Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California

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  • IG Audit Finds Multiple Flaws in Mad Cow Surveillance Plan
    Jul 13, 2004  - Rep. Waxman raises questions about the effectiveness and credibility of USDA's response to mad cow disease, citing an audit by the USDA Inspector General that finds systemic deficiencies in the Department's surveillance plan and new evidence that USDA misled the public in the wake of the detection of an infected cow in Washington State. More
  • Audit Finds U.S. Administration of Iraqi Oil Funds "Open to Fraudulent Acts"
    Jul 9, 2004  - Rep. Waxman releases a preliminary audit of the Development Fund for Iraq by KPMG that finds serious deficiencies in U.S. accounting practices and criticizes CPA officials for failing to cooperate with the U.N.-approved audit. Rep. Waxman asks Chairman Davis to subpoena documents relating to U.S. expenditures from the fund. More
  • Administration Delaying Approval of Life-Saving HIV Drugs
    Jul 8, 2004  - A new analysis by Rep. Waxman reveals that despite its public promises of quick action, the Administration is unnecessarily delaying the rapid approval of combination HIV therapies for use in Africa and other developing regions. More
  • Youth with Mental Illness Incarcerated Unnecessarily
    Jul 7, 2004  - Rep. Waxman and Senator Collins release a Special Investigations Division report revealing that nearly 2,000 youth are incarcerated each day because community mental health services are unavailable. More
  • Medicare Drug Card Website Rife with Errors
    Jul 6, 2004  - Reps. Waxman and Slaughter reveal that the pharmacy information on the Medicare.gov web contains multiple errors, incorrectly identifying the Medicare drug cards that can be used at many pharmacies. More
  • Rep. Waxman's June 23, 2004 letter to Javad Soltani, General Services Administration (and response)
    Jun 23, 2004  - Rep. Waxman letter to Javad Soltani about proposed FBI Building site. More
  • Bipartisan House Group Calls on EPA to Issue Stronger Mercury Rule
    Jun 23, 2004  - Reps. Waxman, Cooper, Allen, Grijalva, E.B. Johnson, McCollum, Schakowsky, Solis, and 172 other members of Congress urge EPA to issue a rule on mercury emissions that meets the requirements of federal law and acts decisively to address the urgent threat that mercury poses to the nation’s public health. More
  • Creating a Select Committee on Prison Abuses
    Jun 23, 2004  - 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. More
  • Bipartisan House Group Calls on EPA to Issue Stronger Mercury Rule
    Jun 23, 2004  - Reps. Waxman, Cooper, Allen, Grijalva, E.B. Johnson, McCollum, Schakowsky, Solis, and 172 other members of Congress urge EPA to issue a rule on mercury emissions that meets the requirements of federal law and acts decisively to address the urgent threat that mercury poses to the nation’s public health. More
  • Rep. Waxman’s Statement on H.Con.Res. 460
    Jun 23, 2004  - Rep. Waxman makes a statement on H.Con.Res 460, regarding the security of Israel and the principles of peace in the Middle East. More

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