Henry Waxman

Sadly, this deadly habit begins with our kids. In many cases they become hooked quickly and develop a lifelong addiction that is nearly impossible to break.

Mr. Chairman, too much dirty politics is waged with dark money, the secrecy is protected by no privilege, and a little sunlight would be very healthy for American democracy.

I hope this committee will initiate a detailed investigation examining this network of front groups and trade associations, determine who funds them and expose how they coordinate with industry.

Because of the time when nothing was being done to address global warming, we are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today.

I think of how Henry Waxman showed America the true face of the tobacco industry, exposing decades of deceit.

No Nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers.

It is not for the President to say or to obstruct congressional deliberations and investigations or other legitimate functions.

No one should be secure while he violates the Constitution and the laws.

The House's need for all the facts surrounding suspected Presidential offences cannot of course be circumscribed by an executive determination of what is relevant.

What the Constitution does not allow is our leaders breaking the Constitution, or the law, to serve their political needs.

The Federal Government would maintain its commitment to sharing the costs of providing basic healthcare and long-term coverage to vulnerable Americans.

There is not a lot of millionaires on Medicaid and would not want to be on Medicaid.

The $200 billion in the Waxman-Markey bill that passed the House of Representatives was turned down over here in the Senate.

A vision without funding is a hallucination.

This is the trick. On the one hand, you want people to do something, when in fact a lot of folks may not realistically be able to find a job.

The Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member

Although he made a number of very sensible recommendations, we heard at our hearing last September that the CSB chairman failed to adequately address these problems, and in fact, had created a dysfunctional work environment.

I believe it is critical that our actions be based on science...

Today's hearing is on a topic about which many Americans have strong feelings...

Today's hearing is about the Children's Health Insurance Program. This is a rare program in Washington that has enjoyed bipartisan support since its inception in 1997.

Well, the confusing, contrary, uncertain, and sometimes purely nonsensical information that comes from Takata is confusing to drivers.

But yesterday Takata responded that, quote, 'the currently available reliable information does not support a nationwide determination of a safety defect,' end quote.

Our bill provides more resources to give them the additional enforcement authority and increases the fines for manufacturers that violate vehicle safety laws.

Our legislation improves the early warning reporting system by making more reported information public and ensuring that NHTSA receives significantly more information for manufacturers on any fatal incident involving a safety defect.