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Ranking Member Waxman Concerned by Chairman Upton’s Partisan Oversight of Obama Administration’s Health Care Law
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton to address recent criticism by the Republican leadership of the Obama Administration’s spending to educate the public on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Committee Republicans ignored hundreds of millions of dollars of spending on the Medicare Part D public relations efforts by the Bush Administration, including the 1-800-MEDICARE blimp, but have criticized the Obama Administration’s much smaller expenditures on public education for the ACA.
Ranking Member Waxman Calls on FTC to Investigate California Gas Prices
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz requesting an investigation into the causes of the current gasoline price spike in California. California gas prices have surged more than 50 cents per gallon over the past week, even though there has been no similar surge in gasoline prices nationwide.
Ranking Members Waxman, Pallone, DeGette Call on Committee Republicans to Investigate Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns requesting an investigation and hearings on the meningitis outbreak caused by a contaminated injectable steroid manufactured by New England Compounding Center (NECC), a pharmacy compounding facility.
Rep. Waxman Calls on Secretary Shinseki to Intervene to Expedite Work on Building 209 on West LA VA Campus
Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki urging him to personally intervene to expedite work on Building 209 on the West Los Angeles VA campus, which will provide long-term therapeutic services to homeless veterans. Although construction was expected to begin in June 2012, the contract for renovation has not yet been awarded and project deadlines have expired.
Rep. Waxman Statement on Proposed Merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released the following statement on the announced merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS:
Waxman Leads Effort Urging European Union to Designate Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
Today, over two hundred and fifty members of Congress sent letters urging the President and Ministers of the European Union (EU) to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Hezbollah has a long and deadly history of operating in Europe to finance, plan, recruit, and carry out terrorist plots. The letters were initiated following the deadly attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria in July and an attempted Hezbollah-sponsored attack in Cyprus.
Ranking Member Waxman Releases Reports on Benefits of Affordable Care Act in Los Angeles County
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.
