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Rep. Waxman Introduces Guiding Principles for the West Los Angeles VA
Oct 7, 2005
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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.
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GAO: Pentagon Squandering Billions on Excess Property
Jun 7, 2005
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The Government Reform Committee National Security Subcommittee holds a hearing to examine a new GAO study on waste and inefficiency in the Defense Department. The report finds that the Department has improperly disposed of valuable equipment at a cost to taxpayers of more than $3.5 billion.
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Democrats to Introduce Legislation to Create Select Committee to Investigate Prisoner Abuse
May 27, 2005
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Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, along with Democratic Leader Pelosi, Armed Services Ranking Member Skelton, and other senior congressional leaders, announced plans to introduce legislation to create a House select committee to investigate the abuses of detainees held in U.S. custody in connection with the war in Iraq and the global war on terrorism. The resolution would charge a bipartisan group of 14 Members with thoroughly investigating evidence of detainee abuse and torture in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
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Southern California Veterans Wait Months For Disability Benefits
Oct 12, 2004
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A new report released by Rep. Waxman finds that thousands of disabled veterans in Southern California wait months before receiving veteran’s disability benefits.
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Creating a Select Committee on Prison Abuses
Jun 23, 2004
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Rep. Waxman, alongside Democratic Leader Pelosi, Armed Services Ranking Member Skelton, and nine other congressional leaders, introduces legislation to create a select committee in the House to investigate the abuses of detainees held in U.S. custody in Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere.
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DOD Questioned on Retroactive Classification of Testing Program Assessments
Mar 24, 2004
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Reps. Waxman and Tierney ask the Defense Department to explain the decision to retroactively classify 50 specific recommendations, set forth by independent Pentagon evaluators, that are highly critical of the national missile defense system testing program.
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Pentagon Refuses Repeated Requests for Coyle Report
Jun 22, 2001
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The Pentagon refused to deliver the Coyle Report to Congress for over eight months. Rep. John F. Tierney and other members made numerous requests to make public the findings of the report.
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
