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From the Oversight Committee: Oberstar, Waxman Question EPA on Clean Water Act Enforcement Internal EPA Document Shows Enforcement is Suffering WASHINGTON — Two powerful House Committee Chairmen are questioning the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement efforts under the Clean Water Act. Chairman James… Continue

Today in a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee requested that he be prepared to testify in May regarding the recently released Union of Concerned Scientists Report documenting extensive and widespread political interference with the work… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Chairman Waxman Statement on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Decision WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released the following statement in response to a letter from EPA Administrator Johnson: “This is a transparent delaying tactic and a major… Continue

This morning Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee wrote to the State Department to request the name of the companies that hired the contractors who gained unauthorized access to Senator Obama's passport files and to urge the State Department to release… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Chairman Waxman Issues a Subpoena for EPA Documents WASHINGTON, DC — Chairman Henry A. Waxman issued a subpoena to compel EPA to provide unredacted copies of documents that have been improperly withheld from the Committee regarding EPA's decision… Continue

Today Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee wrote to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about three extraordinary communications the Committee has received from the State Department regarding corruption within the Iraqi government, the operations of Blackwater USA, and the status of… Continue

Today Chairman Waxman of the Oversight Committee wrote a letter to State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard describing allegations that, according to seven current and former officials, Mr. Krongard has repeatedly interfered with on-going investigations to protect the State Department and the… Continue

As the Gavel noted last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that Californians who have purchased individual health insurance policies with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield can expect to see their premiums increase between 30% and 39% this year alone. Adding… Continue

Today, after a thorough examination, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released findings showing that greenhouse gases threaten our public health and the environment: Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well-mixed greenhouse gases–carbon… Continue

“The EPA has thoroughly reviewed the scientific literature on climate change, which spans decades of research across a breadth of disciplines and across the globe. The science is clear: global warming is real, its impacts are being felt around the world, and carbon emissions present a danger to public health and the economy worldwide.”