Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California

News List

  • GAO Finds Millions in Overpayments to Iraq Contractors
    Dec 19, 2006  - The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report yesterday which found multiple deficiencies in the Army's oversight of contractors in Iraq, including "limited visibility over contractors," lack of "adequate contractor oversight personnel," and "little or no training on the use of contractors." More
  • GAO Analysis Refutes Industry Myths About Drug Development
    Dec 19, 2006  - Rep. Waxman, along with Sens. Durbin and Kennedy, today released a new GAO analysis revealing a decline in new drug development by the pharmaceutical industry. More
  • Government Reform Leaders Call for Evaluation of Authority to Recover Billions from Oil Companies
    Dec 14, 2006  - Representatives Waxman, Tom Davis, Darrell Issa and Diane E. Watson wrote to U.S. Attorney General Gonzales to ask him to review a legal analysis concluding that the Administration has legal recourse to recover billions of dollars in lost revenue on defective oil and gas leases issued in 1998 and 1999. More
  • Rep. Waxman Announces Government Reform Committee Organization
    Dec 11, 2006  - In a letter to Members of the Government Reform Committee, Rep. Waxman today announced the new subcommittee organization for the 110th Congress. More
  • Dangerous Lead Levels in Capitol Gift Shop Products
    Dec 11, 2006  - Rep. Waxman and Sen. Obama today released a report finding that products from the Capitol gift shop contain dangerous amounts of lead. Jewelry and other inexpensive children's gifts sold in the four Capitol gift shops contain enough lead to cause permanent medical harm and may be fatal to small children if ingested. Rep. Waxman and Sen. Obama call on the Bush Administration to ban lead in children's products. More
  • Dangerous Lead Levels in Capitol Gift Shop Products
    Dec 11, 2006  - Rep. Waxman and Sen. Obama today released a report finding that products from the Capitol gift shop contain dangerous amounts of lead. More
  • House, Senate Pass Historic Postal Reform Legislation
    Dec 9, 2006  - In the final hours of the 109th Congress, key legislators from the House and Senate brokered a compromise that allows the Postal Service to modernize its operations to remain viable in the 21st Century. Rep. Waxman called the passage of the bill a "historic accomplishment." More
  • Waxman Repeats Request for FDA to Investigate Nasal Decongestants
    Dec 7, 2006  - Based on the recently released results of a new study, Rep. Waxman today renewed his request that FDA investigate whether phenylephrine oral nasal decongestants are effective. More
  • Rep. Waxman Speaks Out Against Former President Carter’s New Book
    Dec 7, 2006  - Rep. Waxman statement about Former President Carter's book. More
  • New Documents Reveal Unauthorized Halliburton Security Subcontracts in Iraq
    Dec 6, 2006  - Contrary to the testimony of top Pentagon officials, new documents obtained by Reps. Waxman and Van Hollen disclose that Halliburton subcontractors in Iraq had security subcontracts with Blackwater that Army officials say were prohibited under Halliburton's contract. More

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