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10/04/2012
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released the following statement on the announced merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS:
09/28/2012
Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval of the Incentive Auction Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (also known as Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions):
09/27/2012
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Energy and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby L. Rush, and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo sent letters to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to request an update on efforts to improve energy efficiency in data centers across the county. ...
09/25/2012
After record-breaking heat, destructive wildfires, droughts, and storms punished communities across the United States this year, two House Democrats are asking Congress to recognize the steep cost of climate change’s steroidal effect on extreme weather. Reps. Ed Markey and Henry A. Waxman today released a report that details the scientific links between climate change and extreme...
09/24/2012
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.
09/24/2012
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...
09/21/2012
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Friday, September 21, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was entitled “The LightSquared Network: An Investigation of the FCC's Role.”
09/20/2012
The Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a markup beginning on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 to consider the following:
H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011; and,
H.R. 1063, the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011.
On Wednesday, September 19, the Committee will convene at 4:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building for...
09/20/2012
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power's hearing to mark the 29th day of the “The American Energy Initiative," was rescheduled for Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. This day of the hearing focused on H.R. 6172, a bill that prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any standards of performance for carbon...
09/19/2012
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...
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