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This is a list of public information regarding oversight and investigations issues released in the 109th Congress by the Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats. The information is listed by date.

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News Releases

August 9, 2006	BP Prudhoe Bay Production Shutdown: Implications for the Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act
August 7, 2006	BP Prudhoe Bay Production Shutdown
June 8, 2006	As Summer BBQ Season Heats Up, Democrats Call on State Health Officials to Stop Carbon Monoxide Treatments of Meat and Fish
March 28, 2006	"Dingell, Stupak and Brown release GAO report: Status of the Healthcare System in New Orleans Approximately 6 Months After Hurrican Katrina"
July 21, 2005	"GAO Confirms Illegal Drug Importation Remains Major Problem"
July 21, 2005	"Dingell, Stupak Press Leavitt About Unregulated Drug Problem"
July 14, 2005	"NIH Ethics Problems More Widespread Than Previously Thought, Committee Finds" July 8, 2005 Letter from NIH
May 11, 2005	"Obey and Dingell Call for Investigation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; CPB Chairman Pushing for Political Control of PBS"
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Letters

October 6, 2006	Letter to Commissioner Fredriksson, Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, and Mr. Robert Malone, Chairman and CEO BP America, Inc., with questions regarding additional documents discovered by the Committee that relate to the Prudhoe Bay Western and Eastern Operating Lines See Oct. 20, 2006 response of Robert A. Malone See Oct. 16, 2006 response of Kurt Fredriksson
September 11, 2006	Letter to Ms. Patricia Dunn, Chairman of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Company, from Chairmen Barton and Whitfield and Ranking Member Dingell and Stupak requesting records and information regarding HP's alleged use of pretexting and data brokers to procure the personal telephone records of the members of its Board of Directors and others without their knowledge or consent
September 6, 2006	Reps. Dingell, Markey, Waxman, and Stupak, and Senator Grassley send a letter Comptroller General Walker requesting that the GAO evaluate the Food and Drug Administration's reliance on so-called "non-inferiority" studies as proof of the effectiveness of antibiotics
August 28, 2006	Ranking Member Dingell and Democratic Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations send a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Whitfield requesting a hearing be held on what changes in ice and glaciers can tell us about global warming
August 15, 2006	Reps. Dingell, Stupak, Brown, and Strickland write Comptroller General requesting a full review of the operations of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment, Safety and Health and an analysis of a DOE proposal to eliminate it review the attachments
June 27, 2006	Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Bodman regarding environmental, health and safety functions and responsibilities of the Department at its nuclear weapons and clean-up sites and national laboratories
June 15, 2006	Letter to Administrator Barrett, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), with questions regarding a Corrective Action Order issued by PHMSA to BP Alaska pipelines shortly after the North Slope oil spill See PHMSA's July 26, 2006, response
June 8, 2006	Letter to 50 State Health Officers regarding the sale of meat and fish treated with carbon monoxide (example: letter to Michigan)
May 5, 2006	Letter to Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Cerise regarding the provision of adequate healthcare services for the residents of the New Orleans region
April 25, 2006	Letter to Transportation Secretary Mineta regarding the recent North Slope oil spill and oil supply pipeline inspection methods See DOT's June 5, 2006, response
April 5, 2006	Letter to Mr. Kevin Hostler, President and CEO, Alyeska Pipeline, with questions regarding the North Slope oil spill See Mr. Hostler's April 25, 2006, response
March 30, 2006	Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt regarding the use of carbon monoxide to color meat and fish and whether that practice is safe for American consumers Also see attached photographs »
March 24, 2006	Letter to BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. President regarding the recent North Slope oil spill and oil supply line inspection methods See BP's April 3, 2006, response »
March 17, 2006	Letter to Comptroller General Walker requesting that the GAO conduct followup work to determine if it's recommendations for improving the Automated Targeting System operations have been adopted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
February 9, 2006	Reps. Dingell and Stupak send a letter to FDA regarding the use of carbon monoxide to alter the color of meat and fish
December 15, 2005	Letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt regarding the Department of Health and Human Services' role in restoring the healthcare infrastructure for the New Orleans region affected by Hurricane Katrina See HHS Feb. 15, 2006, response
November 4, 2005	Letter to Comptroller General Walker asking the GAO to consider issues regarding healthcare-related problems facing the greater New Orleans region, including the loss of the regions two largest hospitals, Charity and University
November 3, 2005	Subcommittee Chairman Whitfield and Ranking Member Stupak send a letter to HHS Secretary Leavitt regarding the investigation into the health and welfare of individuals in thoroughbred and quarter horse racing, specifically the need for adequate on-track injury insurance for jockeys and other workers
November 2, 2005	Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations send a letter to Robert Battista, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, urging the NLRB to reconsider a regulation in order to protect the rights of jockeys, exercise riders, or any employee of the horse or dog racing industries
September 13, 2005	Letter to Comptroller General David M. Walker requesting that GAO immediately establish a team of experienced auditors and investigators to monitor in real time the contracts and spending for the recovery, relief, and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast
August 1, 2005	Letter to Comptroller General Walker requesting that the GAO continue evaluating U.S. programs to combat nuclear smuggling, including specifically examining the five research and development laboratories that are involved in the research effort
July 20, 2005	Letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt regarding the increasing flow of unregulated drugs entering the United States
June 20, 2005	Letter to NIH Director Zerhouni regarding the Committee's investigation of the adequacy of NIH policies for maintaining research samples of human tissue
May 11, 2005	Letter to Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Inspector General Konz requesting an investigation into recent actions by the CPB
April 11, 2005	Letter to NIH Director Zerhouni requesting information on the findings of the HIVNET 012 study
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Statements

September 28, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Hewlett-Packard's Pretexting Scandal"
September 7, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "BP's Pipeline Spills At Prudhoe Bay: What Went Wrong?"
July 26, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing entitled "The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health"
June 28, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Making the Internet Safe For Kids: The role of ISP's and Social Networking Sites"
June 21, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access To Your Private Records?"
June 13, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Human Tissue Samples: NIH Research Policies and Practices"
April 4, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need To Know About Child Predators"
March 8, 2006	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on "The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health"
September 22, 2005	Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Joint Hearing entitled "Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katrina"

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Speeches


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Dear Colleague Letters


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