News from Govt Reform (Dems) Committee (Waxman)

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For active links and full reports, to to the House Reform Committee (Dems') website.

Jan. 31, 2005
Reps. Waxman and Lantos Call for Hearings on Iraq Funds Mismanagement
In a letter to Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, Reps. Waxman and Tom Lantos request investigative hearings on the Administration’s mismanagement of nearly $9 billion from the Development Fund for Iraq.
Letter to Chairman Davis

Jan. 26, 2005
President Urged to Assure Purchase of Safe and Effective Generic Drugs
Citing a new Government Accountability Office report, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Rep. Waxman urge the President not to squander the historic opportunity to use inexpensive, safe, and effective drugs to fight the epidemic in the developing world.
Letter to the President | GAO Report

Jan. 26, 2005
Federal Public Relations Spending Has Doubled under the Bush Administration
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Rep. Waxman, and other senior House Democrats release a new report showing that the Bush Administration spent a record $88 million on government-funded public relations contracts in 2004, a 128% increase since 2000. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro and other members introduce the Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act, which would ban covert federal propaganda campaigns and require the disclosure of all federal PR contracts.
The Report | Bill Summary | More

[Cocoa]

1. thanks for the update

always good to hear what Waxman's doing, he's always up to something good.