Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California

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Health

Starting with his service on the California State Assembly’s Health Committee, Rep. Waxman has been a leader on health issues since 1969. In Congress, Waxman has sponsored a long list of health bills that have been enacted into law, including the Ryan White AIDS Care Act, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act), the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act, the Safe Medical Devices Act, and the Orphan Drug Act.