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03/20/2013
Press Release
Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott, and Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone today released a letter sent to Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, on proposed Medicare Advantage and Part D...
03/20/2013
Press Release
Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman spoke on the House floor today in opposition to the Ryan Budget. The full text of his remarks is below.
03/20/2013
Press Release
Launching a bipartisan review of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), the House Energy and Commerce Committee today released its first in a series of white papers that will examine a number of issues emerging with the current system and solicit input from interested stakeholders. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), and other members of...
03/19/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “American Energy Security and Innovation: The Role of Regulators and Grid Operators in Meeting Natural Gas and Electric Coordination Challenges.”
03/19/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Health Information Technologies: Harnessing Wireless Innovation.”
03/19/2013
Press Release
In January, the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change wrote to over 300 businesses and organizations, soliciting their views on actions the federal government could take to reduce carbon pollution and strengthen our resiliency to climate change. Today, the Task Force released the responses they have received from six faith organizations: the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and...
03/18/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Monday, March 18, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Saving Seniors and Our Most Vulnerable Citizens from an Entitlement Crisis.”
03/15/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Thursday, March 15, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Unaffordable: Impact of Obamacare on Americans’ Health Insurance Premiums.”
Ranking Members Waxman and Rush Request Testimony From Scientists on Urgent Threat of Climate Change
03/15/2013
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 Chairmen Fred Upton and Ed Whitfield requesting a hearing with scientists and other experts on the need for action to address climate change, following a hearing earlier this month featuring testimony from utilities on the EPA’s proposed carbon...
03/14/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Oversight of FirstNet and Emergency Communications.”