Press Releases
Jul 22, 2013
Rep. Waxman Applauds European Union Designation of Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
In response to the European Union designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, Rep. Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement:
Jul 16, 2013
Rep. Waxman Invites FAA to Participate in Forum to Discuss the Future of Santa Monica Airport
Issues: Santa Monica Airport
Today, Rep. Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Federal Aviation Association (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta asking that the FAA participate in a forum in Santa Monica with local residents and the City of Santa Monica to discuss options for the future of the Santa Monica Airport (SMO). The airport is currently operating under the Santa Monica Airport Agreement, a settlement agreement with the FAA that was established in 1984. The agreement will expire in 2015.
Jul 15, 2013
Rep. Waxman Convenes Forum on Gun Violence and Mental Health
In the wake of the recent Santa Monica shootings, Rep. Henry A. Waxman today convened a forum in Santa Monica to explore issues related to gun violence and mental health.
Jul 11, 2013
Rep. Waxman Applauds Grants for Los Angeles Homeless Veterans
Issues: West Los Angeles VA
Rep. Henry A. Waxman is pleased to announce that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is awarding over $12 million to assist Los Angeles-area homeless veterans.
Jul 10, 2013
Rep. Waxman Statement on Funding to Community Health Centers for Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Issues: Health
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on an announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that it will award grants to community health centers throughout the nation to help Americans benefit from the Affordable Care Act:
Jul 10, 2013
Rep. Waxman and Sen. Whitehouse Urge State Department to Analyze How Keystone XL Will Affect Climate Change
Issues: Energy & Environment
Today, Representative Henry A. Waxman and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse sent a letter to Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science at the State Department, urging the Department to correct significant mistakes in the analysis of the climate impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline. Rep. Waxman and Sen. Whitehouse write that the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement underestimates the costs of transporting the tar sands by rail and ignores the views of multiple market experts. They ask the State Department to develop the information needed to provide a “thorough, unbiased, and comprehensive” analysis of the pipeline's impact on the climate.
Jul 9, 2013
New Report Reveals Climate Disconnect
Issues: Energy & Environment
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released a new report that compares the climate change voting records of members of Congress in the 112th Congress with the temperatures experienced in 2012 in the districts they currently represent. It finds a widespread “climate disconnect” in the voting records of the Republican members representing the districts most affected by the soaring temperatures in 2012.
Jul 9, 2013
Rep. Waxman Commends President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
Issues: Safe Climate Caucus, Energy & Environment
Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California’s Thirty-Third District, the chair of the Safe Climate Caucus, spoke on the House floor yesterday to commend President Obama’s plan for action on climate change. Rep. Waxman pointed to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act as evidence that the country can have both a clean environment and a strong economy.
Jun 28, 2013
Rep. Waxman Statement on First Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act
Issues: Health
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act:
Jun 28, 2013
Rep. Waxman Calls on Congress to Prevent Doubling of Student Loan Rates on July 1st
Issues: Higher Education
With fewer than four days before interest rates double for need-based Stafford student loans, Rep. Henry A. Waxman voted Wednesday to immediately bring up a bill that would freeze the current low rate of 3.4% for the next two years. House Republicans successfully blocked the effort to consider the bill by a vote of 228 – 194.
