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December 29, 2005
Rep. Waxman Urges FTC to Act on Misleading Dietary Supplement Advertisements
Rep. Waxman writes to Chairman Majoras requesting that FTC take enforcement action against the Schiff Nutrition Group for its “Move Free Joint Strengthener” advertisement which significantly distorted the scientific findings of an NIH study on the effectiveness of the dietary supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin, at relieving arthritis joint pain.
December 22, 2005
HHS Misleading Claim on Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment
Today, the Bush Administration released information on enrollment in the new Medicare prescription drug program. In a letter to Administrator McClellan, Rep. Waxman asks several serious questions about the extent to which the program is functioning as planned.
December 22, 2005
Senior Democrats Call for Hearings, Independent Panel on NSA’s Electronic Surveillance
In a letter to the Speaker, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Democratic Whip Hoyer, and Reps. Conyers, Waxman, and Harman ask that the House examine the scope of Presidential power in the area of electronic surveillance.
December 21, 2005
Committee Democrats Ask for Explanation of EPA's Proposed Rollbacks of the Toxics Release Inventory
In a letter to EPA, Reps Lynch, Waxman, and Kucinich express concern about the EPA's proposal to roll back the program that gathers information about industry use and release of toxic chemicals.
December 21, 2005
Rep. Waxman Raises Late Mail Delivery Concerns with the U.S. Postmaster General
Rep. Waxman has received an unprecedented number of complaints from his constituents in recent months concerning late mail delivery. His constituents have reported receiving their mail after 8:00 p.m., and sometimes as late as 10:30 p.m. Rep. Waxman has written to Postmaster General John E. Potter to ask that the issue be immediately addressed. He has asked the Postmaster for three years of data on postal operations, staffing, mail volume and delivery times. His correspondence with the Postmaster is available in the link above. If you are a resident of the 30th Congressional District of California, please contact Rep. Waxman’s district office for assistance with any postal problems you are experiencing.
December 16, 2005
Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis Request Information on the Safety of Medical
Devices
After several recent reports of patient injuries associated with the use of defective or unsterile reprocessed single-use medical devices, Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis write to GAO and to FDA's Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach to request information regarding the adequacy of FDA's oversight of these devices, and how it compares that of single-use devices.
December 15, 2005
Rep. Waxman Urges Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to Oppose Legislation that would Change the Nation's Food Safety Laws
Without any hearings or Subcommittee consideration, the House Energy and Commerce Committee considered legislation to make sweeping changes to the nation’s food safety laws. Rep. Waxman opposes the legislation as “dangerous and irresponsible,” stating that it would leave a “critical gap” in our food safety defenses. The legislation would also preempt California’s successful and popular Proposition 65 – a twenty year old state measure to notify consumers when they are exposed to carcinogens or reproductive toxins.
December 12, 2005
Provision Would Block Public Access to DIA Documents
Rep. Waxman asks the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees to remove a provision in the pending National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the nation's open government laws by exempting “operational records” of the Defense Intelligence Agency from the Freedom of Information Act.
December 9, 2005
Rep. Waxman and his Colleagues Request a Hearing on the National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005
Rep. Waxman and 4 Members of Congress, write to Chairman Barton requesting that he hold a hearing on the “National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005” (H.R. 4167) prior to Committee markup because of its “far-reaching implications for the safety and security of our nation’s food supply, as well as for states’ rights.”
December 6, 2005
Rep. Waxman Asks Chairman to Explain Oversight Choices
In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks the Chairman to explain his rationale for rejecting requests to investigate the leak of classified information involving CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson and contract abuses at the Department of Homeland Security, while directing the Committee to look into a leak of classified information related to the Philippines and contract abuses involving the District of Columbia.
December 5, 2005
U.S. Position in International Drug Talks Questioned
Reps. Waxman, Brown, and Allen raise concerns that the US position on access to generic versions of lifesaving pharmaceutical drugs in the current World Trade Organization Ministerial in Hong Kong will undermine global public health.
December 2, 2005
Democrats Request Hearing on 'Highly Unusual' Events Surrounding DOJ Approval of Texas Redistricting
In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman and Rep. Clay ask that the Committee investigate whether political appointees at DOJ inappropriately overruled the findings of a panel in the Department's Voting Section that Texas's 2003 redistricting might have a discriminatory effect. Rep. Waxman and Rep. Clay asked that this investigation be included in an expansion of a hearing they requested last week on whether DOJ political appointees approved a discriminatory voter-identification law in Georgia.
December 2, 2005
New Questions about Payments to Halliburton
In a letter to Chairman Tom Davis, Rep. Waxman discloses that the Army Corps of Engineers has paid Halliburton $130 million in cost reimbursements, profits, and bonuses for billings related to fuel imports and oilfield repairs in Iraq that Defense Department auditors determined to be unreasonable and unsupported.
November 30, 2005
Rep. Waxman Calls for an Investigation of U.S. Military Efforts to Influence Iraqi Media Coverage
In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman asks that the Committee investigate reports that the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to present positive images of the military and the U.S. mission in Iraq.
November 30, 2005
New Reports Find Major Flaws in Medicare Drug Card Program
Two new GAO reports released by Rep. Waxman show that the Bush Administration failed in implementing and enforcing virtually every aspect of the Medicare drug card program, calling into question the ability of the Administration to oversee the vastly more complicated Medicare drug benefit.
November 28, 2005
Rep. Waxman Requests Ban on Smoking in House Buildings
In a letter to the Office of Compliance, Rep. Waxman asks that the Office direct the House Building Commission to ban smoking in House buildings.
November 18, 2005
Rep. Waxman Speaks Out Against Duncan Hunter Resolution
On the House floor, Rep. Waxman speaks against the Republican resolution and calls for answers to long-standing questions about the Administration's use of forged evidence as the cornerstone of the case for war in Iraq. These concerns were raised by Rep. Waxman before the war started in a letter to President Bush on March 17, 2003.
November 18, 2005
Democrats Request Hearing on DOJ Approval of Georgia Voter Identification Law
In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Clay, Rep. Waxman, and nine other Committee Democrats request hearings on the process through which the Justice Department approved a Georgia voter law that will likely discriminate against black voters.
November 18, 2005
Rep. Waxman Questions National Pandemic Influenza Plan
In a letter to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt, Rep. Waxman and his colleagues request more information on state preparedness for an influenza pandemic and request Part 3 of the report, “The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza”, released by the Department of Health and Human Services.
November 17, 2005
Poorly Labeled Rice Beverages Threaten Children's Health
In a letter to FDA, Rep. Waxman expresses concern that excessive consumption of rice-based beverages can cause severe malnutrition among young children. He calls on FDA to ensure appropriate labeling and marketing of these products.
November 16, 2005
Ample Precedent for Congressional Investigation into Disclosure of CIA Agent
In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman renews his request for hearings into the outing of CIA agent Valerie Wilson, citing many precedents for congressional oversight occurring concurrently with a criminal investigation.
November 16, 2005
FDA’s “Unusual” Review of Plan B's Application for Over-the-Counter Sales
In its review of whether emergency contraception should be approved for over-the-counter sales, FDA diverged sharply from usual agency procedures and overrode the recommendations of agency scientists.
November 15, 2005
International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Should Permit Full Membership of Magen David Adom
Rep. Waxman sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calling for continued U.S. leadership in the effort for the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to permit the full membership of Magen David Adom, Israel's humanitarian aid society. For decades, MDA has been denied full status in the organization because of anti-Israel bias among countries that refuse to recognize the State of Israel or the symbol of the Star of David. The letter asks Secretary Rice to work to build consensus support for the adoption of a third neutral symbol, the Red Crystal, for Israel to use in its international operations.
November 15, 2005
Congress Must Maintain Funding For Traumatic Brain Injury Program
Congress should adequately fund the TBI program to ensure that states can offer adequate services and support for the 5.3 million Americans living with a disability resulting from a traumatic brain injury.
November 15, 2005
Rep. Waxman Requests Hearing on FDA's Plan B Decision
Rep. Waxman writes to Chairman Davis asking for hearings on "an egregious example of the politicization of science" -- the decision by FDA to block over-the-counter sales of Plan B, the emergency contraceptive.
November 14, 2005
Details of FDA Decision on Plan B Revealed
A new GAO report finds that FDA's denial of Plan B emergency contraception diverged sharply from usual agency procedures and overrode the recommendations of agency scientists. In a letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt, Rep. Waxman and 17 other members deplore the FDA decision and question why former FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan did not respond to GAO’s questions, why FDA could not provide written communication or emails from Dr. McClellan's office, and whether the agency is violating federal records management laws.
November 11, 2005
Pelosi and Waxman Request Documents Relating to Abramoff’s Request for $9 Million to Arrange Meeting with Bush
Leader Pelosi and Rep. Waxman write to Harriet Miers, Counsel to the President, requesting that she provide Congress with documents relating to lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s request for $9 million to arrange a meeting between President Bush and Omar Bongo, President of Gabon.
November 10, 2005
Waxman, Durbin Urge Conference Committee to Protect Scientific Research from Cronyism
Rep. Waxman, Sen. Durbin, and more than thirty Members of Congress today urged the Conferees on the FY 2006 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill to include in the final
version of the legislation strong provisions to protect federal science from inappropriate political influence.
November 9, 2005
Questions and Answers about White House Security Clearances
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.”
November 9, 2005
Rep. Waxman Urges Chalabi Hearing
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.
November 8, 2005
Big Oil Executives Must Testify About High Prices and Record Profits
Rep. Waxman urges Speaker Hastert to call oil company executives before Congress to testify about the relationship between their record profits and skyrocketing gas prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Rita. These companies should not take advantage of national emergencies by grabbing huge profits.
November 4, 2005
Rep. Waxman Urges United Nations to Condemn Iranian President Ahmadinejad for Anti-Israel Remarks
Rep. Waxman sent a letter urging U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to press for a strong U.N. condemnation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s call for Israel to be ‘wiped off the map’ and threats to countries that recognize Israel.
November 2, 2005
Rep. Waxman and Democratic Colleagues are Outraged Over Republican Cuts to Student Aid in the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Rep. Waxman and more than 200 of his colleagues sent a letter opposing the inclusion of billions of dollars in cuts in the Budget Reconciliation bill. These cuts will raise student loan fees, impose new fees, and increase interest costs on student loans. Unfortunately, despite their efforts, the final version that was enacted into law will cut student aid by $12.7 billion over five years; financial aid accounts for roughly one-third of the total budget cuts in this misguided legislation.
November 2, 2005
Rep. Waxman Supports Funding for Arts in Education Program
Rep. Waxman and his colleagues urge the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies to include $35.7 million for the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education. Research has demonstrated that there is a link between arts education and students' academic performance and social development.
November 2, 2005
Rep. Waxman Supports Rights of Jockeys, Exercise Riders, or any Employee of the Horse and Dog Racing Industries
Rep. Waxman and his colleagues urge the National Labor Relations Board to support the rights of jockeys, exercise riders, or any employees of the horse and dog racing industries to petition for protection under the National Labor Relations Act.
November 1, 2005
Essential Response Plan Not Completed Before Katrina
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.
October 28, 2005
Rep. Waxman Renews Request for Hearings on Leak Case
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.
October 28, 2005
Rep. Waxman Supports Funding For the Program, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS
Rep. Waxman joined his colleagues in expressing his support for $290 million in funding for the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program, which is the only federal housing program that specifically provides cities and states with the resources to address the housing crisis facing people living with AIDS.
October 25, 2005
Rep. Waxman Calls for Hearings on Wasteful DHS Contracting
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.
October 25, 2005
Rep. Waxman Denounces Changes to Translational Research Programs Which Help Advance Cancer Treatment
Rep. Waxman joined his colleagues in expressing his disappointment in changes to the National Cancer Institute's Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) dedicated to translational research programs. These translational research programs are responsible for many important developments in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
October 24, 2005
Rep. Waxman Asks GAO to Examine Accuracy, Utility of Medicare Drug Benefit Information
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.
October 20, 2005
New Information Raises More Questions about Cruise Ship Contracts
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.
October 19, 2005
Rep. Waxman and Sen. Durbin Question DOJ Support of Tobacco Litigation
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.
October 17, 2005
Democrats Defend California's Environmental Protections Against Federal Preemption
Twenty-nine members of the California Democratic delegation, led by Reps. 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.
October 17, 2005
Cal/EPA Tobacco Report Should Inform Secondhand Smoke Policies
Rep. Waxman writes to Cal/EPA Secretary Alan C. Lloyd to commend the Agency for its new report on secondhand smoke, Proposed Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant.
October 12, 2005
FDA Commissioner Must be Free From Conflicts of Interest
Reps. Waxman, Dingell, and Brown write to HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt protesting the decision to permit Dr. von Eschenbach to lead the FDA while remaining the director of the NCI and requesting the appointment of a permanent commissioner who is free from conflicts of interest.
October 7, 2005
Rep. Waxman Introduces Guiding Principles for the West Los Angeles VA
Rep. Waxman joined the California Senators and other members of the Los Angeles area Congressional delegation in writing to Secretary James Nicholson of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The members expressed their interest in the VA CARES Business Plan Studies and asked the Secretary to follow the six guiding principles adopted by the CARES Local Advisory Panel.
October 6, 2005
Rep. Waxman Requests GAO Review of National Abstinence Clearinghouse Contract
In a letter to GAO, Rep. Waxman raises concerns about possible ideological bias and financial conflicts of interest in a HHS funded review of abstinence-only curricula.
October 4, 2005
Administration Reverses Government Credit Card Limit Increase
After coming under heavy criticism, the Administration reversed the dangerous increase from $15,000 to $250,000 in the per-purchase limit on government-issued credit cards.
September 30, 2005
International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Should Premit Full Membership of Magen David Adom
Rep. Waxman sent a letter urging the Swiss Government to take action so that Israel's humanitarian aid society, the Magen David Adom (Red Star of David), can participate in the International Committee of the Red Cross and operate with the recognition and protections of other Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. To resolve this issue, the Swiss Government must convene conference of the states parties to the Geneva Convention to adopt a protocol allowing for the use of a red diamond, or "crystal," as an acceptable third neutral symbol.
September 27, 2005
Ample Precedent for White House Testimony
Rep. Waxman writes to Senators Collins and Lieberman to clarify that it is not unusual for White House officials to testify before Congress. He cites a Congressional Research Service report with a 14-page list of examples.
September 23, 2005
Homeland Security Department Asked for Details of Katrina Cruise Ship
Rep. Waxman asks DHS Secretary Chertoff to provide information about contracts awarded to Carnival Cruise Lines which could be worth up to $236 million.
September 22, 2005
EPA Is Using Katrina to Undermine the Clean Air Act
EPA has drafted legislation that would allow the agency to waive any provision of the Clean Air Act, nationwide – including limits on toxic emissions and the health-based air quality standards – without any notice or public comment whenever the Administrator chooses to declare an emergency.
September 16, 2005
Rep. Waxman Requests Hearings on Energy Market Manipulation
Following the cancellation of an upcoming hearing on energy prices in western states, Rep.
Waxman asks Chairman Joe Barton of the Energy and Commerce Committee to revisit the investigation of the corporate malfeasance that robbed consumers of billions of dollars.
September 13, 2005
Democratic Leaders Ask GAO to Oversee Gulf Coast Reconstruction
Rep. Waxman, Democratic Leader Pelosi, and other senior Democrats request that GAO Comptroller General David M. Walker immediately establish a team of experienced auditors and investigators to monitor in real time the contracts and spending for the recovery, relief, and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast.
September 9, 2005
FEMA Predicted a “Catastrophic Hurricane” Could Strike New Orleans and Cause a “Mega-Disaster”
A letter to Secretary Chertoff from Ranking Member Waxman and Chairman Davis describes documents from the Department of Homeland Security that show that FEMA was aware in 2004 that a “catastrophic hurricane” could hit New Orleans and “trap hundreds of thousands of people in flooded areas and leave up to one million people homeless." FEMA officials wrote: “the gravity of the situation calls for an extraordinary level of advance planning."
September 8, 2005
Rep. Waxman Asks the Federal Government to Devote Necessary Resources to Victims of Katrina Suffering from Post Traumatic Stress
In a letter to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt, Rep. Waxman joins his colleagues in urging the federal government to devote the necessary resources to the psychology casualties of Hurricane Katrina. Extreme stress and trauma can have a profound impact on individuals and post traumatic stress is treatable but must be treated early.
September 8, 2005
Provision in Katrina Emergency Bill Leaves Government Open to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Rep Waxman writes to Appropriations Committee Chair Lewis about a provision in the Katrina Emergency Supplemental Appropriations that would extend from $15,000 to $250,000 the purchasing limit for an individual transaction for federal employees with government-issued credit cards.
September 6, 2005
Medicaid Program Key to Hurricane Response
In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Rep. Waxman asks that the Department work with Congress to meet the growing public health needs of the Gulf Coast by increasing federal funding, lowering eligibility, and improving interstate coordination in the Medicaid program.
September 1, 2005
Roberts Should Be Questioned on AIDS Advice
Rep. Waxman asks Sens. Specter and Leahy to question Supreme Court Nominee John G. Roberts about his role advising President Reagan not to provide the best scientific information to the public during a time of fear and panic over whether children with AIDS should go to school.
August 29, 2005
Rep. Waxman Requests Investigation of Greenhouse Dismissal
Rep. Waxman and Sens. Dorgan and Lautenberg write to Secretary Rumsfeld to request an investigation into the demotion of high-ranking Army Corps of Engineer official Bunnatine Greenhouse who publicly criticized the Pentagon's awarding of a no-bid contract to Halliburton.
August 26, 2005
Rep. Waxman Renews Request for Investigation of Anti-Semitic Comments at Guantanamo Bay
In a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General, Rep. Waxman again calls for an independent investigation into allegations that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay made anti-Semitic remarks to detainees about their attorneys.
August 4, 2005
Tobacco Missing from HHS Priorities List
Rep. Waxman writes to HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt asking why the nation's leading cause of preventable death--tobacco--is missing from his "500-day plan," which "provides direction to the daily leadership and management of the Department.”
August 2, 2005
New Study Should Influence Condom Labeling Debate
Rep. Waxman writes FDA about a new study that finds consistent condom use significantly reduces the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women. In recent months, FDA has been under pressure from Republican members of Congress to require warnings that condoms do not protect against HPV.
July 28, 2005
Rep. Waxman Again Calls for Hearings on Wasteful DHS Contracting
Rep. Waxman writes to Chairman Davis to renew his request for hearings into reports of excessive charges under Department of Homeland Security contracts.
July 28, 2005
More on $1.5 Billion Fund for Oil and Gas
Rep. Waxman writes a follow-up letter to Speaker Hastert clarifying the process that led to the insertion of a $1.5 billion fund for awards to oil and gas companies in the energy bill and restating his objections to the provision.
July 27, 2005
$1.5 Billion Giveaway Secretly Slipped into Energy Bill
Rep. Waxman writes that after the energy legislation was closed to further amendment in the recently concluded conference, a $1.5 billion provision benefiting oil and gas companies, Halliburton, and Sugar Land, Texas, was mysteriously inserted in the text.
July 27, 2005
Waxman and Davis Question New NHL Drug Policy
In a letter to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and players representative Robert Goodenow, Chairman Davis and Ranking Member Waxman raise questions about the NHL’s new steroid policy.
July 21, 2005
Questions Raised about Halliburton’s Attempt to Disrupt Essential Fuel Delivery to Iraq
Rep. Waxman and Sens. Dorgan and Lautenberg request that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld investigate Halliburton’s efforts to prevent an American contractor from delivering fuel from Kuwait to Iraq just two weeks after the contractor testified before Congress about Halliburton’s excessive fuel charges and lack of infrastructure work.
July 18, 2005
New Bush Statement on Rove Conflicts with Executive Order
Rep. Waxman explains that the President's responsibility under E.O. 12958 to protect national security secrets requires the President to act before Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald completes his criminal investigation and to apply different standards and sanctions.
July 14, 2005
Rep. Waxman Questions the Post-Leak Actions of the White House in the Rove Case
Rep. Waxman writes to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to ask whether the White House complied with Executive Order 12958, which require an internal investigation and the implementation of remedial measures, after the White House learned about the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Wilson.
July 13, 2005
Experts: HHS Teen Health Website Inaccurate and Misleading
Update: In response to the expert reviews commissioned by Rep. Waxman, the Senate Appropriations Committee directed HHS to review the website, correct erroneous content, and to include more information about risks associated with alcohol and tobacco use.
July 11, 2005
Rep. Waxman Calls for Hearing on Rove's Role in Plame Outing
In light of mounting evidence that Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove may have been involved in the outing of a covert CIA agent, Rep. Waxman once again called for Chairman Davis to hold a hearing to investigate whether White House officials breached national security law by disclosing the agent's identity. In on a one-minute speech on the House floor, Rep. Waxman cited former-President Bush's statement that those who expose the identity of such agents are "the most insidious of traitors."
July 1, 2005
Rep. Waxman Questions Treatment of Climate Scientists
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton has opened an investigation into prominent experts on global warming, an effort that Rep. Waxman writes "some may interpret ... as a transparent effort to bully and harass" the scientists.
June 30, 2005
Rep. Waxman Calls for Investigation of DHS Contracting
Rep. Waxman writes to Chairman Davis asking for an investigation into reports of waste, fraud, and abuse in Department of Homeland Security contracts.
June 27, 2005
Rep. Waxman Calls for Increased Funding for Lung Cancer Research
Rep. Waxman and his colleagues urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to substantially increase federal funding for lung cancer research because statistics show that lung cancer accounts for 30 percent of all cancer deaths.
June 27, 2005
Rep. Waxman Questions the Security Standards of the Proposed Expansion of the FBI Building on Wilshire Boulevard
The House Government Reform Committee held a hearing to review the security standards in place to protect the facilities, employees, and visitors on properties the federal government owns or leases.
June 24, 2005
Rep. Waxman Asks Rice to Support Evidence-based Needle Exchange
In a letter to Secretary Rice, Rep. Waxman asks her to stop efforts to remove references to needle exchange programs from an important UN document on HIV prevention.
June 22, 2005
Bush Administration Politicized Climate Change Science
Reps. Waxman and Olver write to colleagues about the Bush Administration's tampering with climate change science.
June 22, 2005
Bush Administration Dishonest About Stem Cell Research
Reps. Waxman and Slaughter write to colleagues about the Bush Administration's spurious claims about stem cell research.
June 20, 2005
Government Witness in Tobacco Case Says Justice Department Lawyers Asked Him to Weaken Testimony
Reps. Waxman and Meehan release new details about how Justice Department officials inappropriately pressured Professor Max H. Bazerman, an expert witness in the tobacco litigation, to change his recommendations for extensive structural reforms in the tobacco
industry.
June 20, 2005
Rep. Waxman Calls for Department of Defense Funding for Lou Gehrig Disease Research
Rep. Waxman and colleagues send a letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in support of funding for Lou Gehrig disease through the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense.
June 20, 2005
Subpoena Sought for Concealed Halliburton Documents
Rep. Waxman asks Subcommittee Chairman Chris Shays to subpoena documents that would expose why U.S. officials withheld from international auditors information about $177 million in Halliburton overcharges that were billed to the Development Fund for Iraq.
June 16, 2005
Waxman and Lynch Ask OMB for Full Response on Industry Group Meetings
In a follow-up letter, Reps. Waxman and Lynch ask the Office of Management and Budget to provide a complete response to their March 24, 2005, request for information on meetings held and documents exchanged with business community representatives on proposals to change the regulatory process.
June 13, 2005
Update: Handling of Tobacco Case To Be Investigated
In response to a request from Reps. Waxman and Meehan, the Office of Professional Responsibility in the Department of Justice will investigate whether improper political interference contributed to the Department's stunning reversals in the litigation against the tobacco industry.
June 10, 2005
Administration Urged Not to Interfere With Essential Medicines List
Rep. Waxman writes to HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt about reports that the Bush Administration is seeking to keep drugs used for safe and legal medical abortions off of the World Health Organization's list of essential drugs for developing countries. A scientific panel recently concluded that expanded access to these drugs could reduce the annual toll of 68,000 maternal deaths from unsafe abortions.
June 9, 2005
GAO Asked to Investigate White House Interference with Climate Change Reports
Rep. Waxman and Sen. Kerry ask GAO to look into a recent whistleblower report that former oil industry lobbyist Phillip A. Cooney altered government scientific reports on global warming and that the "White House so successfully politicized the science program that" it became necessary for the whistleblower to resign.
June 6, 2005
Rep. Waxman Supports Accelerating the U.S. Commitment to Fight Against TB
Rep. Waxman and colleagues thank the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs for their leadership and support of programs designed to combat the growing threat of tuberculosis around the world. Accelerating the U.S. commitment to the fight against TB will save hundred and thousands of lives.
June 1, 2005
Rep. Waxman Asks for Investigation of Anti-Semitic Remarks made to Guantanamo Bay Detainees
Rep. Waxman wrote to Defense Department Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz asking for an investigation of allegations that interrogators made anti-Semitic remarks to Guantanamo Bay detainees to interfere with the detainees' relationships with their attorneys.
May 27, 2005
Bipartisan Call for Sustained Commitment to Fight Underage Drinking
Rep. Waxman joins his colleagues to support extending the Ad Council campaign to combat the health crisis of underage drinking.
May 25, 2005
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