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05/07/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Vacation Nation: How Tourism Benefits Our Economy.”
05/07/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “U.S. Energy Abundance: Exports and the Changing Global Energy Landscape.”
05/07/2013
Markup
The Subcommittee on Health held a markup on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building for opening statements. The Subcommittee reconvened on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Building in open markup session on the legislation.
The Subcommittee considered H.R. 1407, the "Animal Drug User Fee Amendments Act of 2013" and...
05/07/2013
Press Release
Today, Representative Henry A. Waxman and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse sent a letter to Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Bob Perciasepe urging the Agency to reconsider its decision not to regulate methane emissions from coal mines, the fourth largest source of methane emissions in the United States. Reducing methane emissions could delay warming of the atmosphere and...
05/02/2013
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to establish a Blue Ribbon Commission to examine industrial chemical facility security, in light of the recent tragic explosion at the West, Texas fertilizer plant.
05/01/2013
Press Release
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on the announcement that President Obama has nominated Thomas Wheeler as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as the Acting Chair:
04/26/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Friday, April 26, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Does HIPAA Help or Hinder Patient Care and Public Safety?”.
04/26/2013
Press Release
Today, Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Anna G. Eshoo, Lois Capps, Doris O. Matsui, and Jerry McNerney sent a letter to the California Independent System Operator requesting a detailed description of the grid operator’s plan to ensure the reliability of California’s electric grid during this summer in the event that the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remains offline.
04/25/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Securing Our Nation’s Prescription Drug Supply Chain.”
04/25/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “The Lifeline Fund: Money Well Spent?”