Honorable Henry Waxman
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Waxman, of the Thirtieth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1974. He served in the California Assembly from 1968 to 1974. He is the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The following is from the April 15, 2011, House floor debate on H. Con. Res. 34, establishing the budget for the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2013 through 2021. I strongly oppose the Republican budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2012. Their budget inflicts terrible harm on Americans from all walks…