Rep. Waxman speaks on the House floor about the Republican bill H.R. 3893, which benefits oil companies and relaxes necessary environmental regulations but does nothing to alleviate gas price spikes.
In a House floor speech, Rep. Waxman supports the Stupak amendment for H.R. 3893, which would address the problem of gas price gouging.
Rep. Waxman writes to HHS Secretary Leavitt seeking clarification of a confusing and misleading HHS press release. The release suggests that HHS's provision of health and social services to Katrina survivors is good, but even the data included in the release itself suggest disappointing and inadequate Federal assistance.
Rep. Waxman writes to Presidential Advisor Claude Allen regarding comments he made that incorrectly assert that inaccuracies on the 4parents.gov website have been fixed.
Rep. Waxman releases a Fact Sheet on FDA's rejection of over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception drug Plan B.
Rep. Waxman releases a fact sheet that details how the Bush Administration has ignored at least six major expert reports and statements related to an influenza pandemic, proposed substantial cuts in funding for public health preparedness, and failed to finalize a national response plan for an influenza pandemic or endorse or propose pandemic-flu legislation.
Rep. Waxman writes to Cal/EPA Secretary Alan C. Lloyd to commend the Agency for its new report on secondhand smoke,
Twenty-nine members of the California Democratic delegation, led by Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Jim Costa, and Anna G. Eshoo, write to Transportation Secretary Mineta challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's attempt to preempt California's landmark law to reduce global warming.
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security IG finds significant deficiencies in FEMA’s program to upgrade flood maps, including insufficient funding, poor management, and contractor failures.
A new report released by Rep. Waxman assesses the progress of reconstruction in Iraq. The report finds that despite the expenditure of billions of dollars, Administration objectives set two years ago have not been met and measurable improvements in the critical oil, electricity, and water sectors are small or nonexistent.
In a letter to Attorney General Gonzales, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Durbin ask for information on the Department's plans to ensure necessary funding and support for the tobacco legal team, given the likelihood of post-trial developments and appeals.
Internal financial data from Carnival Cruise Lines provides evidence that Carnival is being paid inflated amounts by the federal government for the use of three cruise ships for hurricane housing.
A new GAO report released by Rep. Waxman, Chairman Davis, and eleven other members of Congress finds security and reliability flaws in the electronic voting process.
Reps. Waxman, Rangel, Dingell, Stark, and Sherrod Brown ask GAO to investigate whether information that seniors are now receiving from CMS and from private drug plans about the Medicare drug benefit is helpful and accurate.
Rep. Waxman urges Chairman Davis to investigate growing reports of waste, fraud, and abuse under Department of Homeland Security contracts, including new evidence of extensive overcharges in a billion dollar contract with Unisys.
Rep. Waxman and Rep. Boozman's bill to apply the highest safety standards and consumer protections to all contact lenses passes both the House and Senate. The legislation will stop needless eye injuries caused by unsafe lenses.
Rep. Waxman asks for congressional hearings to examine (1) who should be held accountable for the leak of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, (2) why the White House failed to meet its obligations to revoke the security clearances of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and Karl Rove, and (3) how the leak relates to the broader issue of whether the President and his top advisors used misleading intelligence to launch an unnecessary war in Iraq.
Rep. Waxman and Rep. Melancon ask Secretary Chertoff to explain why the “Catastrophic Incident Supplement” to the National Response Plan, which was supposed to contain detailed plans for responding to disasters, was not finalized before Hurricane Katrina.
Rep. Waxman speaks on the House floor about how Congress is failing to meet its constitutional responsibility to act as a check on executive branch misconduct.
Rep. Waxman and Rep. Davis release a new GAO report that finds that illegal steroids are easily obtained over the Internet and that law enforcement authorities face significant challenges in efforts to investigate, prosecute, and deter steroid trafficking.
CPB Chair Ken Tomlinson resigns six months after Democrats ask for an investigation into whether the Corporation for Public Broadcasing had violated a law prohibiting interference by Federal officials into content or distribution of programming. In recent days, the CPB board has met to consider the Inspector General's initial investigative findings.
At a Committee hearing on flu preparedness, Rep. Waxman identifies significant problems in the Administration's flu preparedness plan, including FEMA's protection role, liability shields for manufacturers, and inadequate funding.
Rep. Waxman asks Rep. Chris Shays to cancel tomorrow’s scheduled private briefing with Iraqi official Ahmed Chalabi and instead hold a public hearing where Mr. Chalabi can be questioned about his role in misleading the United States about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
Rep. Waxman sends White House Counsel Harriet Miers a series of questions and answers about the rules governing security clearances and the protection of classified information for use in the ethics “refresher courses.”
Reps. Waxman and Davis today released the Committee's investigation of Rafael Palmeiro's testimony at the Committee's March 17 hearings on steroids in Major League Baseball.
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