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Dec 10, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Examining FDA’s Role in the Regulation of Genetically Modified Food Ingredients.”
Nov 11, 2014
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on President Obama and President Xi’s announcement of joint greenhouse gas reduction pledges.
Aug 27, 2014
Press Release
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy raising questions about EPA’s decision not to use the safety factor ordinarily required by the Food Quality Protection Act in its human health risk assessment for herbicide 2,4-D. The tenfold safety factor was established in the law to protect infants and children from potentially dangerous exposure...
Feb 5, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “Examining the Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.”
Dec 12, 2013
Press Release
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement regarding phasing out growth promotion uses of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals:
Nov 15, 2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health hearing scheduled for Thursday, October 3, 2013, was rescheduled and held on Friday, November 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “Reviewing FDA’s Implementation of FDASIA.”
Oct 15, 2013
Press Release
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and the Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee joined together in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner to warn of the impact the Republicans’ government shutdown is having on programs within the Committee’s jurisdiction. The shutdown is causing widespread disruptions in federal programs relating to health, consumer...
Oct 10, 2013
Press Release
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner calling to his attention the impact the Republicans' government shutdown is having on efforts to prevent and eliminate disease outbreaks. Both the Centers for...
Sep 12, 2013
Press Release
Today the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change hosted a forum with agriculture and renewable energy leaders to discuss climate change and its impact on agriculture. Agriculture is critical to the U.S. economy and is acutely vulnerable to climate change.
Feb 26, 2013
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Rules Committee Ranking Member Louise M. Slaughter introduced legislation to provide better information on the amount and use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials given to animals raised for human consumption, H.R. 820, the Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals (DATA) Act.