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03/14/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member G. K. Butterfield sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook requesting a briefing to address questions they previously raised in a letter last month and new concerns that have since been raised about the company’s efforts to protect the privacy of consumers of its...
03/12/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield requesting that he correct continued misrepresentations made by the majority on EPA’s international grantmaking practices and retract the erroneous June 2011 report produced by the majority staff.
03/09/2012
Press Release
Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released the following statement in response to a report released by the U.S. Surgeon General on tobacco use by young people:
"The evidence is indisputable: The best way to prevent addiction to tobacco among adults -- and to reduce the astronomical medical costs associated with tobacco-related diseases -- is to help our kids not to start in the first place....
03/08/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled “The FY 2013 DOE Budget.”
03/08/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “FDA User Fees 2012: Hearing on Issues Related to Accelerated Approval, Medical Gas, Antibiotic Development and Downstream Pharmaceutical Supply Chain.”
03/07/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “The American Energy Initiative: A Focus on Rising Gas Prices.”
03/07/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Cybersecurity: The Pivotal Role of Communications Networks.”
03/06/2012
Markup
On Monday, March 5, the Committee convened at 4:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building for opening statements only. It reconvened on Tuesday, March 6, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The markup agenda covered the following bills:
H.R. 452, “Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011”;
H.R. 3309, the “Federal...
03/01/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health will held a hearing on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “The FY 2013 HHS Budget.” The sole witness was Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
03/01/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “Prescription Drug Diversion: Combating the Scourge.”