In a report released today, Reps. Davis and Waxman summarize information provided to the Committee by 19 federal departments and agencies regarding the loss or compromise of personal information since January 2003. The report finds that every agency has experienced at least one such breach and that the agencies do not always know what information has been lost or how many individuals could be affected.
Rep. Waxman asks former White House Director of Political Affairs, Ken Mehlman, whether he accepted tickets to a U2 concert from Jack Abramoff and, if he did accept the tickets, why he failed to report them on his 2001 financial disclosure form.
Reps. Waxman and Davis today released a GAO report detailing the Department of Defense's pandemic influenza preparedness efforts. While the department has taken some important steps, accountability, funding, and communications need to be clearer and more focused across the Department to fully prepare for the threat.
Rep. Waxman renews his request that the FDA investigate whether phenylephrine oral nasal decongestants are effective. In the ad, Schering-Plough announced that it will not reformulate Claritin-D, a pseudoephedrine-based oral nasal decongestant, to switch to phenylephrine.
Rep. Waxman reveals that Bush agency heads have taken 125 trips to over 300 locations aboard private jets, helicopters, and other aircraft at taxpayer expense and urges OMB Director Rob Portman to impose a moratorium on this luxury travel.
Rep. Waxman joins senior Democratic members of Congress in rejecting President Bush's decision to roll out a superficial counterterrorism plan directly before midterm elections.
Democratic members of Congress have proposed reforms of the Medicare drug benefit that could save the average senior almost $500 per year and eliminate the donut hole, without any increased costs to the taxpayer.
Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet explaining that the growing incidence of contamination in fresh produce is a symptom of weaknesses in the federal food safety system.
Representative Waxman and other Members of Congress criticize the appointment of Dr. Eric Keroack, a medical director whose clinics provide false information about breast cancer and deny contraception even to married couples, to an HHS post that includes oversight of the federal family planning program.
Chairman Waxman wrote to Comptroller General Walker to request a study of federal and state responses to healthcare associated infections, such as those acquired by patients at hospitals, clinics, or doctors’ offices.
In an ongoing effort to protect and preserve the vast resources of the Environmental Protection Agency, Reps. Gordon, Dingell, Waxman, and Oberstar call on the agency to stop efforts to close libraries across the country pending a review by Congress.
Reps. Waxman and DeLauro today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to set a federal standard for detecting campylobacter, a bacteria found in raw chicken that causes foodborne disease.
Rep. Waxman strongly urges that the EPA renounce a dangerous proposal that would eliminate the national ambient air quality standards for lead air pollution. These standards provide a baseline of public health protection throughout the country against highly toxic lead air pollution.
Based on the recently released results of a new study, Rep. Waxman today renewed his request that FDA investigate whether phenylephrine oral nasal decongestants are effective.
In the final hours of the 109th Congress, key legislators from the House and Senate brokered a compromise that allows the Postal Service to modernize its operations to remain viable in the 21st Century. Rep. Waxman called the passage of the bill a "historic accomplishment."
Rep. Waxman and Sen. Obama today released a report finding that products from the Capitol gift shop contain dangerous amounts of lead. Jewelry and other inexpensive children's gifts sold in the four Capitol gift shops contain enough lead to cause permanent medical harm and may be fatal to small children if ingested. Rep. Waxman and Sen. Obama call on the Bush Administration to ban lead in children's products.
Representatives Henry A. Waxman, Tom Davis, Darrell Issa and Diane E. Watson wrote to U.S. Attorney General Gonzales to ask him to review a legal analysis concluding that the Administration has legal recourse to recover billions of dollars in lost revenue on defective oil and gas leases issued in 1998 and 1999.
Rep. Waxman, along with Sens. Durbin and Kennedy, today released a new GAO analysis revealing a decline in new drug development by the pharmaceutical industry. The report contradicts the myth that higher research expenditures have resulted in more treatment options for patients.
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report which found multiple deficiencies in the Army's oversight of contractors in Iraq, including "limited visibility over contractors," lack of "adequate contractor oversight personnel," and "little or no training on the use of contractors."
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