Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician. He has represented California's 30th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975. Waxman, a Democrat, is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress. His district includes much of the western part of the city of Los Angeles, as well as West Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Before his election to Congress, he served six years in the California State Assembly.
With the Democrats' victory in the 2006 midterm elections, Waxman became chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the principal investigative committee of the House. He was the committee's ranking Democrat from 1997 to 2007. In 2009, he will begin serving as the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as a result of defeating former chairman John Dingell in a 137-122 secret vote of House Democrats on November 20, 2008.
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- Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
- Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
- Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
- Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2006)
- Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
- Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
- Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 87% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 100% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 34% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
- Rated 67% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
- Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001)
- More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
- Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
- Legalize medical marijuana. (Jul 2001)
- Rated A by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Establish drug testing standards for major league sports. (May 2005)
- Rated +30 by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Dec 2006)
- Allow rehabilitated drug convicts get student loans. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
- Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
- Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
- Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
- Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
- Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (Mar 2001)
- Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)
- Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
- Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 80% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
- Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 15% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Seeds of Peace: promote coexistence in regions of conflict. (Apr 2008)
- Rated 56% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)
- Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
- Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
- Rated F by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 89% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- Voted NO on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
- Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
- Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
- Cover child resident aliens under Medicaid and SCHIP. (May 2005)
- Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)
- Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
- Rated 85% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)
- Rated 90% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 24% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)
- Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services. (Jan 2007)
Henry Waxman you are a pro abortionist, a gun grabber, a union lover, you support failing educational policies, you are a self identified progressive which puts you squarely on the wrong side of virtually every issue, you are a big spender of other people’s money, you are for a welfare state, you are an American apologist and weaken our national security and sovereignty, you are anti- family values, you are soft on crime, and you are a leading if not THE leading Environazi.
If anyone ever deserved it, you sir have earned it. And only because there is no Z, You get an
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