henry waxman retiring from house after 40 years - air cleaner

After this year, the House will lose one of the most aggressive regulators and environmental activists.
Democratic representative of California
Henry wiksman will retire at the end of his term, ending decades
A long career on the mountain.
"The reason why I made the decision is simple.
After 40 years in Congress, it's time for others to get a chance to get his or her grades, ideally a young enough person
"This is a long-term commitment that is necessary for a real legislative success," Waxman said in a statement . ".
"I still feel young and energetic, but I recognize that I need to start as soon as possible if I want to experience life outside Congress.
Public offices are not the only way to serve, and I want to explore other ways while I can.
In a statement, President Obama praised wiksman as "one of the most accomplished legislators of his or any time ".
"Thanks to Henry's leadership, Americans breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, eat safer food, and buy safer products, the president, who finally got high quality and affordable, said.
"Today, on behalf of Los Angeles and California, he continues to work tirelessly to address the changing climate and ensure that every American has the economic security of health insurance.
"Wiksman represents a highly democratic area in Los Angeles County.
Sandra Fluke, a Democratic activist who called lindbo a "slut" for supporting family planning, said she was considering filling the seat in wiksman.
"I feel honored to be a potential candidate, especially a representative.
"Given his incredible legacy, the seat of wiksman," Fluke said in a statement . ".
"Today, some of the people I respect very much reached out and encouraged me to run.
I strongly consider running.
I will make a decision soon.
"At 1984, one of the chief architects of the Hatch --
The Wickman Act created the era of generic drugs.
The law speeds up FDA approval procedures for generic versions of brands
The supply of drugs has been greatly increased.
Ten years later, he played a leading role in the internal oversight of the tobacco industry, and the tobacco industry was faced with much less regulation than it is now.
In 1990, he helped to make a major revision to the Clean Air Act, which his office said "fully addresses issues such as urban smog, toxic air pollution, heavy rain, etc, loss of the ozone layer at the same temperature.
"In the Bush era, wiksman was considered one of the most influential Democrats in the house to investigate the presidential administration.
As chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, he actively investigated the issue of the politicisation of the private military contractor Blackwater and the alleged Justice Department.
Under the leadership of wiksman, the Supervisory Committee also put on the record "Iraq", a series of allegedly misleading statements made by Bush administration officials in the election campaign --
Until the war with Iraq.
Around the time President Obama took office, wiksman became chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, there he had an unrealistic fight for the adoption of the US Clean Energy and Security Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.
He's also the main role of Obama.
Era health care policy, which strives to pass the Affordable Care Act and expand the national child health insurance program to cover an additional 4 million children.