Henry Waxman

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

Anna Eshoo's PhRMA Boondoggle: The Devil Is In Her Details

Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

Thank you, Rep. Eshoo, for your commitment to having a bill that does not allow for "evergreening." Now the question becomes -- how are we going to get one?

Health "Insurance": A Criminal Enterprise

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

I have little doubt that the day will soon arrive when the CEOs of health "insurers" are dragged before Congress to face the same sort of interrogation to which the Waxman Hearings subjected Big Tobacco in the 1990s.

A Little-Discussed Issue That Puts "Care" Back in Health Care Reform

Kate Kelly | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Kate Kelly

Legislation concerning the changes for the drug approval process on a special type of medicine (biologic medicines) could provide huge savings -- a major need with health care reform.

Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

It's Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

I talked with Congressman Alan Grayson in detail about his efforts to stop the government cash flow to contractors that cheat the government and overcharge the American taxpayers.

It's Day One For the Open Internet -- The Games Have Begun

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology


Art Brodsky

Net Neutrality is a complicated-sounding term for something very simple. Companies that carry your Internet traffic shouldn't be allowed to play favorites.

Democrats Divided Over Waxman's Plan To Grill Insurance Executives

The Hill | Jared Allen | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Democrats are split over Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-Calif.) plan to hold high-profile hearings to pressure the insurance industry. Some are convinced tha...

Dems Press Insurance Companies On "Purging" Small Businesses

Roll Call | Tory Newmyer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Two senior House Democratic lawmakers are seeking new information from six top insurance companies in an ongoing probe of the industry's business prac...

Congressman Waxman: What Americans Need to Know About Health Care

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Last week, Rep. Waxman paneled a discussion at UCLA on climate change. Later, he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview.

Hangin' With The Tea Baggers

Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Vanessa Carmichael

With makeshift signs that read "Don't Tread On Me" and "The End of Freedom is Socialism," these conservative citizens were there to rally for their side of the healthcare debate, albeit too often, an ill-informed idée fixe.

House Dems Seek Detailed Financial Info From Health Insurance Companies

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A spokesman for the health insurance industry accused Democrats of mounting a "fishing expedition" on Wednesday, as individual insu...

The White House Deal with Big Pharma

James Love | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


James Love

The White House has abandoned any real effort to control costs in the pharma sector and Democrats have taken this hands-off approach as a green light to side with Big Pharma.

Health Care: The Presidential Campaign of 2009

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

It's not just the bizarro "birther" brigades that are treating Obama as electorally illegitimate. Think about the way the health-care fight has played out recently.

Relying on the Sausage Factory: The Best Way to Enact Health Care?

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Lanny Davis

I know to be effective helping the president pass national health care at long last -- which I strongly support -- it would help a little if I understood a little more.

Jeff Muskus

House Health Bill Clears Last Committee Before Floor Vote, Recess

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


After nearly two weeks of delays, a health care bill passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee late Friday night, setting the stage for a full fl...

Left, Right & Center: Wall St. Bonuses, Health Care Deal, China and the Beer Summit

Huff Radio | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


Huff Radio

Andrew Cuomo discovered that $33 billion in bonuses were paid by Wall Street firms during the height of the meltdown and the public bailout. Where's the outrage?

Eshoo and Barton Team Up to Block Generic Biologic Medicines

James Love | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


James Love

The Eshoo/Barton amendment, which has the support of many newly pro-PhRMA democrats, will extend the period of monopolies for biologic medicines.

Jeff Muskus

Blue Dogs Delay, Water Down House Health Care Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Conservative Blue Dog Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are celebrating their success in delaying a full floor vote on health care...

Henry Waxman's Decade-Long Fight to Improve the Clean Air Act

David Roberts | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green


David Roberts

Henry Waxman's The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works is a series of first-person yarns containing startling measures of suspense, drama, and pathos.

Lawmakers Want To Limit Prescription Drug Ads

nytimes.com | NATASHA SINGER | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business


In the 1980s, Nancy Reagan told Americans to "Just Say No" to recreational drugs. Now a handful of legislators are just saying no to TV commercial...

Ryan Grim

Blue Dog Health Care Back On -- For Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Health care reform negotiations in the House, which had collapsed in an acrimonious heap earlier Friday, are now back on. Two Democrats who had been...

Waxman: Blue Dogs Must Relent On Health Care Reform

The Hill | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says there is "no alternative" to having healthcare legislation bypass his commit...

Jeff Muskus

Reid: Senate Will Miss Obama's Health Care Deadline

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made it official Thursday, telling reporters that his chamber will miss President Obama's August-recess dea...

Jeff Muskus

Blue Dogs Keeping Health Care Stuck In Committee

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Henry Waxman is looking to resume health care negotiations Thursday night. Maybe. Waxman (D-Calif.) heads the House Energy and Commerce Committee, th...