Rep. Waxman to Tour South Bay Family Health Care Facility, Lead Discussion on Affordable Care Act Implementation 22 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm

LOS ANGELES, CA— On Friday, August 23, 2013, at 1:00p.m. at South Bay Family Health Care’s Redondo Beach facility, Rep. Henry A. Waxman will meet with clinic patients, staff, and other healthcare safe...

Members of Congress Applaud EU Designation of Hezbollah 6 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm

WASHINGTON, DC—Today 49 members of Congress wrote to Baroness Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union, to thank the Europe...

Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change Releases Recommendations for the Department of Energy 6 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm

WASHINGTON, DC— Today the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change released a white paper recommending 20 concrete steps the Department of Energy should take in carrying out the President’s Climate Acti...

Rep. Lee Criticizes Failure to Act on Climate Change Before August Recess 3 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am

WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Barbara Lee’s of California’s 13th District and a member of the Safe Climate Caucus spoke on the House floor today to criticize House Republicans for again failing to act on clima...

Rep. Waxman Commends Former EPA Administrators’ Call to Action on Climate Change 3 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am

WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California’s 33rd District and chair of the Safe Climate Caucus spoke on the House floor today to highlight a powerful op-ed written by four former EPA Administ...

Rep. Waxman Joins Letter Opposing Farm Bill Amendment Targeting State Animal Welfare Laws 3 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am

Feinstein, Waxman, Yaroslavsky Announce Additional Services for Homeless Veterans in Los Angeles 2 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am

WASHINGTON, DC— Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky today announced that Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki has made a commitme...

Rep. Ellison Warns of Impact of Climate Change on Urban Communities 2 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am

WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota’s Fifth District and a member of the Safe Climate Caucus spoke on the House floor today to discuss the heat island effect, which has resulted in urban c...

Rep. Edwards Highlights Scientific Evidence of Effects of Climate Change 2 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am

WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Donna F. Edwards of Maryland’s Fourth District and a member of the Safe Climate Caucus spoke on the House floor today to discuss the effects of climate change in Maryland, noting ...

Rep. Waxman and House Democrats Introduce Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act 2 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am

WASHINGTON, DC— Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced new legislation, H.R. 2910, the “Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013.”  ...