Rep. Henry Waxman

Democrat  •  30th District, California  •  18th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
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10/16/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee, said the testimony pointed up "a lot of the schemes insurance companies have not ...

Source: Dallas Morning News
10/16/09
Utilities split on climate legislation

Edward Markey, D-Mass., chairman of the House Select Committee on Independence and Global Warming, and Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Energy ...

Source: MarketWatch
10/16/09
RE: Henry Waxman

An advocate of government reform, US Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, recently asked the FCC for specific data on service fund grants. ...

Source: Tampa Tribune
10/16/09
Preventive Medicine Unlikely To Curb Health Care Spending

...the savings from averted illness," the CBO said. This has left some reformers in Congress frustrated. In July, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., complained that "we have very important preventive services (covered in the House bill) that aren't scored as sav

10/15/09
RE: Henry Waxman

... in case support for the cap-and-trade Bill, drafted by the Democratic congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey, slips on its way to a final vote. ...

Source: Times Online
10/15/09
AT&T really slings the mud at Google over Voice

...into the issue of "traffic pumping," firing off letters to the U.S.'s largest carriers for information about the practice. Henry Waxman of California has sent letters to the major telcos asking for more information on the practice as well. Interestingly

Source: ComputerWorld
10/15/09
Leading Blue Dog suggests opening Medicare to uninsured

Talks with Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) produced the "negotiated rates" compromise. Ross signed on with three other Blue Dogs, and the committee voted ...

Source: The Hill
10/15/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Like the House bill authored by Representatives Ed Markey and Henry Waxman, the Senate version puts an overall limit on carbon dioxide emissions, ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/15/09
CORRECT(10/14):Lawmakers Query Big Phone Cos On Rural Connection Rates

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., sent a letter to Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and Qwest letters Wednesday asking for details ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
10/15/09
AT&T Slams Google Over Call Blocking

...Nextel Corp., and Qwest Communications International Inc. received a letter from House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), asking for details about their disputes with rural phone companies over inflated call volumes to high-

10/15/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Talks with Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) produced the "negotiated rates" compromise. Ross signed on with three other Blue Dogs, and the committee voted ...

Source: The Hill
10/15/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Like the House bill authored by Representatives Ed Markey and Henry Waxman, the Senate version puts an overall limit on carbon dioxide emissions, ...

Source: Boston Globe
10/14/09
Will Democrats Keep Campaign Promises, or Committee Chairs?

Early signs—such as when Rep. Henry Waxman unseated, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's tacit approval, Rep. John Dingell as chairman of the Energy and ...

Source: Newsweek
10/14/09
Waxman Scrutinizes Traffic Pumping After Google Voice Inquiry

Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and other key House lawmakers have sent letters to the CEOs of top telecom firms, launching a review ...

Source: Washington Post (blog)
10/14/09
Researchers Urge Quicker Approval for Biosimilars

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who favors five years, argue that 12 years is too long for patients to wait for cheaper versions of ...

Source: MedPage Today
10/14/09
House Subcommittee Passes Bill To Fund AIDS Treatment

... our nation's most vulnerable populations would not receive the care and treatment they need and rightfully deserve," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D.-Calif. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
10/14/09
Prairie State Officials Say Emissions Restrictions Would Increase Costs for ...

Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is an attempt to make changes to a similar bill sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Edward Markey, D-Mass., ...

Source: istockAnalyst.com (press release)
10/13/09
RE: Henry Waxman

Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Passed June 26, 2009. In 2006, Graham cosponsored a bill with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del. ...

Source: Energy Collective (blog)
10/13/09
House: Our Health Bill Is Almost Here

Y.; Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif.; and Education and Labor Chairman George Miller, D-Calif. The House "Tri-Committee" team says it is ...

Source: National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News
10/13/09
RE: Henry Waxman

... what a motivated terrorist group could do with access to a facility containing large quantities of lethal substances," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. ...

Source: The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
10/13/09
Festival of links, part 2: Coates, Kaplan, Green

My Atlantic colleague Josh Green, co-author with Henry Waxman of The Waxman Report, adds this about the disagreement over calorie labeling I mentioned ...

Source: Atlantic Online
10/13/09
RE: Henry Waxman

"I'm pleased they passed a bill," said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), one of the chief architects of the House health ...

Source: FOXNews
10/13/09
Glossary of Key Climate Change Terms

The bill's sponsors were Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA). Annex A – The list of six greenhouse gases addressed by the Kyoto ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
10/13/09
Health care bill might not cover 17 million

...that's a pretty good start. ... Senator Kennedy was a great advocate of the idea that you do the best that you can." Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman and a leading author of the House Democratic health care b

Source: Kentucky.com
10/13/09
EPA Document Creates Crossfire Between Midwestern Utilities and Enviros

Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.). At the same time, Lashof said the document might be EPA's way of saying "it's nervous about the ...

Source: New York Times
10/13/09
House Communications Subcommittee Plans Video Competition Hearing: Sources

...group, said one source. The committee is chaired by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va), but staffers of Energy & Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) were also said to be particularly interested in collecting string on the subject. Spokesfolk for W

10/13/09
RE: Henry Waxman

"I'm pleased they passed a bill," said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), one of the chief architects of the House health ...

Source: FOXNews
10/13/09
Rep. Henry Waxman, veteran Democratic leader in Congress

Nov. 20, 2008: Democrats oust Rep. John Dingell, choosing Waxman to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Source: Reading Eagle
10/13/09
RE: Henry Waxman

"I'm pleased they passed a bill," said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), one of the chief architects of the House health ...

Source: FOXNews
10/13/09
Biblical Perspectives on Our World: Potpourri of Articles Which Tell the Truth

...cost the government more money. Even so, the quiet war Democrats are waging on specialists is astonishing.”  “Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and his colleague Bart Stupak are openly engaged in a campaign of

Source: Town Hall

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Phone: 202-225-3976
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