Henry Waxman

Today, the subcommittee examines the discussion draft that would govern the disposal of coal ash, the toxic-laden residual waste from burning coal.

I am glad to see that a key element of MedPAC's proposal is that it is 'beneficiary liability neutral'.

Any proposal to redesign Medicare that leaves beneficiaries holding the bag is not one that I could endorse.

For more than four decades, Medicare has been a critical program for ensuring the health and the financial well being for senior and disabled people.

It is ironic that the other subcommittee... is trying to pass a bill to approve the tar sands pipeline from Canada.

If President Obama had not acted forcefully to rescue the industry, the livelihoods of millions of Americans would have been lost.

The only responsible action is to say no to Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

When one says that Canadians support developing the oil sands, yes, in Alberta they support that... but there many regions of the country where they don't support that.

The State Department draft environmental analysis acknowledges that the Keystone XL pipeline could affect the climate.

But they argue that building the Keystone XL pipeline to move this tar sands oil won't make climate change worse.

Some supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline acknowledge that using oil from the tar sands produces much more carbon pollution than conventional oil.

Today, this subcommittee is holding a hearing on legislation to make climate change worse by giving preferential treatment to TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. I believe this would be a terrible mistake.

The Affordable Care Act does more to protect America's sick and chronically ill than any piece of legislation in the last 50 years.

Just this April, there was an actual attack on our electricity infrastructure.

This is not a new responsibility for FDA. For over 100 years the Agency has been balancing patient and consumer safety with the need for innovation.

It is clear that fears that iPhones and other smartphones are going to be regulated by FDA and taxed as medical devices are unfounded and we can put this myth to rest.

I don't think you can be any clearer. FDA has established limits on what it can and cannot regulate in the mobile device market.

I am surprised at the amount of time and attention given to this issue.

According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, 12 percent of the bridges in my home State of California are considered structurally deficient.

To maximize growth in the long-term, however, we must take several steps to support the U.S. steel industry and ensure it remains globally competitive.

The steel industry's important. In 2012, steelmakers in the U.S. Produced 96 million tons of steel, the third most in the world.

We need somebody other than members of Congress to say that ought to be regulated.

Do you think Congress should make those distinctions, or should it be the FDA?

Do you think the FDA ought to regulate that?

The partisan hyperbole we have heard from some on this topic is so disappointing.