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Chairman Waxman Applauds New Patient's Bill of Rights
Jun 22, 2010
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Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Chairman Emeritus John D. Dingell, and Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., applauded the unveiling of regulations implementing a new set of Patient’s Bill of Rights protections included in the Affordable Care Act.
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Chairman Waxman Praises Advances on First Anniversary of Tobacco Law
Jun 22, 2010
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Chairman Henry A. Waxman released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
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Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Bill Reauthorizing the Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund
May 10, 2010
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Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, released legislation that will reauthorize and increase funding for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The "Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010" will amend SDWA to increase assistance to states, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, encourage good financial and environmental management of water systems, strengthen EPA enforcement authority, reduce lead in drinking water, and strengthen the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.
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Video: How the New Health Reform Legislation Helps You
Apr 2, 2010
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Rep. Henry A. Waxman outlines the new health care law, why it's so important, and what it means for American families, small businesses, and seniors.
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Historic Health Reform Approved
Mar 21, 2010
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For the first time in America's history, all Americans will have access to quality, affordable health care under a final package of health insurance reforms passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today. The legislation will protect Americans from the worst insurance industry practices, offer the uninsured and small businesses the opportunity to obtain affordable health care plans, cover 32 million uninsured Americans, all while reducing the deficit by $143 billion over the next decade and more than a trillion dollars over 20 years. The House approved the measure by a vote of 220 to 211.
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Tri-Committee Chairmen Release Joint Statement on Introduction of Health Reform Bill to Provide Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans
Mar 18, 2010
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Leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health policy, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI), and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA), issued the following joint statement upon introduction of comprehensive health reform legislation:
“In the coming days, the House will take an up or down vote to improve the lives of tens of millions of American families and small businesses owners. The important reforms in this bill will end the worst insurance industry practices of denying care because of preexisting conditions, cutting off treatments due to annual or lifetime limits, or increasing premiums to pad the insurance companies’ bottom lines. Health reform will improve the fiscal health of our nation, reducing our deficit by $130 billion in the first ten years and more than $1 trillion over the second decade." (more)
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GAO Examines Use of Enforcement Strategy for Handling Nursing Homes Providing Extremely Poor Care
Dec 21, 2009
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Rep. Waxman, along with Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Reps. Pete Stark (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examining the federal government's use of sanctions on nursing homes whose negligent practices are found to be harming residents.
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Rep. Waxman Requests Authorizations for Three Water Resources Development Act Projects
Dec 3, 2009
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Rep Waxman submitted three authorization requests for Army Corps of Engineers projects for the 30th District to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for inclusion into the 2010 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
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House Makes History on Health Reform
Nov 7, 2009
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For the first time in America's history, all Americans will have access to quality, affordable health care under updated health insurance reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today. The legislation will cover 96 percent of Americans by 2015, while reducing the deficit by tens of billions of dollars over the next decade. The House approved the measure by a vote of 220 to 215.
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Affordable Health Care for America Act
Oct 29, 2009
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On October 29, 2009, House Democratic leaders unveiled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962. The three panels with jurisdiction over health policy in the House have been working together as one committee to develop a single bill that fulfills President Obama's goals of reducing health care costs, protecting and increasing consumers' choices, and guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
