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House Energy and Commerce Committee stories: 21 news summaries

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Drug Makers' Big Spending Pays Off on Hill

Biologics debate shows how lobbyists shape health debate

Oct 22, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drugmakers could get quite a gift from the health care reform bill. Senate and House amendments passed this summer give the makers of biologics—next-generation wonder drugs derived from living matter—12 years of exclusivity on their hyperexpensive products. That’s 7 more years than normal drugs get, and critics... More »

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biotechnology • Senate Health Committee • lobbying • lobbyists • health care reform • House Energy and Commerce Committee • biotech companies • biologics

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House Health Care Vote Looks Like a Squeaker

But slim margin could vanish if bill moves left or right: Silver

Aug 2, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A compromise health care bill will likely squeak through the House by about two dozen votes, Nate Silver writes on FiveThirtyEight.com. The Energy and Commerce Committee’s Friday night 31-28 vote is a good model, with its similar balance of Republicans, liberal and Blue Dog Democrats. The committee passed... More »

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health care • House of Representatives • statistics • health care reform • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Blue Dog Democrats • Republicans

(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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health care • Congress • Henry Waxman • House Energy and Commerce Committee • House

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

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

 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

Congress Nears 'Cash for Clunkers' Deal

Compromise would put voucher at $4,500, nix buy-American clause

May 6, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congress is nearing agreement on a “cash for clunkers” plan that would pay Americans to give up their gas-guzzling vehicles. A House plan outlined yesterday focuses on cars and light trucks that yield less than 18 miles per gallon. Owners who junk those will receive a $3,500-$4,500... More »

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energy • Congress • fuel efficiency • auto industry • House Energy and Commerce Committee • gas consumption • President Obama • Cash for Clunkers

 House Unveils 
 Clean Energy Plan 

Democrats' plan aims for a painless shift toward a clean energy economy

Apr 1, 09 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democrats released a draft bill yesterday that aims to fast-track a shift to clean energy, reports the Christian Science Monitor. The plan calls for vastly improved energy efficiency, accelerated development of clean energy sources, and a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The draft was hailed by supporters as... More »

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energy • cap and trade • House of Representatives • energy industry • clean energy • House Energy and Commerce Committee • greenhouse-gas emissions

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

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 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

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

(Newser) - Internet giant Yahoo will offer users the opportunity to opt out of targeted advertising as concerns mount over consumer privacy, the Washington Post reports. The move comes as Congress is taking a closer look at how web sites track users' data and translate it into ads. Watchdog groups say even... More »

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Yahoo • House Energy and Commerce Committee • targeted advertising • Srinija Srinivasan • Center for Democracy and Technology

'Regulation' No Longer a Dirty Word in DC

Wall St. woes, toy and food scares have pols of all stripes on board

Mar 24, 08 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Regulation" is becoming less of a dirty word in Washington in the wake of the mortgage meltdown, woes on Wall Street, and scares over tainted food and toys. Many Democrats and even some Republicans want a shift from voluntary industry standards in vogue since the Reagan administration. "We're... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • pet food recall • food contamination • SEC • Christopher Cox • credit crisis • regulation • toy recalls • lobbyists • House Energy and Commerce Committee • subprime crisis • Glenn Hubbard

Meat Company Chief Admits Sick Cows Were Slaughtered

He backtracks after watching second video

Mar 12, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The president of the California slaughterhouse caught up in a scandal over the abuse of cattle admitted to Congress today that sick cows from his plant entered the food supply, the Los Angeles Times reports. He backtracked from an earlier denial after a House panel made him watch a second... More »

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animal cruelty • cows • USDA • Humane Society • House Energy and Commerce Committee • beef recall • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • beef industry

FDA Approved Wrong China Firm

Hundreds ill, 4 dead after using heparin from factory never inspected

Feb 19, 08 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The Chinese facility that supplied the active ingredient of the blood-thinner heparin, linked to hundreds of adverse reactions and four US deaths, was never inspected by the FDA because the agency confused it with another plant of the same name, the Washington Post reports. The company was given approval based... More »

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China • FDA • blood pressure • Government Accountability Office • inspection • House Energy and Commerce Committee • John Dingell • pharmaceutical industry • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • Changzhou • Joseph Famulare • drug manufacturer • Andrew von Eschenbach

FCC Chief Gets Grilled on Hill

House members want cross-ownership
vote delayed; Dems plead for oversight

Dec 6, 07 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - FCC Chairman Kevin Martin faced angry questioning from both sides of the aisle at a House oversight meeting yesterday, as many urged the commissioner to delay December 18's vote on a controversial change to media cross-ownership rules. Martin said the plan, which would allow companies to own both a newspaper... More »

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FCC • House of Representatives • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Kevin Martin • media cross ownership • Subcommittee on Telecommunications

Congress Opens Investigation Into FCC Chair

Martin faces bipartisan rancor over media ownership laws

Dec 4, 07 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin J. Martin, is facing a Congressional probe over abuses of power, Variety reports. The head of the House Commerce Committee sent the FCC head a letter alleging "a larger breakdown in the agency." Members of both parties in Congress have... More »

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FCC • cable TV • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Kevin J. Martin • John Dingell • Bart Stupak

Budget Batters FDA Oversight of Foreign Drugs

Commissioner to testify before Congress today

Nov 1, 07 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal Food and Drug Administration's spotty record inspecting foreign drug manufacturers will be even worse next year as its budget drops just as developing countries are flooding the market with new medications, reports the Washington Post. Foreign drug plants are inspected only once every eight to 12 years because... More »

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China • FDA • India • Congressional investigations • imports • oversight • prescription drugs • developing countries • House Energy and Commerce Committee

Verizon Gave Up Hundreds of Phone Records

Federal investigators requested, received data without warrants

Oct 16, 07 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Verizon gave consumer phone records to the feds without court orders more than 700 times in the past 2 years, the telecom giant has told House investigators. In response to emergency requests, the company also passed along IP addresses, shedding light on the scope of telecom companies' cooperation with federal... More »

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Verizon • Qwest • AT and T • House Energy and Commerce Committee

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