CQ Profile: Henry Waxman, Savvy Operator with New Power Base

[babylonsister]

“tougher than a boiled owl.” :shrug: There's a new comparison to me...


CQ Profile: Henry Waxman, Savvy Operator with New Power Base
By Chuck McCutcheon, CQ Staff


Rep. Henry A. Waxman , D-Calif., is one of Washington’s shrewdest operators. Friends and enemies describe him — with varying degrees of admiration — as dogged and tenacious, and he has extensive knowledge of a broad policy portfolio and the ability to be both partisan and patient.

In the 111th Congress (2009-10), he will get a chance to draw on those skills as the new chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he will be a major player on several of President-elect Obama’s chief priorities: energy, global warming and health care. Waxman also will have purview over telecommunications policy and is likely to push for institutional change at the Federal Communications Commission.

With his toppling of longtime chairman John D. Dingell of Michigan, he will seek to confront business interests on legislation in each of those areas. He has called himself a “proud, self-confessed, unapologetic liberal.”

He will enjoy several advantages in getting what he wants, including a like-minded ally in fellow Californian and Speaker Nancy Pelosi . His longtime aide, Philip Schiliro, was tapped as Obama’s congressional relations director.

The 5-foot-5 Waxman — with his mustache, wire-rimmed spectacles, thick black eyebrows and bald pate — is not a physically intimidating figure; Time magazine described him as having “all the panache of your parents’ dentist.” But Republicans have learned to respect him. Former Wyoming GOP Sen. Alan Simpson once griped that he was “tougher than a boiled owl.”

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[blogslut]

1. I am going to miss him as chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee

But, we will need his tenaciousness @ Energy and Commerce.

I dig him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear babylonsister!

That's a great article! It helped fill in some gaps in my knowledge about Waxman...

Of course I knew he was from California...but I didn't know he's from LA!

A clever, savvy and tenacious man!

I'm so proud of him...

:hi:

[1gobluedem]

3. He drives a Toyota built with non union labor

No friend to Michigan's manufacturing base. John Dingell was.

I only hope he doesn't hurt Michigan any more than it already has been.

[shireen]

4. so do i

i strongly support labor unions.

i also want a reliable car.

[1gobluedem]

5. Toyota has the highest recall rate of all cars in the US

And the Ford Fusion just got top reviews for their hybrids.

US clunkers are way in the past; check out Consumer Reports and Automobile Magazine. You might be surprised.

[shireen]

8. please cite an exact source

According to CU ...



(http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/used-cars/reliability/best-worst-in-car-reliability-1005/how-they-age/0704_how-they-age.htm)

[DainBramaged]

9. CU's methods are flawed

Auto Recalls Increase in 2007, but not at GM
Jan 17, 2008

Hyundai Motor to recall 65,000 Elantras
August 28, 2008

BMW notifies 320,000 owners of possible airbag problem on 2004-06 3, 6, 7, X3, X5,and Z4 series
August 13, 2008

Hyundai to recall 394,000 Sonatas
April 15, 2008

Toyota will buy back 813,000 1994-2000 Tacomas
April 14, 2008

VW recalls 410,000 1999-2005 Passats
April 4, 2008

Acura recalls 400,000 2004-08 vehicles
February 29, 2008

Toyota to recall 15,600 2007 Tundras
December 14, 2007

Toyota to recall 215,020 Lexus GS & non-US Crowns
November 28, 2007

Nissan recalls 650,000 2002 & 2005-06 Altimas & Sentras
November 26, 2007

Toyota recalls 55,000 2007-08 Camry & Lexus ES350 vehicles
October 1, 2007

Honda recalls 200,000 2006-07 Civics & Civic Hybrids
September 17, 2007

Nissan recalls 140,000 2007 Altimas
July 30, 2007

Volvo Cars of North America recalls 46,000 2003-04 & 2007 V70, C70 & S60 vehicles

20,000 2000-04 MERCEDES-BENZ CL CLASS AND S CLASS recalled

59,000 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs recalled

14,000 2002-06 SUZUKI AERIOs recalled

5,700 2007 MAZDASPEED3s recalled

790,000 1999-2007 VW Jetta, GTI, and New Beetles recalled
April 2, 2007

167,000 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE; 2005 HONDA ACCORD, ACCORD HYBRID, ODYSSEY; ACURA TL, RL, TSX recalled

16,000 2007 NISSAN VERSAs recalled

33,000 2002-05 LAND ROVER FREELANDERs recalled

7,000 2006 SUBARU FORESTER & IMPREZAs recalled

Honda to recall 31,000 2006 Civic Hybrids
March 5, 2007

Volvo Cars of North America is recalling 170,000 1999-2002 vehicles

Hyundai Motor America Inc is recalling 142,000 2005-2007 Tuscons

Toyota Motor North America Inc to replace side airbag sensors on 30,000 2005-06 Scion TCs

77,000 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA & 2005-06 NISSAN MURANOs recalled

97,000 2004-06 NISSAN TITAN CREW CABs recalled

59,000 2006-07 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs recalled

50,000 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs recalled

5,900 2006-07 AUDI A8's recalled

Honda recalls 81,000 2004-05 Accords
January 22, 2007

[shireen]

10. What is the SOURCE for your information?

Look, i have no idea who you are. If you want your post to be credible, you need to cite a reference. Where did you get this information? I'm not going to accept any information based on just your word. I want to know where this research came from so i can make a judgment regarding its claims.

And why is CR's study flawed? Who said so and why? This is an internationally-respected organization. If someone claims there's flaws, I would want to learn more about CR's methodology to see it for myself.

I am not trying to be snarky. I want to know the truth. If you make these claims, i want to know the source of your information to determine its credibility.

[DainBramaged]

6. You must also enjoy brainwashing.

:eyes:

[DainBramaged]

7. ANY Senator or Congressman that drives a non-Domestic is not a friend of Labor