This is a huge victory for the environment: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) will become the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee after House Democrats voted to replace current Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.). Waxman won 137-122 in the secret ballot vote. The dramatic intra-party showdown for the coveted position signals a leftward turn […]
This is legislation we really need passed, and Waxman is considering it: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who has primary jurisdiction over the executive branch, is considering legislation to eliminate Karl Rove-type advisers in future administrations. The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hints broadly that such a bill could ban the use […]
It turns out that these breaches have also hit John McCain and Hillary Clinton now. It really sounds like there was a total breakdown in management at the State Department and a larger, outside investigation should now be conducted. Of course this is something typical with the Bush administration. The integrity they brought to Washington […]
That is how Henry Waxman is characterizing the $600 million embassy in Baghdad. Officials tried to say it was complete, despite countless construction defects.
Factual statement by Henry Waxman, but also one that comes as no surprise: e chairman of a House committee said a White House spokesman’s statements Thursday in the controversy over missing e-mail conflict with what congressional staffers were told four months ago. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., scheduled a hearing and challenged the White House to […]
But Henry Waxman is on the case and not too happy.
Because cronyism and profits always trumps life and pure ethics: The private security firm Blackwater USA, which has faced mounting criticism following an incident earlier this month in which armed guards from the group purportedly killed 11 unarmed Iraqi civilians, has numerous links to the White House as well as many current and former Republicans. […]
This White House isn’t even human: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) revealed on Friday afternoon that the White House and Pentagon were holding up a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation into the friendly fire death of former professional football player and Army Corporal Patrick Tillman. “[T]he Committee wrote to White House Counsel Fred Fielding […]
Now reports are saying that 4 years of Rove email may be missing: A lawyer for the Republican National Committee told congressional staff members yesterday that the RNC is missing at least four years’ worth of e-mail from White House senior adviser Karl Rove that is being sought as part of investigations into the Bush […]
A lot of discussion has been brewing over the revelation that people like Karl Rove use a email address from the RNC as compared to the whitehouse.gov email address assigned to all employees. The biggest question lies within the possible violation of the presidential records act. CREW has been following this closely: Washington, DC – […]