Chronology of Committee Work

Rep. Waxman Asks DHS for Updated Audit of Carnival Cruise Line Contract

In a letter to Homeland Security Inspector General Skinner, Rep. Waxman asks that the Department re-examine the contracts for hurricane housing on cruise ships now that the six-month contract period has concluded and all passenger and cost information known. The letter includes a preliminary staff analysis indicating that the actual costs to house individuals on the ships were much higher than initially estimated.

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry Again Question Administration's Emissions Claims

In a follow-up to the Administration's response to their Jan. 26, 2006, letter that questioned Dr. Paula Dobriansky's statements that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen in recent years, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry remind Dr. Dobriansky that under this Administration, U.S. emissions have hit their highest level ever.

Rep. Waxman Questions Vaccine Budget Cuts

In a letter to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rep. Waxman expresses his concern that the President's budget cuts essential vaccine funding.

New Medicare Drug Plans Fail to Provide Meaningful Drug Price Discounts in the San Francisco Bay Area

At the request of Reps. Honda, Lantos, Lee, Lofgren, Miller, Pelosi, Stark, Tauscher, Thompson, and Woolsey, this report examines whether the Republican promises of low drug prices have been achieved in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rep. Waxman Asks About Jeb Bush's Role in the Award of the Carnival Cruise Lines Contract

Rep. Waxman asks Florida Governor Jeb Bush about his role in securing a $236 million contract for Carnival Cruise Lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. New emails show that the governor facilitated Carnival’s contact with FEMA as it negotiated this boondoggle contract.

Rep. Waxman Calls for Subpoena of Documents on Halliburton Profits

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman outlines over $250 million in cost reimbursements, profits, and bonuses that Halliburton has received from the Army Corps of Engineers for billings Defense Department auditors deemed unreasonable and unsupported. Rep. Waxman requests that the Committee subpoena key documents relating to Halliburton’s bonuses that the Defense Department has failed to provide.

Democrats Call on Bush Administration to Withdraw Drug Liability Rule

Today Reps. Waxman, Dingell, and Brown sent a letter to Secretary Leavitt objecting to FDA’s claim that state lawsuits related to prescription drugs should be barred by FDA regulation of prescription drugs and pointing out that FDA justifies this claim with misleading statements and critical omissions. Sens. Kennedy and Dodd also also sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt urging him to withdraw language in a Food and Drug Administration drug labeling regulation that says FDA regulation of prescription drugs bars lawsuits against drug manufacturers and doctors, and questioning the justification for barring such lawsuits.

Rep. Waxman Commends Groups For Suing To Stop Administration's Promotion of Unethical Human Pesticide Experiments

Rep. Waxman releases a statement in reaction to the announcement that several public interest environmental and labor groups were suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the new rule to promote the testing of pesticides on humans.

New Reports Show Medicare Drug Prices Are High and Rising Rapidly

Rep. Waxman releases three new reports that show (1) Medicare drug plans have raised prices for popular brand-name drugs by more than 4% since January 1; (2) Medicare drug plans now charge 14% more for these drugs than the discredited Medicare drug cards previously charged; and (3) Medicare drug card providers negotiated negligible discounts of at most 3% to 5% from drug manufacturers. One of the three reports was prepared by GAO; it also finds that the Administration had advance warning that its systems would not be able to reconcile enrollment and eligibility data satisfactorily.

New Federally Funded Abstinence Program Guidelines Based on Ideology, Not Science

In a letter, Rep. Waxman calls on HHS Secretary Leavitt to retract new Community-Based Abstinence Education funding guidelines that are based on ideology, not public health.

New White House Report Conflicts with State of the Union Energy Goals

In a letter to the Council of Economic Advisers, Reps. Waxman, Kaptur, and Jim Davis ask why the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers differs so significantly from the President’s energy goals in the State of the Union Address.

Legal Scholars Agree: Budget Bill Did Not Pass Both Houses and Is Not Valid Law

Several constitutional law experts contend that the budget bill the President signed on February 8, 2006, is "not constitutionally permissible" and "is not law." In a letter to the Democratic Leader, Rep. Waxman includes expert analyses he has gathered about the bill, which did not pass the House and Senate in identical form and therefore violates the Bicameral Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

GAO Finds Federal Departments Spent More than $1.6 Billion in Media Contracts

Rep. Waxman, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Miller, Rep. Cummings, and other senior Democratic leaders release a new Government Accountability Office study that identifies more than $1.6 billion in public relations and media spending by the Bush Administration over the last two and a half years.

Internal Documents Reveal That Medicare Drug Benefit Is Causing Chaos At Social Security Administration

In a letter to Speaker Hastert, Rep. Waxman asks for hearings on new revelations that budget cuts and the Medicare Part D program are overwhelming the Social Security Administration.

New GAO Report Raises Questions About President's Health Proposals

Rep. Waxman and Rep. Stark release a new GAO study of enrollees in Health Savings Accounts, a centerpiece of his domestic agenda. The report validates a number of concerns about the President's proposals.

Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis Request Information on Postal Service Performance

In a letter to the Postmaster General, Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis request information about service and delivery performance in advance of a scheduled February 16, 2006, hearing on the Postal Service.

Inspector General Report Confirms Iraq Reconstruction Still Failing

Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet on a new report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction that reveals that, despite spending billions of taxpayer dollars, U.S. reconstruction efforts in key sectors of the Iraqi economy are not improving the lives of Iraqis.

Democrats Announce Bill to Get Needed Medicines for Seniors

Leader Pelosi and Reps. Waxman, Dingell, Stark, Sherrod Brown, and Marion Berry unveiled their legislation to provide emergency relief to senior citizens and people with disabilities who are having trouble navigating the new Medicare prescription drug program.

Rep. Waxman Gives Radio Address on Medicare Drug Plan Flaws

Rep. Waxman delivers the Saturday Democratic Radio Address, discussing the crisis surrounding the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit that went into effect January 1 and how the crisis could have been prevented through honest, open government.

Democrats Protest Ideological Campaign Against HIV/AIDS Prevention Grantees

In a letter to the Secretary of State, Rep. Waxman, Sen. Durbin, and other leading Democrats object to certain conservative politicians' ideologically-driven efforts to defund HIV/AIDS prevention grantees in the developing world.

Rep. Waxman Requests GAO Investigation Into Multi-Billion Dollar Medicare Windfall for Drug Industry

In a letter, Rep. Waxman asks GAO to investigate new evidence that the Republican-designed program will likely result in a multi-billion dollar windfall for drug manufacturers, at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.

Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry Question Administration's Emissions Claims

In a letter, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry ask Dr. Paula Dobriansky to explain why, as head of the U.S. delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change, she stated that U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases had fallen, when in fact they have risen by 3.5% during the Bush Administration.

Dem. Leaders Call Drug Bill Result of “Corrupt Legislative Process,” Seek Investigation into Role of Tainted Lobbying Group

In a letter to Speaker Hastert, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Democratic Whip Hoyer, and Ranking Member Waxman ask for a congressional investigation into the role played by the Alexander Strategy Group, a lobbying firm closely linked to Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff, in the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug Act and the drafting of the budget reconciliation bill currently before the Congress.

Rep. Waxman Urges Committee to Request White House Documents on Abramoff

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks that the Committee seek from the White House information about the nature of lobbyist Jack Abramoff's relationship with the White House.

Rep. Waxman, Sen. Boxer, and Rep. Solis Denounce Leaked Bush Administration Plan to Promote Human Pesticide Experiments

The Democrats criticize a Bush Administration plan to promote pesticide experimentation upon humans. The plan, contained in a final draft rule, was leaked to the legislators by a concerned Administration official who requested that the original copy of the plan not be duplicated in its entirety and widely distributed out of concern for anonymity. According to the EPA’s communications plan, the Administration will officially announce the pesticide experimentation plan later this week as a final regulation.

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