Henry Waxman actually said...

the first duty of the public servant is the public safety, but that is not just my opinion, it is the law

Waxman emphasizes public safety as a primary duty of public servants.

12/11/2012

More Henry Waxman Quotes

My Republican colleagues accuse the president of waging a war on coal. In fact, the president is trying to create a future for coal.

Investments that the Department of Energy is making in CCS will help industry produce cleaner power...

Industry can pollute because it costs less to dump pollution than to pay to clean it up.

But we have a long record of DOE's investments and EPA standards that work hand in hand.