Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
U.S. Reps. Tom Allen of Maine and Henry Waxman of California are trading accusations with Sen. Susan Collins over contractor fraud in Iraq as the Senate race heats up.
College Democrats of America (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
On a conference call to discuss John McCain's decision to raise campaign cash with scandal-plagued Republican activist Ralph Reed, Representative Henry Waxman said McCain's refusal to cancel the fundraiser shows that he is a "reformer no more." Waxman, who chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigation into the scandal surrounding criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff said...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
House Oversight chair Henry Waxman joined a media conference call this morning to recap the connections between Ralph Reed and Jack Abramoff. I was on the call. What follows is my summary and analysis. I've added a fair amount of...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Earlier this month, the Pentagon ignored a subpoena and blocked Dr. Kaye Whitley, the director of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, from testifying. After Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) threatened to hold Defense Secretary Bob Gates in contempt and wrote a letter to him yesterday, Gates today finally agreed to allow Whitley to testify. [...]
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
By David Swanson, davidswanson.org August 13, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/94539/ Last August, a group of Congressman Henry Waxman's constituents met with him and urged him to make use of inherent contempt. They were then obliged to explain to him what inherent contempt is. While the current (110th) Congress has probably seen more requests, subpoenas, and contempt citations ignored than all previous...
democrats.com (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
By David Swanson Last August, a group of Congressman Henry Waxman's constituents met with him and urged him to make use of inherent contempt. They were then obliged to explain to him what inherent contempt is. While the current (110th) Congress has probably seen more requests, subpoenas, and contempt citations ignored than all previous Congresses combined, Waxman has certainly endured more such insult...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Source: [b]GovExec.com[/b] August 5, 2008 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., Tuesday asked the Justice Department, the Office of Management and Budget and the Environmental Protection Agency to describe the documents being withheld from the committee un...
Grizzly Groundswell (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Representative Henry Waxman (D. Ca), power crazed Chairman of the powerful House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in rebutting President Bush’s weekly radio address to the nation, made the statement, “it was a very good week for the American public.” Was it really a good week for us? Representative Waxman thinks so as he boasted [...]
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Two bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives are aimed at protecting American children, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Saturday.The first, to reinvigorate the Consumer Product Safety Commission and strengthen its ability to assure safe toys for our children, Waxman said during the weekly Democratic radio address. The second is legislation that provides the authority to regulate tobacco...
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
We are in the final months of President Bush's last term. But through our legislative efforts, we are giving the next Administration the tools it will need to start putting public health - and especially the health of our children - first. Government at its best can work. It was a very good week for the American public. And best of all, it was a very good week for our kids.
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Rep. Henry Waxman says in the Democrats’ weekly radio address that Congress is working to overcome years of GOP neglect, and that health care will be a top priority in the next administration. Read the full story
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Rep. Henry Waxman says in the Democrats' weekly radio address that Congress is working to overcome years of GOP neglect, and that health care will be a top priority in the next administration.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
The House on Wednesday by a veto-proof 326-102 vote approved legislation (HR 1108) that would give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, the New York Times reports (Saul, New York Times, 7/31). The measure, introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), would allow FDA to ban flavored additives, with an exemption for menthol flavoring (Yoest, Wall Street Journal, 7/31).
Lerterland (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
By which I mean: Support them when one is apparently raped and murdered and the U.S. Army rules it a suicide. Darcy has more details on the fate of Private LaVena Johnson. There's a petition calling on Henry Waxman to launch a full inquiry. Please sign on.
The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Special Counsel Says He Has No Plans To Resign From Office Yesterday we learned that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) wrote a letter to Special Counsel Scott Bloch urging the embattled chief of the independent investigative office to step down. Bloch’s had a lot of problems lately. He’s under investigation by the… [...]
