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Chairman Waxman Questions FDA Priorities
Sep 17, 2008
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Chairman Waxman wrote to FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach to request answers to questions raised by internal FDA emails, which suggest that political appointees at the agency may be promoting industry priorities at the expense of FDA’s core public health mission.
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Rep. Waxman Writes Letter to President Bush Regarding HIV Travel Ban
Sep 10, 2008
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Chairman Waxman Renews Request for Information on Impacts of EPA Court Losses
Aug 13, 2008
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In a letter to EPA, Chairman Waxman reiterated and expanded his request for information on the costs of EPA’s numerous losses in court, which include taxpayer dollars wasted and delays in public health and environmental protections.
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Rep. Waxman Writes Letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman Concerning H.Con.Res. 362
Jul 21, 2008
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Chairman Waxman Requests Additional Information on Questionable Electric Co-op Spending
Jul 8, 2008
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In a letter to Glenn English, the CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Chairman Waxman requested information on the trade association’s apparent involvement in at least one instance of questionable spending by the Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
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Chairman Waxman Warns Attorney General of Scheduled Contempt Vote
Jul 8, 2008
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Chairman Waxman wrote Attorney General Mukasey that the Oversight Committee will vote to hold him in contempt unless the Attorney General produces a copy of the report of the FBI interview of Vice President Cheney in the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a covert CIA agent.
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Internal EPA Document Shows 500 Enforcement Cases Adversely Affected
Jul 7, 2008
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Chairman Waxman and Chairman Oberstar requested documents and information relating to EPA’s enforcement of the Clean Water Act. An internal EPA document obtained by the Chairmen show that EPA’s enforcement actions across the country have severely suffered as a result of a Supreme Court case and guidance issued by EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Chairman Waxman Questions Proposed Rule Regarding Automobile Roof Safety
Jun 27, 2008
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In a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Peters, Chairman Waxman questioned a proposed rule by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that fails to ensure that automobile roofs are strong enough to protect passengers in rollover crashes.
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Investigation Continues into Whether FDA Regulation Should Bar Liability Claims
Jun 26, 2008
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Following a May 14, 2008, hearing, Chairman Waxman wrote to the FDA to request documents related to the agency’s recent reversal of its long-standing position on preemption of state product liability lawsuits relating to FDA-approved drugs and medical devices.
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Committee Calls for Declassification of Information About U.S. Bases in Iraq
Jun 23, 2008
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Chairman Waxman sent a letter today requesting that President Bush declassify provisions in the “Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign Plan” that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for their existence, as well as a GAO report issued today regarding this Joint Campaign Plan.
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
