Waxman Says Upton-Inhof Bill Strips EPA's Carbon Regulation Authority

Ranking member of House Energy and Commerce committee Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says Upton-Inhofe bill will expose American public to carbon pollution and the impacts of climate change.

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BP Undermined Well Safety With Risky Decisions, Says Waxman

Henry Waxman (D - Calif.), the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told reporters Tuesday that his committee’s has determined that BP made a series of risky decisions regarding well safety. Waxman said the investigation led to the creation of the Blowout Prevention Act which would be aimed at the prevention of future oil and gas spills. (0:19)

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BP CEO Says He Is Committed To Implementing Safe And Reliable Operations

BP CEO Tony Hayward says that he is focused like a laser on implementing safer and more reliable operations. (0:25)
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Waxman Says High Priced Health Care Amendments Will Be Removed

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says that health care amendments with high price tags will likely be removed from bill (0:31).
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Special Report: Electrocution of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan

Talk Radio News Service staffer Tim Herchenroeder breaks down a government investigation into electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan in a special report from Washington.
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Finding the truth is non-partisan, says Waxman

Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) discusses the effects of the electrical problems in Iraq and notes that finding the truth to the problem is not a Republican or Democratic aim, but an aim to find the truth.(1:05)
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Waxman: Republicans enable Bush’s secrecy

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says that there was a dramatic contrast between the number of subpoenas issued by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) during the Clinton administration and by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) during the Bush administration, saying that a lack of oversight over the last six years has allowed for the executive branch to be secretive without interference. (0:40)
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Waxman: Republicans keeping government from working

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says that US government agencies were once considered to the best of their kind, adding that Republicans seem to try to make government not work. (0:33)

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Reduced Medicaid funding could be crucial in "golden hour" of emergency situation

At the second of a two-day hearing on how reduced Medicaid funding may impact trauma center emergency response, Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) says that “if the unthinkable happens,” whether or not emergency care is readily available will determine how many lives are lost and saved in the "golden hour" of such a situation. He says that the Federal government “should not be taking actions that undermine the prospect of an effective emergency response” by cutting Medicaid funding. (0:45)
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