Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]

Health reform: Insurance requirement doesn't apply to citizens abroad

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...and the proposal recently introduced in the Senate exempt American citizens living abroad from this requirement. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., helped draft the bill and he told The Salt Lake Tribune this week that his office made a point to carve out c

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Online Media Daily: Lawmakers, Inching Toward A Privacy Bill, Question 'Data-Mining Reapers'

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...use, and dissemination of consumer information provide many benefits to consumers, businesses, and the marketplace," Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said in a written statement. "But they raise legitimate concerns about whether consumers have adequate cont

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Obama's New Prohibition

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

... Known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, or HR 1256, the bill was introduced and sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Ca) and took little time to pass through the House and Senate. In short, the bill gives the FDA the authority to r

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Post-partisan or Most-partisan?

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...60-38 in the Senate and 246-183 in the House -- congressional action has only gotten more desperately partisan. In May, Rep. Henry Waxman rammed the Waxman-Markey climate bill through the House Energy and Commerce on a partisan 33-25 vote without provid

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H1N1 Vaccine Production Plodding, But 49.9 Million Doses Available

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...met. The past several weeks have reminded us that the process of making flu vaccines is unpredictable and challenging,” said Waxman. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie was grilled by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Oregon), who was dia

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H1N1 Vaccines Could Have Increased, Says Drug Company

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...company has not applied for FDA approval of the adjuvant now. FDA has not responded at the time of this article. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) opened the hearing with the detail that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates about 4,000

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Funny Republicans

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

...(R-S.C.) -- and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R.) There was a panel feature Schwarznegger with (U.S. Rep.) Henry Waxman (D-Calif., the chairman of the House Energy Committee) talking about Green energy, and at one point Lindsey Graham - who w

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Monopoly on expensive, lifesaving drugs unfair

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

...in the last decade, according to one study. But currently there is no generic drug market for biologic drugs. One proposal by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) this spring called for the same rules of data exclusivity and clear standards in the biogeneric ma

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Q&A with Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co.

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) could devastate his industry and force more manufacturing jobs overseas. And Blankenship doesn't believe ...

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Waxman: Mastered the Art of the Deal

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

...go toe to toe with anyone on the particulars of the overhaul and will play a key role in conference negotiations with the Senate. Waxman secured the Energy and Commerce chairmanship by defeating Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) last year, but the two have wo

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The US-Israel Partnership: Can New Governments Overcome Old Challenges?

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Gala Dinner concluded with a discussion on alternative energy and the environment with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Congressman Henry Waxman that ...

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Congress Investigating Cholesterol-Fighting Drug Vytorin

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Earlier this year, Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Cal.), chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, asked Merck and Schering-Plough to provide additional ...

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Waxman: Mastered the Art of the Deal

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

One of the chief architects of the House health care bill, Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), has the policy chops to ...

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On the right: Unapologetic look at '08 race proves Palin's still a national ...

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill Frist, John Ashcroft, Mike Huckabee, Joe Biden, Henry Waxman -- and many, many more -- have all put pen to paper (often with ...

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Democrats about to antagonize drug makers

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

"I just don't know why we should be overpaying pharmaceutical companies," said Rep. Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, a lead author of the recently ...

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Governor Schwarzenegger Participates in Saban Forum in Jerusalem

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

... in advancing clean energy and creating green jobs with Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Better Place Founder and Chief Executive Officer Shai Agassi. ...

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Paleontologists find prehistoric Mastodon remains in Congressmen Henry ...

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) is noted for the largest set of nostrils ever seen on a human being. Some have claimed to be able to see clear through the ...

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Countdown to Copenhagen: The President's lonely dilemma

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

Two Democrat members of the House of Representatives, Henry Waxman from California and Edward Markey from Massachusetts (referred to above) introduced a ...

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NAM Speaks Softly on Climate -- Does It Carry a Big Stick?

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.). "Our message to senators is that the Waxman-Markey bill is an anti-jobs and anti-energy piece of ...

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Stupak: It's All the Liberals Fault!

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

In a parliamentary maneuver, chairman Henry Waxman actually voted "aye", according to a House aide, in order to retain the prerogative of bringing it up for ...

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