Chronology of Committee Work

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.

Rep. Waxman Holds Briefing on Medicare Drug Benefit

Rep. Waxman hosts a briefing to examine how the new Medicare drug benefit is working. Medicare beneficiaries, doctors, and pharmacists, as well as state health officials, testify about their experiences with the benefit's implementation.

New Details from GAO Raise Further Concerns about Barrett Investigation Spending

Rep. Waxman asks Independent Counsel David M. Barrett for an explanation regarding why his office has been renting 11,500 square feet for only five full-time employees and other new details GAO recently provided on Mr. Barrett's expenditures. To date, his ten-and-a-half year investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros has cost the taxpayer over $21 million.

Congress' Abdication of Oversight

In a pair of new reports, Rep. Henry A. Waxman examines the failure of the Republican-controlled Congress to investigate wrongdoing by the Bush Administration and the very different approach toward oversight taken by the Republican-controlled Congress during the Clinton Administration

Labor Department Policy Suppressing Mine Inspection Reports Impedes Reform

Rep. Waxman asks the Labor Secretary Chao to reverse the Mine Safety and Health Administration's 2004 decision to exclude mine safety inspectors' notes in Freedom of Information Act responses. The agency's secrecy policy limited disclosure about hundreds of safety violations at the Sago mine for years before the recent disaster.

It's Your Money

The history of the Bush Administration’s handling of federal contracts and other expenditures is one of persistent and costly mismanagement. It's Your Money, presented by Representative Henry A. Waxman, features specific examples of government waste, fraud, and abuse.

HHS Misleading Claim on Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment

Today, the Bush Administration released information on enrollment in the new Medicare prescription drug program. In a letter to Administrator McClellan, Rep. Waxman asks several serious questions about the extent to which the program is functioning as planned.

Senior Democrats Call for Hearings, Independent Panel on NSA’s Electronic Surveillance

In a letter to the Speaker, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Democratic Whip Hoyer, and Reps. Conyers, Waxman, and Harman ask that the House examine the scope of Presidential power in the area of electronic surveillance.

Committee Democrats Ask for Explanation of EPA's Proposed Rollbacks of the Toxics Release Inventory

In a letter to EPA, Reps Lynch, Waxman, and Kucinich express concern about the EPA's proposal to roll back the program that gathers information about industry use and release of toxic chemicals.

Democrats Express Concern About Cheney's Refusal to Disclose Travel Records

Rep. Waxman, Rep. Schakowsky, and other Democrats write to the Vice President to ask that he submit a complete accounting of his own and his staff's travel.

Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis Request Information on the Safety of Medical Devices

After several recent reports of patient injuries associated with the use of defective or unsterile reprocessed single-use medical devices, Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis write to GAO and to FDA's Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach to request information regarding the adequacy of FDA's oversight of these devices, and how it compares that of single-use devices.

Provision Would Block Public Access to DIA Documents

Rep. Waxman asks the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees to remove a provision in the pending National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the nation's open government laws by exempting “operational records” of the Defense Intelligence Agency from the Freedom of Information Act.

For Years, Administration Ignored Warnings that National Disaster Medical System Was Dysfunctional

A report requested by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, and Rep. Charlie Melancon finds that since 2002, the effectiveness of the National Disaster Medical System – a key component of the nation’s emergency response capacity — has been eroded by mismanagement, bureaucratic reshuffling, and inadequate funding. As a result, when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the system was unprepared, resulting in major failures in the medical response.

Rep. Waxman Statement on the President's Speech on Iraq Reconstruction

Rep. Waxman explains that the President's description of "quiet, steady progress" in Iraq’s reconstruction is misleading and ignores the facts. Independent auditors confirm that billions of dollars have been squandered without increasing Iraq’s oil or electricity production. Yet the Administration has done nothing to halt rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in Iraq.

Rep. Waxman Asks Chairman to Explain Oversight Choices

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks the Chairman to explain his rationale for rejecting requests to investigate the leak of classified information involving CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson and contract abuses at the Department of Homeland Security, while directing the Committee to look into a leak of classified information related to the Philippines and contract abuses involving the District of Columbia.

U.S. Position in International Drug Talks Questioned

Reps. Waxman, Brown, and Allen raise concerns that the US position on access to generic versions of lifesaving pharmaceutical drugs in the current World Trade Organization Ministerial in Hong Kong will undermine global public health.

Democrats Request Hearing on 'Highly Unusual' Events Surrounding DOJ Approval of Texas Redistricting

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman and Rep. Clay ask that the Committee investigate whether political appointees at DOJ inappropriately overruled the findings of a panel in the Department's Voting Section that Texas's 2003 redistricting might have a discriminatory effect. Rep. Waxman and Rep. Clay asked that this investigation be included in an expansion of a hearing they requested last week on whether DOJ political appointees approved a discriminatory voter-identification law in Georgia.

New Questions about Payments to Halliburton

In a letter to Chairman Tom Davis, Rep. Waxman discloses that the Army Corps of Engineers has paid Halliburton $130 million in cost reimbursements, profits, and bonuses for billings related to fuel imports and oilfield repairs in Iraq that Defense Department auditors determined to be unreasonable and unsupported.

Rep. Waxman Calls for an Investigation of U.S. Military Efforts to Influence Iraqi Media Coverage

In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks that the Committee investigate reports that the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to present positive images of the military and the U.S. mission in Iraq.

New Reports Find Major Flaws in Medicare Drug Card Program

Two new GAO reports released by Rep. Waxman show that the Bush Administration failed in implementing and enforcing virtually every aspect of the Medicare drug card program, calling into question the ability of the Administration to oversee the vastly more complicated Medicare drug benefit.

Rep. Waxman Requests Ban on Smoking in House Buildings

In a letter to the Office of Compliance, Rep. Waxman asks that the Office direct the House Building Commission to ban smoking in House buildings.

New Medicare Drug Plans Fail to Provide Meaningful Drug Discounts

A new report by Rep. Waxman shows that the drug prices offered by ten leading Medicare drug plans are over 80% higher than federally negotiated prices and over 60% higher than Canadian prices. The Medicare drug plan prices are even higher than the prices available from Drugstore.com and Costco stores.

Rep. Waxman Speaks Out Against Duncan Hunter Resolution

On the House floor, Rep. Waxman speaks against the Republican resolution and calls for answers to long-standing questions about the Administration's use of forged evidence as the cornerstone of the case for war in Iraq. These concerns were raised by Rep. Waxman before the war started in a letter to President Bush on March 17, 2003.

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