http://oversight.house.gov Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Chairman Henry A. Waxman en-us The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing titled, "Should FDA Drug and Medical Device Regulation Bar State Liability Claims?" on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1943 http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1943 Tue, 13 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing titled, "Defense Base Act Insurance: Are Taxpayers Paying Too Much?" on Thursday, May 15, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1944 http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1944 Tue, 13 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Davis wrote to CMS and OPM asking why over 200,000 retirees with federal retiree drug coverage have also enrolled for duplicative and unnecessary Medicare Part D drug benefits, and why CMS and OPM have not coordinated these benefits, wasting as much as $200 million in retiree and taxpayer funds annually. http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1940 http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1940 Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chairman Waxman sent letters to each of the nation’s state hospital associations requesting information about their efforts to halt the epidemic of healthcare associated infections and whether proven solutions have been implemented. http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1937 http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1937 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chairman Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Clay invited Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez and Census Bureau Director Steven Murdock to testify at a June hearing regarding the Census Bureau's preparation for the 2010 census and the mismanaged Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) contract. http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1935 http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1935 Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000