Op-Eds and Articles
Jul 18, 1996
Panel Backs Overhaul of Pesticide in Food Rules
Issues: Health
The LA Times published an article about the pesticide safety standards legislation, which Rep. Waxman authored along with Rep. Bliley.
Jul 18, 1996
Pesticide Bill Advances in House Without Rancor and Opponents
Issues: Health
The NY Times published an article about a bill co-authored by Rep. Waxman that would regulate pesticides in food more effectively.
May 1, 1996
AIDS Acrimony
Issues: Health
Activists chafe at federal funding disparities among regions and say officials haven´t done enough to change allocation formula
Jan 1, 1996
Temple University Press: Medicaid and the Limits of State Health Reform
Issues: Health
State officials lobby Congress to grant the state a waiver from the federal quality-of-care reforms. The goal is to persuade Congress that the cost of new reforms outweighed the benefit in patient outcomes. As primary sponsor of these reforms, Rep. Waxman is not persuaded.
Nov 18, 1995
Sacramento Bee: Budget Measure Slashes State's Measure Funds
Issues: Health
A massive budget bill approved by Congress provides California with about $78.7 billion in Medicaid payments over the next seven years. If passed, the state will face about $15 billion less than it would have over the same period without the bill. Rep. Waxman warns that the consequences of such a bill would be “devastating,” leaving California’s senior citizens and indigents with a much smaller safety net.
Aug 21, 1995
The Hill is Retaken by Smokers
Issues: Health
A Time Magazine article describes the shift in attitude towards smoking when the Republican Party won the majority in Congress. With the GOP in control, Republican congressmen are displaying their smoking habits as a “venerable tradition and an up-to-the-minute political statement about the evils of overregulation.”
Jan 30, 1994
Washington Post: Henry Waxman and the Medicaid Time Bomb
Issues: Health
In an interview with The Washington Post, Rep. Waxman weighs in on the debate regarding Medicaid initiatives. When asked about the pending Medicaid initiatives, Rep. Waxman states, “I think the people who look at this from a fiscal point of view ignore that some of these costs would have been greater if we hadn't provided some of these [preventive] services."
Oct 10, 1993
Los Angeles Times: Henry Waxman - In the Eye of the National Health-Insurance Storm
Issues: Health
In interview with The Los Angeles Times, Rep. Waxman discusses his support for national health-insurance. He explains that if comprehensive health insurance passes, "It will be the most important domestic legislation of our generation. I feel proud to be somewhat part of it." But Rep. Waxman also warns that he always must to hold back celebrating “until it is done, because nothing is accomplished until it is followed into law and working."
Apr 29, 1992
The Environmental Pollution President
Rep. Waxman comments on Pres. Bush's failure to regulate the Clean Air Act
Apr 10, 1992
<i> Carpe Diem, </i> Congress; the President Won't
Rep. Waxman on cutting fossil-fuel use
