We have asked people to evaluate Exponent's analysis and they said it was not a very good analysis.

We've asked people to evaluate Exponent's analysis, and they said it was not a very good analysis.

A food safety bill sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, passed this month in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

A food safety bill recently passed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the House of Representatives, H.R. 2749, the 'Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009,' addresses all of the above authorities and includes many of the other key…

Passing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would send an important message that America is ready to lead.

This issue is too important for agriculture and forestry to sit on the sidelines.

America cannot allow its economy to be left behind. America must be a leader.

The rules required that the amendment be read. The clerk will read the bill.

It will be an expensive bill, but what is more expensive is not to do the reform because our health care system costs are out of control and the only way to control costs is to reform the system.

This will expedite the development of nationwide health information infrastructure that will enhance real-time communication between providers and improve the coordination of care. Finally, the bill would provide $87 billion in temporary…

We need to deal with the carbon emissions that are causing the threats of global warming.

I don't think that the small businesses and the students and people that are of modest means or seniors can endure another $4-a-gallon gas price problem.

During his tenure as chairman of the committee, Mr. Barton provided the minority with one-third of the committee resources.

What we need to do, in my view, is to provide the incentives to look for alternative energy sources.

We are asking for no increase in the equipment budget for 2009.

Three of the top priorities of the new Obama administration and the American public are in the jurisdiction of our committee: health care reform; climate change legislation; and energy independence.

As we begin the 111th Congress the Energy and Commerce Committee faces a tremendous work load.

I cannot imagine that we are going to meet our energy needs in this country without nuclear energy.

I think we would be unable to do the things that we need to do with all these major issues simultaneously being considered by our committee.

We will pass this bill for millions of women, like Susan Molina, who are trying to work and support their children and do the right thing for them. Susan is a single mother in my district. Her abusive husband left her, and she has…

I thank Representative Towns for bringing this bill to the floor. The outgoing Bush administration has an obsession with secrecy that has led it to weaken many of this country's open government laws. Our consideration of H.R. 35, the…

When you have thousands of recommendations that can add up to billions of dollars, it seems to me they ought to be taken seriously.

Your company is now bankrupt, our economy is in the state of crisis, but you get to keep $480 million. I have a very basic question for you. Is this fair?

Your company is now bankrupt, our economy is in a state of crisis, but you get to keep $480 million. I have a very basic question for you. Is this fair?

Chairman Henry Waxman on Capitol Hill trying to investigate this.