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

House Democrats slog through final compromises on health care

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...disappointed," said Weiner, who made the concession after sitting down with Pelosi and House Energy and Commerce chairman Henry Waxman late Thursday and reviewing a list of centrist Democrats uncomfortable about the vote. "But the most important thing t

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Rep. quotes infant on House floor: 'Maddie wants patient choice'

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...it’s not fair to pass your health care bill and my grandchildren.’” When Shadegg’s time ran out and California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman reclaimed control of the microphone, he said of Maddie, “That was a remarkable child,” and of Shadegg

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Health vote inching forward

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...support had ultimately collapsed. "I think we have a fundamental disagreement in this issue. That's a reality," California Rep. Henry Waxman, a supporter of abortion rights, said after hours of closed-door talks on the issue. Federal law currently prohi

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Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless Of How You Vote

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...to fail and no one should feel if they as a Democrat helped us to fail that they would be [free of their attacks]," said Rep. Henry Waxman, chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. "None of you can expect the Republicans not to go after you if yo

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Up-or-down vote on an amendment to block abortion funding OK'd

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...that women currently have," said Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards. On Friday, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said passing Stupak's legislation could jeopardize passage of the bill, because abortion-rights suppo

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Obama calls holdouts on health care

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...otherwise afford. "I think we have a fundamental disagreement in this issue. That's a reality," California Rep. Henry Waxman, a supporter of abortion rights, said after hours of closed-door talks on the issue. Aides to the U.S. Conference of C

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Weiner Won’t Offer Single-Payer Amendment to Health Reform

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...least a vote on the House floor, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has decided not to offer the provision at all, according to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Here’s Waxman’s statement on the decision: Rep. An

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Rep. Dingell: The House's link to health-care history

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Senate in conference, we were talking from the same page, believed in the same things, and we were going to fight together," Waxman says. "And that's the reason we've been so successful as we have been in many of the health bills throughout the decades.

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More weapons charges in Maryland for West

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally. Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said during a hearing Tuesday that recent court decisions essentially

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Harkin asks big health insurers to explain their rate practices

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...going up, and it's going into their profit margins. Shouldn't we see what's behind these rising premiums?" In August, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., announced an investigation similar to Harkin's. He sent letters to six insurers requesting details about t

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Pro-life Dems call anti-abortion language a 'sham'

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...Hyde amendment would be unacceptable to the anti-abortion community. Pelosi, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (Calif.) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (Calif.) all say the current bill would not fund abortio

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Williamses loom large in debate on Capitol Hill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...-- bumetanide -- but their suspension was delayed pending the outcome of the Minnesota case. California Democrat Henry Waxman noted that depending on where they play, "some players could be penalized for performance-enhancing drug use, while others woul

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House Dems' Emerging Abortion Deal Blasted by Abortion Rights Supporters and Foes

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...different reasons. Here's a statement NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson sent around last night: Speaker Pelosi, Henry Waxman, and the White House are engaged in peddling another phony compromise. This is all theater. The "negotiations" are scrip

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Williamses loom large in debate on Capitol Hill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Goodell asks Congress for help on anti-doping

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally. Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said during a hearing Tuesday that recent court deci

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NFL Quick Hits

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...states' laws, Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally. Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said during a hearing Tuesday that recent court decisions es

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Arizona Republican Urges Democrats To Reverse Key Provision In Healthcare Bills

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...in section 514 in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, but said the amendment was rejected by Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) The Arizona Republican said that he will offer an amendment to remove this language in the House Rules Committee

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NFL notes

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally. Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said during a hearing Tuesday that recent court dec

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Senate committee to investigate insurer pricing

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...Democrats have pushed for stripping the insurers of their decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws. In August, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., announced an investigation similar to Harkin's. He sent letters to six insurers requesting details about

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Waxman: Decisions threaten progress on steroids

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...they could wreak havoc with policies designed to curb performance-enhancing drug use in professional sports," Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said at a subcommittee hearing. "In fact, if the rulings are taken

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