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Energy and Commerce Democratic Leaders Call on Committee to Hold Hearings on Sequestration
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Waxman and Subcommittee Ranking Members Pallone, Rush, Eshoo, DeGette, Schakowsky, and Tonko sent a letter to Chairman Upton requesting hearings on the impact of the automatic budget cuts scheduled to go into effect as part of the March 1 sequester. The cuts will affect almost every agency within the Committee’s jurisdiction and will result in over $85 billion in cuts to key domestic priorities and defense programs.
Rep. Waxman Statement on New IOM Report on Counterfeit Medicines
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on a new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), titled, “Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs”:
House Energy and Commerce Republicans Turn Blind Eye to Climate Change Science
Today, the Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee offered three amendments to direct the Committee to hear from experts about the science of climate change, the risks it poses for the nation, and the shrinking window for action. Two of the three amendments were debated and voted upon. The purpose of these amendments was to force the Committee to vote on whether it will educate itself through hearings, so the members will be in a position to have informed discussions about the preeminent energy challenge of our era.
Rep. Waxman Statement on Hezbollah Responsibility in July Bulgarian Bus Bombing
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on the finding by the Bulgarian government that Hezbollah was behind the July 2012 attack of a tour bus, which killed five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver:
Schiff, Waxman, Feinstein, Boxer Introduce Bill to Regulate Helicopter Traffic over L.A. Neighborhoods
Today, Congressman Adam Schiff, Congressman Henry A. Waxman, and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, introduced legislation that would require the Federal Aviation Administration to provide Los Angeles County residents relief from the noise and safety concerns caused by low-flying helicopters above residential neighborhoods.
Rep. Waxman Launches New Manhattan Beach Office
Rep. Henry A. Waxman officially opened his new office in Manhattan Beach yesterday, January 31. Local elected officials, chamber of commerce members, and residents of the South Bay joined Rep. Waxman for the new office opening.
Bicameral Task Force Asks for Best Ideas to Address Climate Change
Today, the co-chairs of the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, 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. The members have called for ideas for action that can be taken using the Administration’s existing authority as well as ideas that might need congressional approval. The members wrote to groups representing a wide range of key stakeholders, including industry, labor, nongovernmental organizations, academia, business and trade associations, and faith-based and public health groups.
