Press Releases
Dec 22, 2010
Progress for the American People
Highlights of the progress made by the 111th Congress to move America forward and create jobs.
Jun 22, 2010
Chairman Waxman Applauds New Patient's Bill of Rights
Issues: Health
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.
Jun 22, 2010
Chairman Waxman Praises Advances on First Anniversary of Tobacco Law
Issues: Health
Chairman Henry A. Waxman released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
May 10, 2010
Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Bill Reauthorizing the Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund
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.
Apr 2, 2010
Video: How the New Health Reform Legislation Helps You
Issues: Health
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.
Mar 21, 2010
Historic Health Reform Approved
Issues: Health
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.
Mar 18, 2010
Tri-Committee Chairmen Release Joint Statement on Introduction of Health Reform Bill to Provide Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans
Issues: Health
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)
Dec 21, 2009
GAO Examines Use of Enforcement Strategy for Handling Nursing Homes Providing Extremely Poor Care
Issues: Health
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.
