Feb 12 2009
Power Players: Without Automakers’ Fuel, Waxman Steers House Energy Committee in New Direction
Name: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) Position: In a blow to the struggling auto industry that has financially supported Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) for years, the House Energy & Commerce Committee chairman was ousted this year, replaced by Waxman, who hasn’t received a penny from the industry. Waxman has vowed to re-direct the committee to focus on [...]
Jan 24 2009
Power Players: With Health Sector’s Money Supporting Him, Baucus Offers Prescription for Reform
Name: Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Position: Baucus will continue to be chair of the Senate Finance Committee, a position he has held since 2007 (he was also chair of the committee when Democrats controlled the Senate from June 2001 until January 2003). This committee has jurisdiction over the nation’s largest public welfare programs, including Medicaid and [...]