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Mother's Day: Political Moms Mobilize For Climate Change

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.10.2013 | Green
Read More: Rep. Doris Matsui, Safe Climate Caucus, Environmental Justice, Rep. Henry Waxman, Mother's Day, Rep. Donna Edwards, Green, Rep. Barbara Lee, Gina McCarthy, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Environment, Politics, Green News, Asthma, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Women and Climate Change, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

I reached out to several of the female members of the caucus, on the occasion of Mother's Day, to get their feedback on the importance of amplifying the dangers of climate change, and the role of mothers, grandmothers, and aunts in being vigilant about protecting the planet.

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Is There Arsenic In My Kids' Apple Juice?

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 02.04.2012 | Parents
Read More: 365 Everyday Value, Dr. Oz, Apple Juice, Arsenic, Arsenic Apple Juice, Juice, Rep. Henry Waxman, Gerber Organic, Parents News
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Last week, the news broke that Consumer Reports had found traces of arsenic in apple juice. Naturally, I was alarmed. Although we don't keep juice in the house, my kids do drink apple juice in restaurants and friend's houses. Could I have unintentionally exposed them to poison?

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Michael McAuliff

Farm Dust Fear Is 'Fairy Dust,' Democrats Charge

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Farm Dust, Farm Dust Rules, Ed Markey, Video, Rep. Henry Waxman, Kristi Noem, Kristi Noem Farm Dust, Epa, War on the Epa, Henry Waxman, Democrats, Epa Farm Dust Rules, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Democrats mocked a GOP push to bar tougher regulation of "farm dust" Tuesday, saying the idea that the federal government even wants to ...

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Lucia Graves

Fact Check: Henry Waxman Tells Darrell Issa He Had 'No Involvement' In Solyndra Loan Selection

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.26.2011 | Politics
Read More: Brian Harrison, Video, Solar Energy, Solyndra Loan, Rep. Henry Waxman, Doe, Alternative Energy, Solyndra Scandal, Darrell Issa, Henry Waxman, Solyndra, Doe Loans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has accused Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) of "crony ...

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Amanda Terkel

Dem Commerce Chair Hits Chamber Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Chamber Foreign Money, Rep. Henry Waxman, 2010 Elections, Chamber Foreign Funds, Chamber of Commerce, Henry Waxman, US Chamber of Commerce, Congressman Henry Waxman, Elections 2010, Politics News

At an event sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, featured speaker Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the powerful House Energy...

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Lucia Graves

House Clears $26.1 Billion State-Aid Package, Dems Slam GOP Obstructionism

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dems Jobs Bill, Rep. Henry Waxman, Rep. Dale Kildee, Steny Hoyer, Teachers and Firefighters Jobs Bill, Jobs Bill, Hoyer Jobs Bill, Barney Frank, Dale Kildee, Rep. Barney Frank, Henry Waxman, Chairman Barney Frank, Frank Jobs Bill, Teachers and Jobs Bill, Video, Politics News

The House passed a bill Tuesday afternoon providing $26.1 billion to cash-strapped state governments, and preventing roughly 161,000 teachers and 158,...

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Communications Act Redux: A Chance for the States to Unite!

Sue Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Swiftboating, Sen. John Kerry, Rush Limbaugh, Rep. Henry Waxman, Rep. Rick Boucher, Sen. John Rockefeller, Broadcast Blues, 1996 Telecommunications Act, Sue Wilson, Media News
Sue Wilson

In short, the 1996 Telecommunications Act has worn away the very fabric of America. It is time to restore discourse to the America the founding fathers envisioned.

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Greenspan Says "I Still Don't Fully Understand" What Happened

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Financial Crisis, Alan Greenspan, Rep. Henry Waxman, Wall Street Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Business News
ProPublica

Greenspan's mea culpa had its limits, however. He pushed back against the idea that his policies had helped foster a bubble.

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The Pentagon's Fifteen Billion Dollar Pirate Plunder

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Pentagon Audit, Contractors, Congressional Oversight Committee, Free Government Information, Pigs at the Trough, Unaccounted for Expenditures, Rep. Henry Waxman, Halliburton, Senator Obama, U.S. Taxpayer Dollars, Institute for Policy Studies, Iraq, U.S. Army Soldiers, Clean Contracting Amendment, Federal Regulations, Fraud, Kbr, War on Iraq, Army, Fifteen Billion Dollars, CBS News, Mary Ugone, New York Times, Washington Post, Internal Controls Over Payments Made in Iraq Kuwait and Egypt, Misappropriation, American Idol, Seized Iraqi Oil Money, Indiana Jones Sequel, Kellogg Brown Root, Cash, Politics News
Paige Donner

(No, this is NOT an Indiana Jones Sequel) Yes, you read that correctly. American taxpayers have paid out $15 Billion U.S. dollars in unaccounted for...

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