Henry A Waxman

It's an inauspicious start for what will soon become one of the worst days in Henry Waxman's life. At 8:15 on a drizzly Election Day morning, the Democratic congressman from West Los Angeles addresses 120 government students at Beverly Hills High and, not surprisingly, the rage against Congress has spilled into the Establishment confines of Beverly.

One candidate is a prominent Beverly Hills Democrat, a veteran of more than three decades in Congress. The other is a wealthy Manhattan Beach businessman, a first-time contender who ditched the Republican Party to become independent. One has the president's endorsement; the other, a former L.A. mayor's. It's Rep. Henry A. Waxman vs. Bill Bloomfield, battling in a newly drawn congressional district that has brought the officeholder his first real contest since 1975. They're already warring in TV ads and voters' mailboxes, something Waxman's constituents haven't seen in a long time.

Facing a tough reelection fight in a new district this fall, Rep. Anthony C. Beilenson (D-Los Angeles) overcame his longstanding reluctance to solicit campaign funds in non-election years and raised $102,178 in the second half of 1991--outstripping his would-be Republican rivals. Beilenson's take, nonetheless, paled next to those of two San Fernando Valley-area Democratic colleagues, Henry A. Waxman of Los Angeles and Howard L.

Members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the 1-800-GET-THIN weight-loss surgery marketing campaign and the safety and effectiveness of the Lap-Band device. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) and two other House members called for congressional hearings to examine whether the sponsors of the ad campaign, their affiliated clinics and the device's manufacturer are improperly promoting a potentially dangerous surgery. In a letter sent Friday to the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Waxman said Congress should subpoena documents from 1-800-GET-THIN and Lap-Band manufacturer Allergan Inc. FULL COVERAGE: Lap-Band investigation The letter cited a series of articles in The Times about patient deaths and recent studies that have questioned the long-term effectiveness of the Lap-Band, a ring that is surgically implanted around the stomach to discourage overeating.

National health care, economic recovery and post-Cold War foreign affairs are among the topics of a community meeting called by Rep. Henry A. Waxman tonight in Studio City. Appearing at Carpenter Avenue Elementary School, 3909 Carpenter Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Waxman is expected to make a brief speech before answering constituents' questions. Richard Close, president of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health and the environment, received $42,500 in honoraria from health-related special interest groups in 1987, according to a study released by Common Cause. The money from health groups represented 56% of the total $76,400 in honoraria received by Waxman during the year, the citizens lobbying group said. In 1987, House members were permitted to keep up to $25,885 in outside income such as honoraria.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) called for a probe into the destruction of Philip Morris documents related to a federal lawsuit. Philip Morris, a unit of Altria Group Inc., is one of several cigarette makers the Department of Justice accused of fraudulent and deceptive practices in a 1999 suit. U.S.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) opened an investigation of research and marketing related to medical devices and drugs made by Boston Scientific Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly & Co., AstraZeneca and Cephalon Inc. The companies received letters from Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, asking for documents including correspondence with the Food and Drug Administration.

Despite a lack of serious election opposition for many years, Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and Carlos J. Moorhead (R-Glendale) have stockpiled campaign treasuries that rate among the top 15 of all House members in the country. The two San Fernando Valley area lawmakers rank 12th and 14th, respectively, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission. Waxman has $851,920 on hand and Moorhead has $734,432. Fellow Southern California Rep.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and several other members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to require all insurance companies operating in the United States to disclose the names on policies written in Europe during the Holocaust era, 1933 to 1945. The bill calls for a Holocaust insurance registry to be established at the National Archives in Washington. "The Nazis never issued death certificates, and most policy deeds were lost or destroyed," said Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.

Two House Democrats want to question two major investors in solar panel manufacturer Solyndra about the failure of the Fremont, Calif., company. Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) asked that executives from two of Solyndra's largest private investors, Argonaut Private Equity and Madrone Capital Partners, be called to testify at a hearing Friday or in the near future. Solyndra Chief Executive Brian Harrison and Chief Financial Officer W.G. Stover Jr. are expected to testify Friday about the failure of the company, which received a $535-million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy in 2009 as part of the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan.

Opening a split among congressional Democrats that could affect President-elect Barack Obama's efforts to curb global warming, a California environmentalist is trying to wrest control of a crucial House committee from its chairman, who is the automobile industry's strongest ally in fighting stricter antipollution standards. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) has announced that he wants to replace Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.

washington -- A top Democratic lawmaker has accused the State Department's chief auditor of threatening to fire senior officials in his office if they cooperated with a congressional investigation into alleged corruption by private contractors in Iraq. The allegations are the latest in an increasingly contentious standoff between Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills), head of a key congressional oversight committee, and the State Department auditor, Inspector General Howard J. Krongard.

A voicemail that criticizes California's attempt to impose new limits on vehicle emissions touched off a congressional investigation Tuesday into whether a federal official improperly worked to thwart the state's efforts. The message, left by an aide to the secretary of Transportation on a congressional staffer's phone message system, found its way to Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), an investigatory pit bull who has championed clean-air legislation.

U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit the sale or commercial development of any portion of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. The measure would also require the VA to satisfy a 1998 congressional mandate by completing a comprehensive master plan for the property aimed at ensuring that veterans' future needs would be adequately addressed.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) opened an investigation of research and marketing related to medical devices and drugs made by Boston Scientific Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly & Co., AstraZeneca and Cephalon Inc. The companies received letters from Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, asking for documents including correspondence with the Food and Drug Administration.

Phil Schiliro, the longtime chief aide to Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), lost a hard-fought congressional campaign in Nassau County, N.Y., on Tuesday. Schiliro, 36, an attorney and Long Island native, was defeated by Republican David A. Levy, who won 50% to 46%. Waxman contributed $2,000 from his campaign funds to Schiliro's effort, steered other contributors to him and stumped for him last week. "He worked his heart out," Waxman said Thursday. "He had tremendous numbers of volunteers.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), a national leader on health and environmental issues, also has become one of the most familiar congressional faces on television network news, according to a newly released study.

Following through on the Democratic Party's pledge to conduct aggressive oversight, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) headed toward a possible confrontation Tuesday with the White House over his demands for documents that could show whether the Bush administration interfered with the work of government climate scientists to downplay the dangers of global warming.

Two weeks after the Bush administration announced that Medicare prescription premiums would stay about the same next year, a new analysis by congressional Democrats indicates that for a majority of middle-class seniors, rates will jump 13% -- well above the overall inflation rate. In a sternly worded letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Los Angeles, accused the administration of "deceptive advertising." Medicare Administrator Mark B.