Henry Waxman is the Chairman of Waxman Strategies, a public affairs and strategic communications firm. A former Democratic Congressman from Los Angeles, California (1975-2015), he served as chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Waxman is the author of The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works.
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