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(Newser) - A key House committee approved a health care package tonight, kicking off a 5-week public battle on the issue and sending lawmakers home for August recess, the Washington Post reports. The 31-to-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, fueled by a liberal–Blue Dog deal this morning, could... More »

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Blue Dog Deal Means No Vote on Health
Before Recess

Dems also agree on $100B trim: Waxman

Jul 29, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House will not vote on a health care bill before the August recess, the Hill reports. Rep. Henry Waxman agreed to the delay as part of a deal with “Blue Dog” Democrats on his Energy and Commerce Committee, who had been threatening to block the bill. Waxman now... More »

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health care • health care costs • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • health care reform • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Blue Dog Democrats • public option

Blue Dogs Stand Firm as Dems Get Panicky

Marathon sessions fail to reach a deal as tempers fray

Jul 29, 09 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic leadership is scrambling to make progress on health care reform before Congress breaks for its August recess, but last night's marathon negotiations failed to break the stalemate—and may even have increased the number of issues up for debate.  "We're making progress," Nancy Pelosi said... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health care • Congress • Henry Waxman • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Rahm Emanuel • health care reform • House Democrats • Blue Dog Democrats • public option

Waxman
Offers Secret Health Deal
to Blue Dogs

Dem: 'Don't think failure is a reasonable option'

Jul 28, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Henry Waxman is optimistic he can get a health care bill out of his committee after pitching Blue Dog Democrats a compromise late last night, the Hill reports. After three hours of negotiations, the Dogs asked Waxman to get a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office before they... More »

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health care • Henry Waxman • Steny Hoyer • health care reform • House Energy and Commerce Committee • House Democrats • Blue Dog Democrats

(Newser) - House Democrats looked on the verge of inter-party warfare yesterday, as they openly battled over health care, the Washington Post reports. Tempers ran especially hot in the Energy and Commerce Committee, where Chairman Henry Waxman accused Blue Dog Democrats of “empowering Republicans,” and suggested the bill bypass... More »

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Henry Waxman • House Democrats • Blue Dog Democrats

OPINION

Gingrich: Waxman Lets Health Care Fraud Flourish


Jul 24, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s health care system is riddled with so much fraud that eliminating it would pay for universal coverage, but Congress doesn’t seem to care, writes Newt Gingrich in the Washington Examiner. He singles out as his particular villain Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Henry Waxman • Medicare • House of Representatives • Medicaid • health care reform

 10 Who Can Make or 
 Break Health Reform 

Who to watch as debate rages on Capitol Hill

Jul 17, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - As health care talk heats up in Washington, Mark Halperin of Time lists the key players to watch:
  • Sen. Max Baucus is trying to wring out as much GOP support as possible on his finance panel.
  • White House health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle has been winning concessions from the
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Nancy Pelosi • health care • Henry Waxman • Harry Reid • Olympia Snowe • Rahm Emanuel • Charles Grassley • health care reform • Max Baucus • Peter Orszag • Douglas Elmendorf • Nancy-Anne DeParle • Karen Ignagni

 Rep. Waxman Hospitalized 

But House Democrat reportedly 'feeling much better now'

Jul 1, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(AP) - A powerful House committee chairman with a central role in President Obama's global warming and health care legislation has been hospitalized. Democrat Henry Waxman was not feeling well yesterday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in his native Los Angeles for "routine testing," a spokeswoman said today. More »

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climate change • health care • global warming • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • Democrat • hospital • House Energy and Commerce Committee • President Obama • Waxman-Markey

(Newser) - The cap-and-trade climate legislation that could come up for a House vote tomorrow makes no economic sense and “is likely to be the biggest tax in American history,” write the editors of the Wall Street Journal. Democrats are defending the bill with an incomplete Congressional Budget Office estimate... More »

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Congress • cap and trade • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • Congressional Budget Office • climate change legislation • Edward Markey • US gross domestic product

Congress Mulls Tighter Offshore Drilling Rules

Natural-gas firms currently exempt from clean-water laws

May 27, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill pushed by Dick Cheney 4 years ago freed natural-gas drillers from clean-water laws, but pollution concerns are driving congressional Democrats to rethink the matter, ProPublica reports. They’ve drafted legislation that would end the natural-gas exemption and require drillers to reveal the chemicals they use in their work,... More »

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Congress • Dick Cheney • Henry Waxman • legislation • congressional Democrats • natural gas • clean water • drilling • American Petroleum Institute

Frenetic White House Braces for Congress' Roadblocks

Long-term push for big items will go with day-to-day small initiatives

Apr 7, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - They knew it would happen: Despite impressive speed out of the blocks, the Obama administration now faces the inevitable slowdown to a typical congressional crawl, as its agenda meets resistance from members of both parties. Energy and global warming plans are likely to be the toughest sell, Mike Allen writes... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • health care reform • energy policy • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Top Dem Dogs Ready to Retool Obama's Budget

Prez lets lawmakers take the lead—and they have their own ideas

Mar 10, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - To clear Congress, President Obama’s budget is going to have to survive committee turf wars and parochial interests—and that’s just the Democrats. The New York Times reports that key committee chairmen in the House and Senate have ideas of their own on health care, energy, and taxes.... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • Ted Kennedy • Charles Rangel • Senate Finance Committee • House Ways and Means Committee • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Max Baucus • House Budget Committee • federal budget • Kent Conrad • President Obama

Dingell Becomes Longest-Serving House Member

82-year-old Michigan Dem has been eased out of leadership roles

Feb 11, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Michigan Democrat John Dingell today becomes the longest-serving member of Congress, passing the 53-years-and-2-months mark set by Mississippi Democrat Jamie Whitten. But the milestone is bittersweet for Dingell, who for the first time in a quarter century is no longer the ranking Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, reports... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • Michigan • auto industry • John Dingell

ANALYSIS

New Congress' Key Fights Could Be Dem-on-Dem

Party split ideologically, geographically on major issues

Nov 25, 08 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The Democrats have amassed so much power in Congress their internal conflicts may matter more than their fights with the GOP. In Politico, Martin Kady II takes a look at some likely intra-party fault lines:
  • Californians against rust-belters on the environment: “The Midwestern Democrats—Sherrod Brown, Evan Bayh,
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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • environment • Henry Waxman • unions • health care reform • Evan Bayh • House Democrats • Sherrod Brown

ANALYSIS

 Waxman's Coup 
 Promises New Agenda 

Committee likely to get more aggressive on environment; Dingell's old allies displaced

Nov 21, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Henry Waxman ascension to the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee could pit him against both Republicans and fellow Democrats, Politico reports. Moderate former chair John Dingell, ousted by the liberal Waxman, left many subcommittee heads who could clash with their new boss. And the GOP is up... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • House Energy and Commerce Committee • John Dingell • chairman • subcommittee

Waxman Unseats Dingell to Chair Key House Committee

Energy and Commerce Committee will see much legislation from Obama

Nov 20, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats elected Californian Henry Waxman to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, the Hill reports. Waxman’s new post will hold considerable influence over how the next administration will effect its legislative agenda; his selection over Michigan’s John Dingell, who has served on the committee for... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • Henry Waxman • Democrat • congressional Democrats • House Energy and Commerce Committee • John Dingell • President Obama

 For Dems, 
 Dingell 
 Showdown 
 Is Agony 

Representatives dread choice between veteran lawmakers to chair key committee

Nov 20, 08 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats have been dreading this day: the unavoidable vote between Henry Waxman and John Dingell to chair the Energy and Commerce Committee. Though Waxman is a savvy lawmaker and closer to much of the caucus on the key issue of climate change, the 82-year-old Dingell, Detroit's staunchest congressional booster,... More »

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Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • John Dingell • chairman

Waxman Counts on Freshmen to Win Energy Post

But Dingell thinks history, fear, money will allow him to keep chair

Nov 18, 08 12:31 PM CST
(Newser) - John Dingell has spent a lot more money than Henry Waxman in his quest to keep his chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, lavishing gifts on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But Waxman has a strategy, Politico reports. The California rep gave generously to 19 promising Democratic candidates.... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • House Energy and Commerce Committee • John Dingell • Blue Dog Democrats

House Dems Wrangle Over Top Posts

Waxman aims to bump Dingell out of key chairmanship

Nov 6, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Tuesday's votes were still being counted when House Democrats started wrangling over leadership positions, Politico reports. Henry Waxman has launched a challenge for chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, aiming to take out John Dingell of Michigan, whose support is eroding. Says a lobbyist: "He has done... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Democratic Congress • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • congressional Democrats • John Dingell • speaker of the House • congressional aides

opinion

 Best Members of Congress 

There are "public servants." Then there are people who actually serve.

Oct 18, 08 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's easy, and usually fun, to bash members of Congress. But what about those who deserve praise? Esquire picks some favorites, starting with Rep. Henry Waxman of California; the Democrat has long been the sole member not only criticizing the Bush team's missteps but actually investigating them. Then there's principled... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • Senate • House of Representatives • Olympia Snowe • Jeff Flake • Ike Skelton • Election 2008

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