Rep. Henry Waxman

Democrat  •  30th District, California  •  18th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 4%

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11/16/09
Democrats about to antagonize drug makers

"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 ...

Source: Plain Dealer
11/16/09
On the right: Unapologetic look at '08 race proves Palin's still a national ...

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 ...

Source: Washington Post
11/16/09
Q&A with Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co.

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

Source: The Hill
11/16/09
The US-Israel Partnership: Can New Governments Overcome Old Challenges?

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

Source: Brookings Institution
11/15/09
Countdown to Copenhagen: The President's lonely dilemma

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

Source: Independent
11/15/09
Paleontologists find prehistoric Mastodon remains in Congressmen Henry ...

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 ...

Source: The Spoof (satire)
11/13/09
Researchers Make Recommendations For Minimizing Harm And Maximizing Benefits Of Drug Ads

...the information provided in order to help patients make more informed choices." Several members of Congress, including Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., are calling for changes to FDA regulations of DTCA. Advocates for prescription drug ads claim that these

11/13/09
Children's hospitals object to proposed funding reductions

...of the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, Va. In a statement, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said many lawmakers "were very concerned about the potential negative impact of reducing … payment

Source: USA Today
11/13/09
Stupak: It's All the Liberals Fault!

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 ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
11/13/09
Welch wants Blackwater investigation

...Committee on Oversight and Government Reform soon after he took office as a congressman in early 2007. Under then-Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the committee began investigating Blackwater after allegations arose in August 2007 that guards killed 11

11/13/09
NAM Speaks Softly on Climate -- Does It Carry a Big Stick?

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 ...

Source: New York Times
11/12/09
Steroid statism

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has commendably led the charge to halt pro athletes' use of ...

Source: The Free Lance-Star
11/12/09
A new Congressional 'bobblehead' app for your iPhone? MAD artist says Apple ...

TR: Most all were enjoyable to draw, but the single face that sticks out in my mind as the most fun was California representative Henry Waxman. ...

Source: Washington Post (blog)
11/12/09
Drug Ads Can Be Harmful To Your Health

...the information provided in order to help patients make more informed choices." Several members of Congress, including Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., are calling for changes to FDA regulations of DTCA. Advocates for prescription drug ads claim that these

Source: RedOrbit
11/12/09
Are US consumers subsidizing prescription drug costs in other countries?

The point is not lost on Henry Waxman (D-CA) who sees it differently. He says "it appears that our citizens are bearing a disproportionate portion of drug ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/12/09
MoveOn seeks to keep pressure on Southern California lawmakers on health care

MoveOn members plan to publicly thank Congressman Henry Waxman for his support of the public option. During a midday rally outside Waxman's Mid-City office, ...

Source: 89.3 KPCC
11/12/09
Welch wants Blackwater probed

Under then-Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the committee began investigating Blackwater after allegations arose in August 2007 that guards killed 11 Iraqis ...

Source: Barre Montpelier Times Argus
11/12/09
Children's hospitals object to proposed funding reductions

In a statement, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said many lawmakers "were very concerned about the potential negative ...

Source: USA Today
11/11/09
Seniority System Blues…

The successful challenge by Congressman Henry Waxman against fellow Congressman John Dingell this past fall for the chairmanship of the House Energy and ...

Source: The Citizen
11/11/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Other clues: The Hill newspaper reports that none other than Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) blurted this out which uncovered the usccb's intent: “I would like ...

Source: Chicago Daily Observer
11/11/09
RE: Henry Waxman

That the USSCB has been wielding great influence in the debate was evident in at least one comment by a leading Democrat, Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/11/09
Unregulated Medical Marijuana: Could Pot-Brownie Bake Sales Help?

A lot of readers address Congressman Henry Waxman's role in building — and not building — the Red Line. But Jeffrey from Santa Monica was so articulate, ...

Source: LA Weekly
11/11/09
Money race is on for US Senate

... including US representatives Niki Tsongas and John Tierney from Massachusetts, and from Henry Waxman of California, chairman of the House Energy and ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/10/09
Case of Vikings' tackles extends well beyond field

California Democrat Henry Waxman noted that depending on where they play, "some players could be penalized for performance-enhancing drug use, while others ...

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
11/10/09
Pelosicare Costs Revealed

...(D-Calif.) for his opposition to the Cap and Trade national energy tax. Dingell was replaced in the committee’s chair by Henry Waxman (D-Hollywood) one of the most liberal members of Congress and a close Pelosi ally. Dingell was given the gavel in the

11/09/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Associated Press California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman during markup of House health-care legislation. In the House bill, the ratio can only be as much as ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/09/09
Holden explains vote against House health reform bill

"And I didn't want to be a pawn in the chess game between Henry Waxman and Harry Reid." Waxman, D-Calif., is chairman of a key House committee on health ...

Source: Reading Eagle
11/09/09
Effort to Assist Older Voters May Raise Costs for the Young

Associated Press California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman during markup of House health-care legislation. In the House bill, the ratio can only be as much as ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/09/09
US Rep. Latham: Latham statement on House passage of $1.2 trillion health care ...

Henry Waxman, one of the bill's main authors. I've proposed a number of common-sense reforms to rein in health care costs. For instance, we can crack down ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/09/09
Senior Democrat "Confident" Stupak Amendment Will Perish in Later Bill Version

...says he was on to the Democrat strategy early in the game, when he failed to receive assurance from senior Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman that the pro-life language would stay put when the bill later merged with its Senate counterpart. "The only reason this

Source: LifeSite.net

Official website: http://www.house.gov/waxman/
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2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3976
Fax: 202-225-4099

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