http://waxman.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Waxman en Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:25:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043558 unknown@Netscape.com In a letter to DOT Secretary Peters, Chairman Waxman asks for documents and an interview relating to apparent efforts by the Department to lobby Members of Congress to oppose efforts by California and other states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:25:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043558HenryWaxmanLobbyingLobbyistsmarypetersDepartmentofTransporationDOTNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1645200 unknown@Netscape.com House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) has invited former CIA Director George Tenet to testify before his committee next month about claims that Iraq sought to buy uranium in Africa. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:41:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1645200HenryWaxmanGeorgeTenetiraqNigerUraniumNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1640956 unknown@Netscape.com A House committee chairman asked 27 federal departments and agencies yesterday to turn over information related to White House briefings about elections or political candidates, substantially widening the scope of a investigation into the administration's compliance with the law that restricts partisan political activity by government employees. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:26:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1640956HenryWaxmanbushadministrationagenciesPoliticswhitehouseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1350703 unknown@Netscape.com Recent legislation sponsored by Waxman: The Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007, The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, The Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007, The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, and The Accountability in Contracting Act. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:19:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1350703HenryA.WaxmanuscongressopengovernmentlegislationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1014991 unknown@Netscape.com Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has sent a letter to House government reform committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) requesting an investigation of whether the White House has been violating the Presidential Records Act, in an attempt to keep certain correspondence away from prying eyes. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:17:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1014991crewbushscandalWaxmanemailwhitehouseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1000305 unknown@Netscape.com A bill sponsored by the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), seeks to stop the "rewriting of history" by restoring full access to presidential records. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:13:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1000305HenryWaxmanbushpresidentialrecordsACTAmendmentsof2007News http://web2announcer.com/go/972074 unknown@Netscape.com The Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today demanded that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice respond to 11 outstanding requests for information sent by his office since 2003. Waxman was particularly concerned with the false claim made by President Bush concerning Iraq's efforts to acquire uranium from Africa. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:10:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/972074HenryWaxmanNigerdocumentsPoliticsiraqbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/610918 unknown@Netscape.com A bill introduced by Henry Waxman (D-CA) would provide more protection for federal workers who expose wrongdoing in the government. It would expand the legal rights that whistleblowers have, mandating a jury trial in certain circumstances. It provides new protections for federal contractors and employees of the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:49:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/610918WaxmanWhistleblowersfederallawNews http://web2announcer.com/go/385751 unknown@Netscape.com The new Democratic chairman of a House panel charged today that the Bush administration tried to mislead the public about climate change "by injecting doubt into the science of global warming and minimizing the potential dangers." Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:41:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/385751globalwarmingWaxmanwhitehousebushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/380694 unknown@Netscape.com The Democratic chairman of a House panel examining the government's response to climate change said Tuesday there is evidence that senior Bush administration officials sought repeatedly "to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global warming." Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:56:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/380694WaxmanClimateInquiryevidenceGlabalwarmingNews