The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its way to the International Space Station on November 16, 2009. USMC Lieutenant Colonel and 30th District resident Randy Bresnik of Santa Monica, CA is on board as a Mission Specialist and will be conducting two spacewalks.
-
-
Rep. Waxman Joins Congressional Leadership in Celebrating Israel's 60th Anniversary
-
Chairman Waxman speaks at the UCLA Climate Change Forum on August 21st, 2009.
-
Chairman Waxman with students from Hamilton High School and Paul Reznik, President of the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
-
Rep. Waxman stands with other House Democratic leaders prior to the July 14, 2009 press conference outlining sweeping health care overhaul legislation. From left to right: Reps. Hoyer, Andrews, Pelosi, Miller, Waxman, Rangel, Dingell, Stark, and Pallone.
-
Rep. Waxman speaks to House and Senate interns in June, 2009 about his role as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The lecture was part of the Congressional Intern Summer Lecture Series.
-
Rep. Waxman meets with young constituents on a visit to Washington D.C. advocating for juvenile arthritis research.
-
Congressman Waxman presents a Congressional Award to a young constituent.
-
Congressman Waxman at the Army Sergeant Evan Ashcraft Post Office dedication in West Hills, CA in May 2005.
-
Congressman Waxman at the Army Sergeant Evan Ashcraft Post Office dedication in West Hills, CA in May 2005.
-
Congressman Waxman speaks with a group of senior citizens about Medicare and housing in Plummer Park in West Hollywood.
-
Congressman Waxman meets with a group of constituents in his district office.
TOP NEWS
more-
November 7, 2009
House Makes History on Health Reform
For the first time in America's history, all Americans will have access to quality, affordable health care under updated health insurance reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today. The legislation will cover 96 percent of Americans by 2015, while reducing the deficit by tens of billions of dollars over the next decade. The House approved the measure by a vote of 220 to 215.
RECENT STORIES
more-
October 29, 2009
Affordable Health Care for America Act
On October 29, 2009, House Democratic leaders unveiled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962. The three panels with jurisdiction over health policy in the House have been working together as one committee to develop a single bill that fulfills President Obama's goals of reducing health care costs, protecting and increasing consumers' choices, and guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
-
October 29, 2009
House Leaders Unveil Reform to Medicare Payments for Physicians
In conjunction with comprehensive health reform legislation, House leaders introduced a bill that would permanently reform the Medicare physician payment system. The "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act" (H.R. 3961) will repeal a 21 percent fee reduction scheduled for January 2010 and replace the physician payment formula with a more stable system that ends the unrealistic cycle of threats of ever-larger fee cuts followed by short-term patches.
-
July 31, 2009
Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Historic Health Care Reform Legislation
The Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 3200, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," by a vote of 31 to 28. This legislation will build on what works in today's health care system, makes important insurance market reforms to protect consumers, encourages competition among insurance plans to improve choices for patients, and expands access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
