Rep. Waxman writes to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, White House Assistant for Economic Affairs Larry Lindsey, and Secretary of the Army Thomas White asking for information on their contacts with Enron.
Rep. Waxman asks Enron chairman Kenneth Lay to verify and explain two e-mails Mr. Lay purportedly sent to employees in August 2001 reassuring them about the company’s prospects and stock price.
In a letter to Secretaries O'Neill and Evans, Rep. Waxman asks for details about their contacts with Enron and for a full explanation of why they decided to take no action to protect Enron employees and shareholders.
Rep Waxman issues a statement in response to news reports that the Bush Administration had prior knowledge of the Enron collapse.
Rep. Waxman writes Attorney General Ashcroft about the political support he has received from Enron, and whether this will affect the AG's involvement in the criminal investigation of Enron.
GAO announced it expected to decide within a month whether to file a lawsuit against the White House. This would represent the first time that GAO has had to take the executive branch to court to obtain access to information.
Responding to Rep. Waxman's December 4 letter, the White House reveals repeated contacts between Enron executives and the White House energy task force. Rep. Waxman writes Vice President Cheney to seek information about the topics discussed during the six meetings with Enron executives disclosed by the White House.
Responding to Rep. Waxman's December 4 letter, the White House reveals repeated contacts between Enron executives and the White House energy task force. Rep. Waxman writes Vice President Cheney to seek information about the topics discussed during the six meetings with Enron executives disclosed by the White House.
A new report by the Special Investigations Division for Congresswoman Norton finds that many nursing homes in D.C. are providing substandard care.
Reps. Waxman, Dingell, Rangel, Stark, Brown, and Ross wrote to HHS Secretary Thompson describing new GAO data that indicates that the drug cards proposed by the Bush Administration are unlikely to provide significant benefits for seniors.
In reponse to Rep. Waxman's request, the State Department has halted the export of dangerous fifty caliber sniper weapons.
The Office of Management and Budget has asked the Republican Subcommittee staff of the Government Reform Committee to compile a list that details regulations considered burdensome by lobbyists. On Dec. 10., Reps. Waxman and Tierney sent a letter to Governor Ridge on the regulations on this list that appear to be relevant to efforts to address terrorism.
Rep. Waxman released a GAO study that demonstrates state enforcement of youth smoking laws is inadequate. Many states used young teens to inspect retail outlets for compliance, artificially reducing violations. Fifteen states did not take enforcement action against stores selling cigarettes to children. The report shows that strong FDA regulation is needed to curb the epidemic of youth smoking.
Rep. Waxman wrote to the Attorney General with new evidence of bribery, obstruction of justice, purgery, and other illegal activity in the tobacco industry. These allegations were made by tobacco executive Ron Tully in two 1998 letters.
Reps. Waxman and John Tierney send a letter to the Office of Management and Budget asking for the disclosure of a list, compiled at OMB’s request by the Republican Subcommittee staff of the Government Reform Committee, that details regulations considered burdensome by lobbyists. Reps. Waxman and Tierney send a letter to Governor Tom Ridge on the regulations on this list that appear to be relevant to efforts to address terrorism.
Rep. Waxman wrote the Vice President asking that he disclose details about contacts between his energy task force and Enron Corp., in light of the company's recent financial collapse and press reports suggesting that Enron had extensive dealings with the task force.
Rep. Waxman writes the Vice President asking that he disclose details about contacts between his energy task force and Enron Corp., in light of the company’s recent financial collapse and press reports suggesting that Enron had extensive dealings with the task force.
Rep. Waxman criticized the Bush Administration for invoking executive privilege and withholding important documents from Congress.
Reps. Waxman and Matsui introduce legislation that will require the President's Commission on Social Security to keep their meetings open to the public.
Reps. Waxman and Dingell sent a letter to Secretary Thompson urging FDA to take action against web sites that sell Cipro and other antibiotics at inflated prices without valid prescriptions.
Rep. Waxman sent a letter to President Bush revealing that U.S. negotiators promoted 10 of 11 deletions to a global tobacco treaty urged by Philip Morris, the nation's largest cigarette manufacturer.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed weakening nursing home regulations, making it more difficult to cite nursing homes for widespread violations of standards which protect residents from abuse, restraints, pressure sores, and other problems. On November 16, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Charles Grassley sent CMS Administrator Thomas Scully a letter objecting to the Administration proposal.
Rep. Waxman and other members have recently sent a series of letters to the Postmaster General and other officials on steps to improve mail safety.
Rep. Waxman held a Special Investigations Briefing to discuss the value of mandatory inspections under the Biological Weapons Convention, particularly in the context of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the recent anthrax attacks.
Rep. Waxman sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Pat Wood asking why he believed Texas should be exempt from controversial electricity transmission policies that Chairman Wood has proposed for the rest of the country.
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