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03/27/2012
Press Release
The Republican budget would end Medicare as we know it. The Republican plan would slash hundreds of billions more out of health care programs that middle class families depend upon – including $122 billion out of Medicare - to fund trillions of dollars in tax cuts, defense spending and deficit reduction.
03/23/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo, and senior Committee Member Edward J. Markey sent letters to nineteen carriers, handset manufacturers, and operating system developers seeking information on how they address cell phone theft.
03/22/2012
Bill
Although described as a “medical malpractice” measure, H.R. 5 extends beyond the field of malpractice liability. Generally speaking, a medical malpractice suit involves a tort-based legal claim for damages resulting from an injury caused by a health care provider. Traditionally, tort claims are almost exclusively addressed pursuant to state law. The bill defines the...
03/22/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Motor Vehicle Safety Provisions in House and Senate Highway Bills.”
03/22/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member G. K. Butterfield sent letters to 34 sellers of social apps for Apple Inc.’s mobile devices inquiring about their information collection and use practices.
03/21/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building about the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and the Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
03/21/2012
Press Release
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (CA-30) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member G. K. Butterfield today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood urging him to combat odometer fraud by updating the rule governing odometer disclosure requirements.
03/21/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Energy and Power Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby L. Rush sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield urging them to hold a hearing on the rapid acidifying of oceans due to rising emissions of carbon dioxide. Studies from Columbia University, the...
03/20/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on “The American Energy Initiative” on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. This day of the hearing focused on the future of energy technology with an emphasis on Canadian oil sands.
03/20/2012
Press Release
Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Rep. Diana DeGette sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz urging that FTC carefully assess specialty pharmacy and exclusive distribution contracts as the agency reviews the proposed merger of pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts, Inc., and Medco Health Solutions, Inc.