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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.
And my colleagues, I ask for support of this amendment. Let's not have the House of Representatives take a position on a bill upholding findings that are inaccurate, go against the scientific consensus, and put our head in the sand about…
This bill is 80 pages of one reckless assault after another on public health and environmental protections. It is probably the single worst anti-environment bill in the most anti- environment House of Representatives in history. The bill…
Over the past 2 years, this Republican House has amassed the most anti-environment record in the history of Congress. During this period, the Republican House has voted more than 300 times on the floor to weaken long-standing public health…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, lines 18 to 21, strike subparagraph (B) (and redesignate the following subparagraphs accordingly)…
We have an additional speaker who is on his way, so I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
May I inquire how much time remains on each side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 3\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
This bill is an example of Congress functioning at its best. As introduced, Congresswoman Eshoo and Congressman Lance's legislation addresses a policy goal that resonates with many of us--making progress in our fight against pancreatic…
Each of us is deeply indebted to the members of our military for their patriotism and for all they do to protect our country and its national interests. We know that our returning vets have unique skills and experiences that make them…
I am pleased that we are taking up H.R. 6118, a bipartisan, non-controversial bill that will provide the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with additional flexibility in imposing and enforcing penalties on clinical…
I am pleased to rise in support of H.R. 6163, the National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012. H.R. 6163 represents a bi-partisan effort to allow the National Institutes of Health, NIH, to establish a national pediatric research…
This committee has heard a lot of arguments from victims and people are being convinced that they are victims by the government when that is not the case.
House Republicans have repeatedly claimed that this bill will terminate the Loan Guarantee Program. No more Solyndras, no more loan guarantees, but that's not true. Let's be clear. This bill does not terminate the Loan Guarantee Program…
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 23, through page 6, line 2, strike subsection (a) (and redesignate the subsequent subsections…
I want to point out, as I speak under our time, that the way I heard the last speaker, he can't be accurate in his statement that we have spent more money on wind and solar than any other source of energy. When you look at the tax breaks…
May I inquire through the Chair how many speakers there are on the other side of the aisle?
May I inquire how much time each side has on the debate? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 9 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 16\3/4\ minutes remaining.
At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).
I have another speaker. The CHAIR. The gentleman from California should be made aware that he has 3 minutes total remaining in his time.
I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. We should be spending this time extending the tax credits for wind power. That would save tens of thousands of clean energy jobs. We should be spending this time developing responsible policies to…
Under the Bush-Cheney oil industry energy plan, gasoline prices more than doubled.
The choice is all of the above or oil above all, and the answer will affect the lives of every American.
Today's hearing presents two different visions of an energy policy for America.
the amount of information that is being passed back and forth is unprecedented
Thank you very much, Chairman Walden, for holding this timely hearing on the role of the Federal Government and how we can play a part in easing our Nation's anticipated spectrum crunch.
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