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Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Compelling Release of Policy Information
Jun 23, 2003
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The Supreme Court struck down a California law that would have required insurance companies to release information on Holocaust-era insurance policies.
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New Questions on President's Use of Forged Nuclear Evidence
Jun 12, 2003
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The Administration's new account of why the President cited forged evidence about Iraq's nuclear capabilities in his State of the Union conflicts with known facts and is clearly incomplete.
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President Urged to Reverse Decision to Fund Anthrax Vaccine with Resources Devoted to HIV/AIDS, Other Health Threats
Jun 11, 2003
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Senator Bingaman and Rep. Waxman urge President Bush to reverse the decision to fund the development of a new anthrax vaccine by robbing funds currently devoted to finding cures for HIV/AIDS, West Nile Virus, SARS, and other serious public health threats.
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Risks of New "Reduced Risk" Tobacco Products
Jun 3, 2003
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Rep. Waxman and Rep. Schakowsky release a new report which finds striking parallels between the marketing of new “reduced risk” tobacco products and the deceptive marketing 30 years ago of “light” and “low tar” cigarettes.
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Food Safety Enforcement Requires Improved Recordkeeping
May 28, 2003
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On the anniversary of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in New York, Reps. Waxman and Engel and Sen. Schumer, write USDA Secretary Ann Veneman about the need for better recordkeeping to protect consumers from contaminated meat.
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FDA Plan to Lower Food Health Claim Standards
May 27, 2003
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Sen. Boxer, Sen. Bingaman, Rep. Waxman, Rep. Markey, and Rep. Price protest an FDA plan to lower the scientific standards for agency approval of food health claims.
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Waxman's Latest Crusade
May 24, 2003
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Rep. Waxman profile in National Journal.
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Bipartisan Bill to Protect Consumers from Unsafe Contact Lenses
May 23, 2003
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Rep. John Boozman and Rep. Waxman have introduced legislation that would reverse an April 2003 FDA decision to classify noncorrective lenses as cosmetics, a move which weakened safety standards. Manufactured improperly or used without medical supervision, colored contact lenses can cause serious eye infections and loss of vision.
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Administration Urged to Take Evidence-Based Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention
May 23, 2003
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Democratic Leader Pelosi and Rep. Waxman urge the Administration to take an evidence-based approach in their new HIV/AIDS prevention strategy and not be influenced by those who may be trying to politicize science and public health policy.
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EPA Fails to Study Mercury Emissions
May 21, 2003
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Rep. Waxman asks why EPA has failed to conduct an analysis of toxic mercury emissions from power plants, a move which threatens to derail the Clean Air Act rule on controlling these emissions.
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
