May 31, 2012
One especially clear embodiment of the misplaced priorities of House Republicans is their hostility to clean energy.
Henry Waxman
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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.
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May 31, 2012
The Republican budget that this Committee adopted slashes Medicaid by over $1 trillion.
May 31, 2012
The heartbreaking unemployment hurting American families today stems from the Republican philosophy that Wall Street banks should be allowed to operate free from regulation.
May 31, 2012
House Republicans seem to want to return America to the era of the robber barons.
May 31, 2012
Democrats have a more optimistic vision. We believe that the economy works best when the government establishes the rules of the road.
May 31, 2012
We believe that the economy works best when the government establishes the rules of the road, adopting sensible standards, protecting the middle class, promoting competition, and preventing corporate abuses.
May 31, 2012
But even with the rescue of the financial industry, Main Street America was feeling the economic pain as millions of Americans were losing their jobs.
May 31, 2012
The TARP bill was, of course, a huge government intervention in the marketplace, called for by President Bush.
May 31, 2012
Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, two very distinguished economists who are often cited by Chairman Ryan, have demonstrated that economies hit by systemic fiscal crises don't, quote, snap back within a year or two but take significantly…
May 31, 2012
Now, I have searched the record, and as far as I can tell during that 8-year period, you did not challenge the Bush administration's handling of the economy.
May 31, 2012
Americans' retirement savings collapsed by one third, trillions of dollars, between 2007 and the day President Bush left office.
May 31, 2012
For 8 years, the President Bush pursued a failed ideology of trickle-down economics based on the theory that tax cuts for the very wealthy and an anything goes license on Wall Street would boost our economy and lift all boats.
May 31, 2012
By the end of those 8 years, America experienced a net loss of private sector jobs.
May 30, 2012
I would think it is critical for the U.S. and other countries that have seen the positive impact of the Internet on their economies to highlight to the ITU participants and other stakeholders of potential negative consequences of the…
May 30, 2012
This bipartisan consensus is reflected in H. Con. Res. 127, a resolution introduced yesterday by Chair Bono Mack and cosponsored by Chairman Upton, myself, Chairman Walden, and Ranking Member Eshoo.
May 30, 2012
It is an important hearing as we look down the road to an international conference where some of the proposals, if adopted, would fundamentally alter the way the Internet operates today.
May 17, 2012
Before I yield to Mr. Rush from Illinois, I just want to make a comment. We need to get ourselves off of our dependence on oil whether it is from the United States or overseas; and if we go along with this pipeline, we are increasing our…
May 17, 2012
May I inquire as to how much time each side has? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Chaffetz). The gentleman from California has 5 minutes. The gentleman from Georgia has 8\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Kentucky has 8 minutes.
May 17, 2012
I'd like, at this time, to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).
May 17, 2012
I'm pleased at this time to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).
May 17, 2012
At this time, I would like to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Doyle), an important member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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