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Toxic Chemicals Injected Into Wells, Democratic Report Says

WASHINGTON -- Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House Democrats said Saturday. The report said 29 of the chemicals injected were known-or-suspected human carcinogens. They either...

Unhappy Democrats Say Tax Bill Likely to Pass

WASHINGTON (Dec. 9) -- Slowly, painfully and reluctantly, congressional Democrats are slogging their way toward acceptance of President Barack Obama's tax cut compromise, which would let rich and poor Americans keep Bush-era tax cuts that were scheduled to expire this month. After Obama publicly defended the plan for a...

After Gulf Blast, Drilling Ban Debate Intensifies

(Sept. 2) -- The explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has intensified the debate over the Obama administration's temporary ban on deepwater drilling in the gulf, even though the accident apparently did not involve drilling and the ban doesn't apply to the installation because it's in shallow...

Opinion: Washington's Endangered Species

(Aug. 23) -- If Washington seems out of ideas on how to get the private-sector jobs machine running again, there's a pretty straightforward reason -- the people in government have virtually no experience in business. In a major departure from prior administrations, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the current...

Opinion: We're Becoming a Nation of Haters

(July 9) -- California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa takes pride in opposing the Obama administration. Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman and Nancy Pelosi played that role when George W. Bush was in office. Keith Olbermann provides a nightly list of "Worst Persons in the World," a personal hate list as much as anything. And Rush...

Henry Waxman News From the Web

05/25/12 Rep. Waxman Maintains Large Fundraising Lead Ahead of... Source: Manhattan Beach Patch - Manhattan Beach CA Fundraising figures released by the Federal Elections Commission showed that Rep. Henry Waxman, a longtime member of Congress running in the newly configured 33rd Congressional District, has four times as much cash to spend than his next closest opponent ahead of the June 5 primary election.
05/18/12 Asthma, Baby, Asthma: House Energy Committee... Source: Climate Progress Last year, the House Republican majority cast 191 votes to weaken safeguards for our air, land, water, and climate.
05/18/12 In Filing, Wal-Mart Says Investigation Could Expand Source: Arkansas Business Journal - Little Rock AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville noted in an 8K filing with regulators on Thursday that an investigation into its business practices in Mexico could expand to other areas of the company.
05/17/12 U.S. lawmakers seek info in Wal-Mart corruption probe Source: Fidelity Two U.S. lawmakers sought additional information from Wal-Mart Stores Inc in an unfolding corruption investigation, focusing further congressional scrutiny on the scandal over its rapid expansion in Mexico.
05/16/12 Waxman expected to breeze in new 33rd District Waxman... Source: The Acorn - Agoura Hills CA Henry Waxman With only a few weeks to go until the June 5 California primaries, seven contenders hoping to defeat U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman in the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District face an uphill battle to gain recognition.

Background on Henry Waxman

Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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