Topic: Henry A. Waxman
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This unfounded assertion of executive privilege does not protect a principle; it protects a person
White House blocks panel from FBI files Jul 17, 2008
The rule's delay appears to be due to baseless objections raised by White House officials, including officials in the Office of the Vice President
Report: White House blocked whale rules May 02, 2008
Billions of dollars are being squandered, and the taxpayer is being taken to the cleaners
Federal government uses more contractors Feb 04, 2007
It appears to me that the administration wants to silence the messenger that is giving us information about waste and fraud in Iraq
Senators work to keep Iraq audit agency Nov 03, 2006
As you know serious questions concerns have been raised about the enormous sums you, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of the Army Thomas White received from corporations that the three of previously ran
Harken, Halliburton dog Bush, Cheney Jul 12, 2002
Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician. He has represented California's 30th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975. Waxman, a Democrat, is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress. His district includes much of the western part of the city of Los Angeles, as well as West Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Before his election to Congress, he served six years in the California State Assembly.
With the Democrats' victory in the 2006 midterm elections, Waxman became chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the principal investigative committee of the House. He was the committee's ranking Democrat from 1997 to 2007. In 2009, he began serving as the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as a result of defeating former chairman John Dingell in a 137-122 secret vote of House Democrats on November 20, 2008.
Waxman attended college at UCLA, earning a bachelor's degree in political science in 1961 and a degree from UCLA's law school in 1964. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer. He was elected to the California Assembly in 1969 and served three terms.
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