Henry Waxman

We certainly feel like we are under attack from Washington, DC, and if it is not a war, it sure is something that is pretty close to hell.

If my Republican colleagues have a better idea for protecting our planet for our children and grandchildren, they should speak up.

The Clean Power Plan is eminently reasonable and achievable. It gives the States the flexibility to choose how to achieve the reductions.

Well, these dire predictions never happened. Today House Republicans claim that the Clean Power Plan will cause a surge in electricity bills and effectively end coal use in America. This is just the same old scare tactic.

I have been in Congress for almost 40 years, and for 40 years industry has made doomsday claims that clean air regulations would shut down businesses, destroy jobs, drive prices skyward, and cripple economic growth, and they have been…

In time historians may identify this as the moment that America got serious about tackling climate change.

I think to the Obama Administration I would suggest there is a way to solve this.

I appreciate the tenacity of Chairman Issa on this and Mr. Cummings to get to the bottom of this.

I think the culture of the agency needs to be changed.

We can't have the chair have the ability to calendar or table a matter of importance.

I think we need a way to resolve professional disputes.

I read very carefully the recommendations of Congressman Waxman that has looked at the situation and has made some specific recommendations to us.

I believe that the best oversight makes constructive recommendations to improve agency performance.

To me, it sounds like a lot of money, but that is not enough of a deterrent for a company with over $150 billion in revenue.

What I do take seriously is the need for good provider networks and robust benefit packages in the health insurance marketplaces.

What type of access does he have? If a mother has a policy that does not cover hospitalizations, what type of access does she have?

They want to go back to a world where health plans are free to offer policies that do not cover prescription drugs or hospitalization.

The Affordable Care Act is the single most important step forward on this issue in the last 50 years.

I have also reviewed many of the stakeholder comments we have received about our proposed rule.

I greatly respect and admire Ms. Brown, and I agree with her that Fast Track is an excellent program.

I continue to believe that Fast Track is a worthy program that needs to be improved.

His expertise, experience, and dedication will continue to benefit the agency and consumers in a second term.

Bob has been an advocate for consumers throughout his career.

Well, it is important that we insist on receiving more information as we look at this law because this is a huge windfall in some cases, and we want to know if it is necessary.

And that could be a huge windfall?