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Henry Waxman is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on health care, environmental policy, and consumer protection. During his tenure, Waxman played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a prominent advocate for climate change legislation. He chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on issues such as tobacco regulation and health care reform.
The gentleman will not get a unanimous vote. At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee. (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…
At this time, I wish to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), the dean of the House, the chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the longest- standing Member in support of universal health care…
I rise as a member of the Safe Climate Caucus to address the important issue of climate change. EPA reported some good news today: carbon pollution from power plants has dropped 10 percent from 2010 to 2012. Some of this drop was due to…
We're on the seventh day of a government shutdown caused by the reckless actions of House Republicans; and we are now considering the sixth piecemeal bill that reopens a few government activities, but still continues the shutdown for…
I think we're all supporters of the FDA; but if the Republicans were truly interested in FDA, they would work with Democrats. We would have a conversation about it to lift the sequester and restore funding for FDA and all other critical…
Let's put policy over politics by funding the government. What this reckless closing of the government has accomplished is to stall a lot of government agencies from doing their mission, and one of the most important agencies that has a…
Funding the government is one bipartisan step we could take. It is a compromise for us, and I would vote for it.
Let's refund all of the government efforts, including the CDC and the NIH and the FDA, and not single them out and leave everybody else behind.
And my colleagues, the Republicans would not work with us and figure out how ObamaCare should meet the needs of the American people, but it was passed into law. The courts approved it. The electorate voted and approved the President, who…
On Friday, the world's best scientists rendered a conclusive verdict: climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and its consequences will be catastrophic. What the scientists are telling us is that evidence is now just as…
I yield the gentlelady an additional 30 seconds. Ms. DeGETTE. I am committed to strengthening this law so that we never have any other tragedy such as what Mr. Griffith discussed, where we have a Doug Wingate who right now is missing his…
I am pleased at this time to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, (Mr. Green).
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