Representative Waxman News Today

First really stood up to the fossil fuel industry and its important that we won. >> senator, as you do look though at the state departments report which youre very aware of, theyre saying really in terms of the environmental impact, it is not to the degree that you just described, and so some might ask, if that is indeed true, why not go ahead and give the republicans this, if that is true, because its dead center on environmental impact, and -- >> because the leverage is not true. >> and levera...

Republicans. take a look at what representative waxman said today on the today show. >> in july, the c.e.o. of solyndra said the company was doing very well. they were even going double their revenues and a month later they went into bankruptcy. i feel like i was misled. >> that is the point. it is not the campaign contribution. it is a question of whether or not the company misled the government is why there is an investigation. i dont think that the g.a.o. would do the house republicans biddin...

From representative waxmans letter, brazenly risking the lives and the environment of this country to make an extra buck and he needs to lay out a new plan to wean us off our addiction to oil and to do so in a way that is common sense. its not left-right. its what most industrialized, civilized nations are doing now, investing in alternatives and efficiency in technologies. so he has a real opportunity to do that and to redefine his leadership and to do so not in an angry way. i find all this ta...

The american taxpayer gets stuck with this in any way, shape or form, doesnt he run his administration -- >> he runs a terrible risk, but i think that we, the people, have to fight the forces of big money and big oil, those forces of establishing power which may well work to surround bp and protect them, they must be held accountable. there must be no bargaining over what they owe. there must be a serious and large, large escrow account. they should be paying for a gulf recovery program. they sh...