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Progress Made by the 111th Congress to Create Jobs and Move America Forward
Aug 6, 2010
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Rep. Waxman writes to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki with concerns about embezzlement of greens fees at the West LA VA golf course
Mar 17, 2010
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Congressman Waxman sent a letter to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki asking for information about the embezzlement of greens fees at the West LA VA golf course by two VA employees. It is estimated that as much as $200,000 has been embezzled over a six year period.
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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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Energy and Commerce Committee Announces Investigation into Bayer CropScience Explosion
Mar 13, 2009
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The Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Bart Stupak announced an investigation into the August 28, 2008, explosion at the Bayer CropScience facility in Institute, West Virginia.
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Legal Scholars Agree: Budget Bill Did Not Pass Both Houses and Is Not Valid Law
Feb 14, 2009
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Several constitutional law experts contend that the budget bill the President signed on February 8, 2006, is "not constitutionally permissible" and "is not law." In a letter to the Democratic Leader, Rep. Waxman includes expert analyses he has gathered about the bill, which did not pass the House and Senate in identical form and therefore violates the Bicameral Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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Rep. Waxman Makes a Statement Regarding the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2009
Jan 7, 2009
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Rep. Waxman made a statement in support of the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act. The bill would place safeguards against anonymous donations to presidential libraries which could potentially influence presidential decision-making if the President is still in office.
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Rep. Waxman Makes a Statement on the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009
Jan 7, 2009
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The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009 would revoke a Bush executive order that allowed presidents to selectively release records. Rep. Waxman made a statement in support of this bill, H.R. 35, asserting that it would strengthen the country’s open government laws.
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Chairman Waxman Releases Report Criticizing President's Assertion of Executive Privilege
Dec 15, 2008
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The Committee approved a report supported by Chairman Henry A. Waxman and former Ranking Member Tom Davis finding that President Bush made a “legally unprecedented and an inappropriate use of executive privilege” when he directed Attorney General Mukasey to withhold Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald’s interview of Vice President Cheney from the Committee.
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Chairman Waxman Holds Hearing on Hedge Funds and the Financial Market
Nov 13, 2008
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Chairman Waxman and the Oversight Committee held a hearing titled, “Hedge Funds and the Financial Market” on Thursday, November 13, 2008. The hearing examined systemic risks to the financial markets posed by hedge funds and proposals for regulatory and tax reforms.
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Chairman Waxman Praises GAO Transition Efforts
Nov 6, 2008
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Chairman Henry A. Waxman issued a statement regarding the transition efforts of the Government Accountability Office.
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Representative Henry A. Waxman 30th District of California
