The House has voted 315 times this Congress to block action to address climate change, to halt efforts to reduce air and water pollution, to undermine protections for public lands and coastal areas, and to weaken the protection of the environment in other ways. The Democratic staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee has released a report with an updated analysis of the anti-environment record of the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress and provided a searchable database of the anti-environment votes.
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Rep. Henry A. Waxman is the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released a new report on the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Los Angeles County. The report describes the number of Los Angeles County residents who are receiving new benefits and consumer protections provided by the historic health care reform law.
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns, and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts pointing out the Republicans’ silence on the role AARP played in the enactment of the Medicare prescription drug law under the Bush Administration. In the letter, the members state that “oversight should be fair and evenhanded” and that their “pre-election missive to AARP does not meet this standard.”
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Ways and Means Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stark released a report they requested of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that calls on Medicare Special Needs Plans (SNPs) that serve dual eligible beneficiaries to provide better and more standardized reporting on quality and performance measures and increased transparency of care coordination models.
FYI - the Democratic Staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee released two fact sheets on the effects of H.R. 3409, the single worst anti-environment bill to be considered in the House this Congress.
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Energy and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby L. Rush sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield urging them to hold a hearing on ocean acidification and its damage to sensitive marine ecosystems and species. The warming and acidification of the oceans are already causing rapid declines in oyster production, endangering the already critically injured North Atlantic right whale, and affecting deep sea marine life.
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Rep. Bobby L. Rush sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowsi to request action to address the high costs of prison phone calls for incarcerated individuals to communicate with their families.