
Chairman Waxman Asks Rural Utility Service How it is Protecting Taxpayer
Subsidized Loans from the Financial Risks of Climate Change
In a letter to the Rural Utilities Service, Rep.
Waxman and Rep. Jim Cooper asked how RUS is addressing the financial
risks of building new coal-fired power plants without emissions controls
for greenhouse gases, when RUS provides taxpayer-subsidized loans for
such plants.
February 12,
2008
Chairman
Waxman Releases Letter to Rusty Hardin
Chairman Waxman wrote a letter to Rusty Hardin
about his recent comments.
February 8,
2008
Oversight Committee Subpoenas Iraq Embassy Documents
The Oversight Committee issued a subpoena seeking
documents related to construction and safety problems at the new U.S.
Embassy in Iraq after the State Department repeatedly failed to provide
documents.
February 8,
2008
Chairman Waxman Issues a Subpoena for EPA Presentations
Chairman Waxman issued a subpoena to compel the EPA
to provide unredacted copies of a key presentation EPA staff made to
Administrator Johnson in October 2007 about California’s regulations to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
February 6,
2008
Chairman Waxman Urges EPA to Protect Air Quality Near National Parks
In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson,
Chairman Waxman urged the agency to reject a proposed rule that would
make it easier to build large, new polluting facilities near national
parks and wilderness areas without installing adequate pollution
controls. Chairman Waxman also requested an explanation of how the flawed
proposal was approved and why the concerns identified by EPA’s key
technical staff were ignored.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Members
Call on the Science Board to Assess Resources Needed to Remedy FDA's
Funding Crisis
Reps. Henry A. Waxman, John D. Dingell, Bart
Stupak, and Frank Pallone, Jr., called on members of one of FDA’s own
advisory committees to provide Congress with its assessment of the
resources needed to remedy the crisis at the agency stemming from years
of chronic underfunding.
Monday, February 04,
2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests GAO Examination of Regional Fishery Management Council
Expenditures
Chairman Waxman wrote to Comptroller General
David Walker to request that GAO examine the expenditures of the Western
Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESPAC) in response to
concerns about WESPAC’s questionable usage of federal funds.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Chairman Waxman Requests Unredacted EPA Documents
In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen
Johnson, Chairman Waxman requested complete, unredacted copies of
Administrator Johnson’s briefing slides regarding California’s petition
for a Clean Air Act waiver to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor
vehicles.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests Briefing on Inspections of Chinese Drug Manufacturer
In a letter to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach,
Chairman Waxman requested a briefing on FDA inspections of all facilities
owned by the Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group that produce drugs for the
United States. The Chinese company is currently under criminal
investigation in China for the production of tainted leukemia drugs and manufactures
at least one drug for export to the United States.
January 31, 2008
Chairman Waxman Requests Executive Compensation Information from Fortune
250 Companies
Chairman Waxman and the Oversight and Government
Reform Committee asked the compensation committee chairs of each of the
Fortune 250 companies to provide information about how executive
compensation consultants are utilized by these corporations in setting
executive pay.
January 29, 2008
Rep. Waxman Asks GAO to Examine
FDA Resource Shortfalls
Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
wrote to Comptroller General of the United States David Walker requesting
an examination of the staffing, information technology, and other
resources necessary for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to successfully
carry out its oversight of foods, drugs, biologics, and medical devices.
January 23, 2008
Members
of Congress Question FDA Proposal Designed to Create Liability Shield for
Drug and Device Companies
Representatives Henry A. Waxman, John D. Dingell,
Frank Pallone, Jr., Rosa L. DeLauro, and Edward Markey, and Senators
Edward M. Kennedy, Patrick J. Leahy, and Christopher J. Dodd, questioned
the basis for a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal that was
apparently designed to shield pharmaceutical and device companies from
liability for injuries sustained by American consumers as a result of
unsafe products.
January 22, 2008
Chairman
Waxman Requests FDA Provide Documents Regarding Drug Company Marketing
Loophole
Chairman Waxman wrote to FDA Commissioner von
Eschenbach requesting documents related to the FDA’s draft guidance
allowing drug companies to use journal articles to promote potentially
dangerous off-label uses of drugs and medical devices without prior FDA
review and approval. According to FDA minutes of a meeting, Dan Troy and
other drug company representatives urged FDA to issue guidance to protect
the companies from “Federal prosecutors pursuing distributors of this
information for criminal conduct.”
January 17, 2008
Investigation
into Mortgage CEO Compensation Expands
As part of
its ongoing investigation into executive pay, the Oversight Committee
asked Countrywide Financial, Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch to provide
documents relevant to the compensation of Angelo R. Mozilo, Charles
Prince and E. Stanley O’Neal. In addition, the Committee invited the
chairs of the compensation committees at these companies to testify on
February 28 about how the compensation and severance packages for these
executives were determined and on what basis they were approved
January 16, 2008
Committee
Requests Action Plans for Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation
In letters to five federal agencies, Chairman
Waxman and Ranking Member Davis requested that the agencies prepare and
submit five-year action plans for cleaning up the widespread uranium
contamination in the Navajo Nation.
January 14, 2008
Investigation
into EPA's Denial of State Greenhouse Gas Regulations Advances
Chairman Waxman requested that the EPA agree to
production deadlines and provide relevant agency officials for interviews
following the EPA's failure to meet the Committee's deadline for
producing documents.
December 20, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Initiates Investigation into EPA Decision
Chairman Waxman requested in a letter to the EPA
that the agency preserve and produce all documents relating to
Administrator Johnson’s decision to block California’s efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
December 20, 2007
New
Questions Raised About White House Records Preservation
Chairman Waxman wrote to the National Archives and
the White House regarding whether the White House has preserved its
records according to the obligations of the Presidential Records Act, and
what the White House has done to prepare for the transition of
presidential records to the Archives in January 2009.
December 20, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information on Expanded HIV Testing
Chairman Waxman asked CDC Director Gerberding and
HRSA Director Duke to conduct additional analysis to answer questions
about the impact of the expanded testing program on the demand for care
and treatment of HIV. Chairman Waxman also asked Dr. Gerberding to
explain CDC’s position on the role of prevention counseling provided in
conjunction with testing.
December 18, 2007
Chairman Waxman Urges Attorney
General to Provide Plame Documents
Chairman Waxman reiterated his request to the
Attorney General for documents from Special Counsel Patrick J.
Fitzgerald’s investigation into the leak of the covert identity of CIA officer
Valerie Plame Wilson, noting the absence of any pending Justice
Department investigation or litigation.
December 6, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Interview on Deleted Files
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Davis
asked Special Counsel Bloch for an interview regarding reports that he
directed the deletion of files on office computers.
December 6, 2007
Oversight
Committee Hearing Examines Executive Pay and Compensation Consultants
Chairman Waxman and the Oversight Committee held a
hearing to examine the role played by compensation consultants in
determining the pay packages of senior executives at the largest publicly
traded corporations. Corporate governance experts, institutional
investors, and compensation consulting firms testified regarding the role
of consultants in setting executive pay, efforts to prevent and manage
conflicts of interest, and the adequacy of the information available to
shareholders and the public.
December 3, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Urges Strong Response to Report on FDA Resource Shortfalls
Chairman Waxman wrote to FDA Commissioner von
Eschenbach, Secretary Leavitt, and OMB Director Nussle regarding the FDA
Science Board’s Subcommittee on Science and Technology report that found
that funding shortages at FDA have undermined science and endangered public
health.
November 30, 2007
Chairman Waxman Urges FDA Not to Open Loophole
Chairman Waxman released a draft of an internal FDA
guidance that would allow drug companies to use journal articles to
promote potentially dangerous uses of drugs and medical devices without
prior FDA review and approval.
November 16, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Documents on DOT Lobbying Efforts
Chairman Waxman requests documents from EPA
relating to the Department of Transportation’s lobbying efforts against
California’s efforts to address global warming.
November 15, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information from Alvin “Buzzy” Krongard
Chairman Waxman wrote to Buzzy Krongard, the
brother of State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard, requesting
an interview and documents relating to Blackwater USA.
November 6, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Seeks Baghdad Police Academy Records
Chairman Waxman asked the government contractor
Parsons to provide documents explaining why it has not repaired the
dismal conditions at the police academy, which it promised to fix in
testimony before the Committee last year.
November 5, 2007
Rep. Waxman
Expresses Support for Peru Free Trade Agreement in a Letter to Colleagues
November 2, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests that GAO Continue K-Town Investigation
Chairman Waxman wrote to Comptroller General David
Walker to request that GAO continue it’s investigation into the
management of the construction of the Kaiserslautern Military Community
Center, known as K-Town Mall, at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany.
October 31, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Withheld White House Documents
Chairman Waxman asked White House Counsel Fred
Fielding to turn over more than 600 pages of documents relating to the
activities of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff that are being withheld
because they involve internal White House deliberations.
October 30, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Seeks Information About Blackwater Immunity
Chairman Henry A. Waxman wrote Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice asking who conferred immunity on the Blackwater security
guards involved in the September 16 shooting, who authorized the grant of
immunity, and when Secretary Rice and other senior State Department
officials learned about the immunity.
October 24, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Requests DoE Explain Process for Finalizing Draft National
Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
Chairman
Waxman wrote to Energy Secretary Bodman requesting answers to questions
regarding the Department of Energy’s process for finalizing two draft
transmission corridors pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
October 23, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Calls on CHPA Members to Remove Pediatric Cold Products from
Market
Chairman Waxman
called on the member companies of the Consumer Healthcare Products
Association to voluntarily withdraw these products from store shelves
following an FDA Advisory Committee recommendation that over-the-counter
cough and cold medications for children under six be removed from the
market.
October 22, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information about Medtronic's Sprint Fidelis Leads
Chairman
Waxman wrote to FDA requesting information about the Agency’s approval of
Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis leads, which are components used in
implantable cardiac defibrillators.
October 22, 2007
Committee
Investigates State Department Contract to Train Iraqi Police
Chairman
Waxman wrote Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to renew the Committee’s
request for documents about the State Department’s $1 billion contract
with DynCorp to train Iraqi police forces.
October 19, 2007
Chairman Waxman Seeks Further
Information on Blackwater Contracts
Chairman Waxman wrote to Erik Prince, Secretary
Rice, and Secretary Gates, requesting further information on Blackwater’s
no-bid contracts, additional incidents involving their personnel in Iraq,
and payments made to the families of Iraqis killed by Blackwater.
October 17, 2007
Chairman Waxman Urges FTC to
Investigate Peer-to-Peer Networks
Chairman Waxman, along with a bipartisan group of
18 other representatives, urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to
investigate recent disclosures regarding inadvertent file sharing over
peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and to take steps to ensure that potential
risks posed by P2P networks are incorporated into the Commission’s
ongoing efforts to combat identity theft.
October 15, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Information on Oil Exploration Contract in Iraq
Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Kucinich
wrote to Hunt Oil CEO Ray Hunt and Ambassador Ryan Crocker requesting
information about a recent oil exploration contract Hunt Oil signed with
Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government.
October 12, 2007
Chairmen Call for “Honest
Answers” about Corruption in Iraq
House Chairmen Waxman, Lantos, Skelton, and Obey
wrote the Secretary of State to express their concern about endemic
corruption in Iraq and the refusal of State Department officials to
answer basic questions about the impact of corruption within the Maliki
government on the chances of success in Iraq.
October 11, 2007
Chairman Asks FERC About Role in
Combating Global Climate Change
Chairman Waxman asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
about its role in combating the threat of global climate change in light
of the Commission’s broad authority over many elements of the U.S. energy
sector. In a letter to FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman Waxman
requested details about FERC’s climate change policy and its efforts to support
state and federal actions to promote renewable energy, enhance energy
efficiency and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
October 5, 2007
Committee Requests EPA Study on
Air Emissions of Microwave Popcorn
Following a briefing by EPA, the Oversight
Committee and the Science and Technology Committee requested a copy of
EPA’s study of the research into the air emissions of microwave popcorn.
October 5, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Expresses Concern Over State Department’s Handling of Blackwater
Shooting
Chairman Waxman wrote to Secretary Rice following
reports that a Blackwater contractor, who was fired after he shot and
killed an Iraq security guard, was hired by Combat Support Associates,
another private contractor, to work in the region two months later.
A letter was also sent to the President of Combat Support Associates
requesting information about the former Blackwater contractor.
October 5, 2007
Rep. Waxman Questions Effectiveness
of Youth Abstinence Program
Chairman
Waxman, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, and Congresswoman
Barbara Lee reiterated their concern about the implementation of youth
abstinence programs in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR).
October 5, 2007
Rep. Waxman Expresses Concern
Over State Department's Handling of Blackwater Shooting
Chairman
Waxman wrote to Secretary Rice following reports that a Blackwater
contractor, who was fired after he shot and killed an Iraq security
guard, was hired by another private contractor to work in the region two
months later.
October 3, 2007
Rep. Waxman Questions Why Drug
Companies Continue to Market Cold Medicines to Infants
Chairman
Waxman wrote to the CHPA asking why its member companies continue to
market over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for use in infants even
after the CHPA has said to FDA that these products should not be sold for
use in children under two.
September 25, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Objects to State Department's Prohibition of Discussion of Iraqi
Corruption
Chairman
Waxman objected in a letter to Secretary Rice to the State Department’s
instruction to its officials that they cannot communicate with the
Committee about corruption in the Maliki government unless the Committee
agrees to treat all information, including “broad
statements/assessments,” as national security secrets.
September 19, 2007
Rep. Waxman Sends Letter to Rep.
Moran
Rep. Waxman sends letter to Rep. Jim Moran
expressing concern about his recent statements regarding AIPAC, the war
in Iraq and the Jewish community.
September 18, 2007
Chairman Waxman Raises Questions
about the Conduct of the State Department Inspector General
Chairman Waxman wrote a letter to State Department
Inspector General Howard Krongard describing allegations that he has
repeatedly interfered with on-going investigations to protect the State
Department and the White House from political embarrassment and asked for
his cooperation in the Committee’s investigation.
September 10, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Responds to Rep. Davis's Request
Chairman Waxman sent a letter to Ranking Minority
Member Tom Davis responding to his request that the Committee ask the
National Archives for records of the Clinton Administration.
September 6, 2007
Chairman Waxman Questions Interior Department’s Failure to Comply with
Energy Policy Act
Chairman Waxman wrote to Secretary Kempthorne to
question the Department of Interior’s refusal to comply with the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 requirement to study the effects of coal bed natural
gas production on surface and ground water resources in six western
states, and insisted that the Department comply with the law.
August
30, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information on Reports of Lost White House E-mails
Chairman Waxman wrote to request information from
the White House Office of Administration about reports that millions of
e-mails that may have been lost from the White House e-mail system.
August 29,
2007
Chairman Waxman Raises Concerns About NTP Contracting Report
Chairman Waxman raised concerns over an agency
analysis of potential conflicts of interest in current National
Toxicology Program (NTP) contracts in a letter to Dr. John Bucher,
Associate Director of the NTP.
August 21, 2007
Chairman Waxman Asks Agencies about White House “Asset Deployment”
Meetings
Chairman Waxman wrote to federal agencies
requesting documents about their involvement in White House “asset
deployment” meetings held to discuss the use of federal resources to promote
the reelection of President Bush and Republicans in Congress.
August 10,
2007
Chairman Waxman Requests Information on Drug Testing Policies at TNA
Entertainment
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis requested
information regarding the drug testing policies of TNA Entertainment.
August 3, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Documents Regarding Controversial Clean Air Act Rulemaking
Chairman Waxman wrote to EPA Administrator Johnson
to request documents concerning a proposed controversial change to
regulations under the Clean Air Act which would weaken existing
protections for many national parks and other areas with pristine air
quality.
July 27, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Information on Drug Testing Policies in Professional Wrestling
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Davis
request information regarding the drug testing policies of World
Wrestling Entertainment.
July 27, 2007
Reps. Waxman and Davis Renew
Request for White House Documents
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis request
that 56 White House documents be provided to the Committee to further its
investigation into allegations of political interference with climate
change science following a staff review of a number of
previously-withheld climate change documents.
July 25, 2007
Chairman Waxman Asks About the
White House Counsel's Knowledge of potential Presidential Records Act
Violations
Chairman Waxman wrote a letter to Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales and White House Counsel Fred F. Fielding inquiring as to
when the White House Counsel's office learned about White House
officials' use of nongovernmental e-mail accounts for official purposes,
and what steps, if any, it took to preserve these records and prevent
violations of the Presidential Records Act.
July 24, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Specific Tillman Documents from White House
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis sent a
letter to the White House requesting specific documents related to the
death of U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman, who was killed by friendly
fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
July 20, 2007
Rep. Waxman Asks for Fair
Guidelines for AIDS Funding Recipients
Reps. Waxman, Lantos, Payne, and Lee wrote to
Secretary Leavitt and USAID Acting Administrator Fore urging both agencies
to issue guidelines that respect the constitutional rights and the public
health responsibilities of all recipient organizations.
July 17, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Deposition Regarding Politicization of the White House Office of National
Drug Control Policy
Chairman
Waxman wrote to Sara Taylor, formerly the White House Director of
Political Affairs, requesting her attendance at a Committee deposition on
or before July 24 and her possible appearance at a Committee hearing on
July 30 regarding politicization of the White House Office of National
Drug Control Policy.
July 16, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Response to Evaluation of Youth-Abstinence Programs
Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Foreign Affairs Committee
Chairman Tom Lantos, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee wrote to U.S. Global
AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul asking how his office will respond to a
recently completed negative evaluation of U.S.-funded "abstinence
and be faithful" HIV prevention programs for youth.
July 13, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Objects to Withholding of Tillman Documents
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Davis
sent a letter to the White House objecting to the withholding of
documents related to the death of U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman, who
was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
July 11, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests
Documents Related to Political Interference with the Surgeon General's
Office
Chairman Waxman wrote to Secretary Leavitt
requesting documents related to political interference with the work of
the Office of the Surgeon General.
June 29, 2007
Chairman Waxman Subpoenas
Documents from Towers Perrin
Chairman Waxman and the Oversight Committee issued
a subpoena today to Towers Perrin in connection with a Committee inquiry
into potential conflicts of interest relating to the advice consultants
provide to corporate boards on executive pay.
June 29, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Questions DOJ’s Reversal on Anti-Prostitution Pledges
Chairman Waxman reiterated his concerns about the
constitutionality and public health effects of the Justice Department's
2003 advice concerning an anti-prostitution pledge requirement, and asked
for a full explanation of DOJ's reversal in opinion.
June 27, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Seeks Gonzales' View on Cheney's Executive Status
Chairman Waxman, Judiciary Chairman Conyers, and
Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Clay asked Attorney General Gonzales for
the Justice Department’s view on whether the Office of the Vice President
is part of the executive branch and thus bound by the President's
executive order to protect classified information
June 26, 2007
Rep.
Waxman States White House Security Violations May Be Widespread
Chairman Waxman wrote a letter to White House
Counsel Fred Fielding describing evidence that contrary to the recent
claims of White House spokesperson Dana Perino, there is evidence that
the White House has repeatedly failed to investigate security violations,
take corrective action following breaches, and appropriately protect
classified information.
June 22, 2007
Rep. Waxman Reiterates Committee Request for Shell, Exxon Testimony on
Gas Temperature Changes and Pricing
Chairman Waxman asked Shell and ExxonMobil to
voluntarily provide witnesses for a Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing
on temperature-based expansion and contraction of gasoline and the
resulting effect on gas prices.
June 22, 2007
Rep. Waxman Questions Energy Department’s Inconsistent Statements about
the Santa Susana Field Lab Cleanup
Chairman Waxman wrote asking for clarification of
inconsistent statements the Department has made about the cleanup of the
Santa Susana Field Laboratory and the Energy Technology and Engineering
Center.
June 20, 2007
Rep. Waxman Sends Letter to USTR Urging Reexamination of Thailand
Decision
Rep. Waxman and 34 colleagues urged the U.S. Trade
Representative to reexamine the Administration's decision to put Thailand
on a “Priority Watch List” because of steps taken by the Thai government
to secure generic versions of three drugs for citizens in its public
health program.
June 19,
2007
Inadvertent File-Sharing May Continue to Pose A Significant Risk to
Personal Privacy and National Security
Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis sent
letters to LimeWire and Streamcast requesting information about potential
privacy and security risks.
June 14, 2007
Rep. Waxman
Questions GSA Plans to Contract Out Oversight
Rep. Waxman sent a letter to GSA Administrator Doan
asking a briefing on GSA’s plans to expand the role of contractors into
contract oversight and management.
June 13, 2007
Chairman Waxman Reiterates Request for DOT Documents Related to Lobbying
Rep.
Waxman responded to Secretary Peters and reiterated his request for
documents and an interview relating to the Department lobbying Members of
Congress to oppose efforts by California and other states to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.
May 18, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Urges the President to Stop Efforts to Weaken the G-8 Declaration
Regarding Global Climate Change
Chairman Waxman and fourteen other House Committee
Chairmen sent a letter to the President urging him not to weaken a
proposed G-8 declaration regarding global climate changing.
May 17, 2007
Committee
Inquires on Disciplinary Action
Chairman Waxman and the Oversight Committee
wrote to General Ham inquiring as to whether disciplinary action was
taken following Lt. Col. Kauzlarich's denigrating remarks questioning the
Tillman family's faith.
May 15, 2007
Chairman Waxman Reiterates his Request to FEMA
Chairman Waxman sent a letter to Administrator
Paulison reiterating his two previous requests for documents relating to
high levels of formaldehyde in trailers provided to Gulf Coast hurricane
victims.
May 11, 2007
Committee Requests Deposition of
National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
Chairman Waxman sent a formal request to Stephen
Hadley, the National Security Advisor, to appear for a deposition. The
deposition is part of the Committee investigation into why President Bush
and other senior Administration officials cited forged evidence in building
a case for war against Iraq.
May 11, 2007
Committee
Reiterates Request for Documents Related to Plame-Wilson Disclosure
Chairman Waxman and Rep. Davis send a letter to CIA
Director General Hayden reiterating their request for documents relevant
to the Committee's investigation of the unauthorized disclosure of CIA
agent Valerie Plame Wilson
May 4, 2007
Committee Seeks Niger Documents
and Testimony and Instructs State Department Not to Impede Probe
Chairman Waxman sent a letter to Secretary of State Rice
informing the Secretary that the legislative affairs officials in the
Department should not hinder the Committee’s inquiry into why Secretary
Rice and President Bush cited forged evidence to build a case for war
against Iraq, advising the Secretary that the Committee will depose a nuclear
weapons analyst at the State Department, and requesting relevant
documents.
May 4, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Questions HHS About Barriers to Global Staffing
Chairman Waxman wrote to HHS Secretary Michael
Leavitt requesting detailed information following media reports of
serious gaps in global staffing at CDC.
May 2, 2007
Chairman Waxman Requests Documents Related to the Development of the
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
Chairman Waxman wrote to the Department of Defense
and General Dynamics asking for documents related to the Expeditionary
Fighting Vehicle (EFV), an amphibious assault vehicle currently being
developed by the Marine Corps
May 2, 2007
Chairman Waxman Asks the Bush Cheney Campaign for Information about White
House E-mails
Chairman Waxman writes to the Bush-Cheney '04
campaign’s attorneys requesting basic information about the use of these
accounts following new information that between 8 and 12 White House
officials had e-mail accounts provided by the campaign.
May 1, 2007
Chairman Waxman Writes RNC
Chairman Mike Duncan
Chairman Waxman sends a letter to Mr. Duncan
describing the subjects the Committee expects him to address during the
hearing regarding the scope of the potential violations of the
Presidential Records Act caused by the use of RNC e-mail accounts by
White House officials for official communications.
April 27, 2007
Committee
Seeks White House and Defense Secretary Communications about Tillman
Death
Chairman Waxman asked the White House and Defense
Department officials up the chain of command to provide the Oversight
Committee with any communications relating to the death of Corporal Pat
Tillman.
April 27, 2007
Chairman Waxman Invites Former CIA Director to Testify on Iraq War
Intelligence
Chairman
Waxman has invited former CIA Director George Tenet to testify before the
Committee on May 10th regarding one of the claims used to justify the war
in Iraq - the assertion that Iraq sought to import uranium from Niger -
and related issues.
April 26, 2007
Chairman Waxman Asks Agencies for Information on Political Presentations
Chairman
Waxman wrote to government agencies requesting further information and
documents about any briefings mentioning elections or candidates provided
to agency employees by officials in the White House.
April 18, 2007
Rep. Waxman Renews Request After RNC Fails to Provide Information on
White House Officials’ E-mails
Chairman
Waxman stated that it is unacceptable that - after three letters from the
Committee - the RNC has provided only minimal information regarding White
House officials' use of RNC e-mail accounts.
April 17, 2007
Chairman Waxman Postpones Vote and Renews Request for Rice Testimony
Chairman
Waxman wrote to Secretary Rice announcing a one-week postponement of the
Committee’s consideration of a subpoena and asking her to schedule a
voluntary appearance before the Committee prior to the Memorial Day
recess.
April 10, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Information on White House Contract with MZM
Chairman Waxman requested information on a $140,000
contract awarded by the Executive Office of the President to MZM, Inc. in
July 2002 as part of the Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation into
waste, fraud, and abuse in federal contracting.
March 30, 2007
Committee Requests
Deposition of Former White House Aide Susan Ralston
Rep. Waxman sends a formal request to former White
House aide Susan Ralston to appear for a deposition on April 5th. The
deposition is part of the Committee’s investigation, begun last spring,
into lobbying contacts between lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White
House.
March 26, 2007
Chairman Waxman
Directs RNC to Preserve White House Emails
Chairman Waxman directs the Republican National
Committee and the Bush-Cheney ’04 Campaign to preserve the emails of
White House officials, citing evidence that senior White House officials
are using RNC and other political email accounts to avoid leaving a
record of official communications
March 22, 2007
Information Requested on Allegations of Political Interference in Tobacco
Case
Rep. Waxman requests documents and communications
between the Department of Justice and the White House following renewed
allegations of political interference in the Justice Department's case
against the tobacco industry.
March 12, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Renews Niger Queries
Chairman
Waxman asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to respond to a series
of unanswered letters, including two letters raising questions about the
President’s claim that Iraq sought uranium from Niger.
March 11, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Expresses Concern That US Trade Policies May Restrict Access to
Life Saving Medicines
Rep. Waxman and other members wrote to US Trade
Representative Susan Schwab to express their concern that the US is
elevating intellectual property protection at the expense of public
health in recent Free Trade Agreements with Peru, Colombia and other developing
countries.
March 8, 2007
Rep. Waxman Requests Meeting with Special Prosecutor
Patrick Fitzgerald Regarding Disclosure of CIA Agent's Identity
Chairman
Waxman and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today sent a
letter to Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald commending him for his
investigation and requesting a meeting to discuss testimony by Mr.
Fitzgerald before the Committee.
March
5 , 2007
Rep.
Waxman Raises Concerns About EPA's Handling of LNG Project Off California
Coast
In a
letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Chairman Waxman discloses that documents the Committee has received raise
new questions about how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
handling the air permit application for the BHP Billiton liquefied
natural gas (LNG) floating storage and re-gasification project off the
coast of Ventura County, California.
February 28, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Requests Information on Contractor Conflicts of Interest
In a
letter to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, Chairmen Waxman and Boxer request a briefing regarding
allegations that the private contractor managing a government center on
chemicals and reproductive risk has conflicts of interest.
February 23, 2007
Oversight
Committee Requests Information on TSA Traveler Identity Verification
Website
Chairman
Waxman and the Oversight Committee request documents that would explain
why a TSA website that collected Social Security numbers and personal
information from the public operated for several days without basic
security measures.
February
22, 2007
Rep. Waxman Advocates for Stricter Emissions Standards
Reps. Waxman, Solis, Eshoo, and Capps call on the
U.S. EPA to establish strong pollution control standards for locomotives
and marine vessels to help Southern California attain healthful air
quality.
February
20, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests National Academy of Sciences Report
As
Congress considers policies to address two of the most pressing issues
facing the nation -- human-caused global warming and U.S. dependence on
oil – Chairman Waxman requests that the National Academy of Sciences
convene an expert panel to examine the key environmental and economic
issues related to biofuels and liquid fuels derived from coal.
January 23, 2007
Hearing
Will Question Political Influence on Government Climate Change Scientists
The
Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on January 30 regarding political
interference in the work of government climate change scientists. In
preparation for the hearing, Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis
have requested documents from the Council on Environmental Quality
related to allegations that officials edited scientific reports and took
other actions to minimize the significance of climate change.
January 19, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Requests Additional Information on GSA Procurement
Chairman
Waxman writes to GSA Administrator Lurita A. Doan and others inquiring
about GSA procurement issues.
January 18, 2007
Chairman
Waxman Invites Witnesses for First Oversight Committee Hearing
Rep.
Waxman has requested the testimony of L. Paul Bremer, Stuart Bowen, and
Timothy Carney at the first Oversight Committee hearing on waste, fraud,
and abuse, which will focus on Iraq reconstruction.
January 16, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Requests EPA Analysis
For two
years, EPA repeatedly stated that an energy facility off of the
California coast needed to meet Ventura County’s clean air rules.
Chairman Waxman requests the EPA analysis that formed the basis for the
reversal of that position in June 2005.
January 10, 2007
Rep.
Waxman Questions the President's New Iraq Contracting Strategy
As part
of President Bush's revised strategy for Iraq, he appears likely to
propose giving large sums of U.S. taxpayer dollars to decrepit and
possibly corrupt state-owned Iraqi companies. In a letter to his
colleagues, Rep. Waxman proposes that Congress answer several key
questions regarding the President's new spending proposal.
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