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Rep. Waxman Urges FTC to Act on Misleading Dietary Supplement Advertisements
Dec 29, 2005
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Rep. Waxman writes to Chairman Majoras requesting that FTC take enforcement action against the Schiff Nutrition Group for its “Move Free Joint Strengthener” advertisement which significantly distorted the scientific findings of an NIH study on the effectiveness of the dietary supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin, at relieving arthritis joint pain.
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HHS Misleading Claim on Medicare Drug Plan Enrollment
Dec 22, 2005
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Today, the Bush Administration released information on enrollment in the new Medicare prescription drug program. In a letter to Administrator McClellan, Rep. Waxman asks several serious questions about the extent to which the program is functioning as planned.
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Senior Democrats Call for Hearings, Independent Panel on NSA’s Electronic Surveillance
Dec 22, 2005
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In a letter to the Speaker, Democratic Leader Pelosi, Democratic Whip Hoyer, and Reps. Conyers, Waxman, and Harman ask that the House examine the scope of Presidential power in the area of electronic surveillance.
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Committee Democrats Ask for Explanation of EPA's Proposed Rollbacks of the Toxics Release Inventory
Dec 21, 2005
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In a letter to EPA, Reps Lynch, Waxman, and Kucinich express concern about the EPA's proposal to roll back the program that gathers information about industry use and release of toxic chemicals.
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Rep. Waxman Raises Late Mail Delivery Concerns with the U.S. Postmaster General
Dec 21, 2005
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Rep. Waxman has received an unprecedented number of complaints from his constituents in recent months concerning late mail delivery. His constituents have reported receiving their mail after 8:00 p.m., and sometimes as late as 10:30 p.m. Rep. Waxman has written to Postmaster General John E. Potter to ask that the issue be immediately addressed. He has asked the Postmaster for three years of data on postal operations, staffing, mail volume and delivery times. His correspondence with the Postmaster is available in the link above. If you are a resident of the 30th Congressional District of California, please contact Rep. Waxman’s district office for assistance with any postal problems you are experiencing.
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Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis Request Information on the Safety of Medical
Dec 16, 2005
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After several recent reports of patient injuries associated with the use of defective or unsterile reprocessed single-use medical devices, Rep. Waxman and Chairman Davis write to GAO and to FDA's Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach to request information regarding the adequacy of FDA's oversight of these devices, and how it compares that of single-use devices.
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Rep. Waxman Urges Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to Oppose Legislation that would Change the Nation's Food Safety Laws
Dec 15, 2005
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Without any hearings or Subcommittee consideration, the House Energy and Commerce Committee considered legislation to make sweeping changes to the nation’s food safety laws. Rep. Waxman opposes the legislation as “dangerous and irresponsible,” stating that it would leave a “critical gap” in our food safety defenses. The legislation would also preempt California’s successful and popular Proposition 65 – a twenty year old state measure to notify consumers when they are exposed to carcinogens or reproductive toxins.
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Henry Waxman: l'Eliot Ness du Congrés
Dec 14, 2005
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Rep. Waxman profile in Le Monde.
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Letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committees
Dec 12, 2005
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Rep. Waxman asks the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees to remove a provision in the pending National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the nation's open government laws by exempting “operational records” of the Defense Intelligence Agency from the Freedom of Information Act.
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Rep. Waxman and his Colleagues Request a Hearing on the National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005
Dec 9, 2005
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Rep. Waxman and four Members of Congress, write to Chairman Barton requesting that he hold a hearing on the “National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005” (H.R. 4167) prior to Committee markup because of its “far-reaching implications for the safety and security of our nation’s food supply, as well as for states’ rights.”
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
