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News Releases

December 1 , 2004	"Top House and Senate Democrats Release Comments on Proposed EPA Rule"
November 30 , 2004	"GAO Commits to Report to Dingell, Barton, Other Key Lawmakers by April 15, 2005, on Information Security at Critical Financial Market Organizations"
October 28, 2004	"GAO Agrees To Do Follow-up Report on SEC Fines and Disgorgement Collections; SEC Submits Progress Report on SIPC"
October 25, 2004	"Dingell Drafting Legislation to Prevent Future Flu Vaccine Shortages"
October 21, 2004	"Brownfields Report Shows Big Funding Shorfall; Local Revitalization Efforts Suffer"
October 21, 2004	"Dingell Releases FCC Response to Sinclair Broadcasting Inquiry"
August 16, 2004	"Dramatic Funding Shortfalls Revealed in Superfund Program"
July 6, 2004	Statement by Congressman John D. Dingell regarding the Inspector General investigation into allegations against former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Tom Scully
June 30, 2004	"GAO Says DOD is Failing to Sample and Clean Up Military Munitions; Known Perchlorate Contamination is Ignored"
June 28, 2004	"Dingell, Frank, other key lawmakers urge SEC to adopt pending rule to let shareholders nominate directors at bad companies"
June 21, 2004	"Dingell to Introduce Patients' Rights Bill After Supreme Court Sides with HMOs"
May 20, 2004	"Senior Democrats Call for Automatic Drug Subsidy Enrollment for Low-Income Seniors"
May 12, 2004	"Democrats Unveil Legislation To Help The Nation's Uninsured"
May 5, 2004	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell at the press conference on introduction of three bills to help the uninsured
June 30, 2004	"Under Dingell Questioning FERC Chairman at Committee Hearing Confirms Support for Stand Alone Electricity Reliability Legislation"
April 14, 2004	"Dingell Requests New Public Health Assessment at Camp Lejeune"
April 7, 2004	"New MedPAC Report Debunks Republican Rhetoric That Private Plans Save Money; Medicare's long-term financial outlook at stake"
April 7, 2004	"DOD Again Seeks Environmental Exemptions Despite Its Historic Record of Contamination"
	See also Democratic staff prepared fact sheets: DOD Exemptions from RCRA and CERCLA DOD Exemptions from the Clean Air Act
April 5, 2004	"U.S.-Canada Power Outage Task Force Reinforces Dingell's Call for Stand Alone Electricity Reliability Legislation"
April, 1, 2004	"Republican Drug Discount Cards Will Make Prescription Drugs More Affordable For Seniors -- April Fool's!"
March 11, 2004	"Dingell Calls for Stronger Protections Against Groundwater Contamination"
March 9, 2004	"New Research Supports Dingell's Family Care Legislation"
January 15, 2004	"DOD Failing to Clean Up Contamination From Unexploded Ordnance and Military Munitions"
October 8, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Commend Court Ruling In Favor of Do-Not-Call List"
September 26, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Disappointed Over Latest Do-Not-Call Court Ruling" See October 28, 2003, Brief for Amici Curiae as filed with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals by Representatives W.J. "Billy" Tauzin and John D. Dingell and certain other Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (regarding the National Do Not Call Registry)
September 24, 2003	"GAO: Security At Nuclear Reactors Needs Strengthening"
September 24, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Express Disappointment Over Ruling on Do-Not-Call Registry"
September 17, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell at the Press Conference on EPA's Response to the September 11 Attacks
August 15, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell on the Electricity Blackout
July 11, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Criticizing Administration's Implementation of Controversial New Management Initiatives
June 11, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Press Conference on the Grassley-Baucus Medicare RX Bill
June 10, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Association Health Plans Press Conference on H.R. 660
June 2, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell in response to the FCC decision on media ownership rules
May 23, 2003	"Dingell Unveils Clean Diesel Act"
May 7, 2003	"Dingell and Bingaman Offer State Medicaid Programs Protection from President Bush's Budgetary Assault"
May 1, 2003	"Dingell Calls on the DOD to Immediately Halt its Campaign to Exempt Itself from Environmental Laws"
April 30, 2003	"Bush Administration Ignores 44 Million Uninsured in U.S. As It Awards Contract for Universal Health Care in Iraq; Reps. DeGette, Dingell, Brown Demand President Commit to Health Care for All Americans and All Iraqis"
April 10, 2003	"Dingell Introduces Legislation to Halt the Flow of Unwanted Garbage into Michigan's Landfills"
April 2, 2003	"Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Energy Legislation: The Republican Electricity Title Hurts Consumers and Investors"
April 2, 2003	"Tauzin, Dingell Release Report on Nation's Critical Infrastructure"
April 1, 2003	"Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell on NHTSA's Final Rule on CAFE Standards for Light Trucks"
April 1, 2003	"Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Energy Legislation: Bipartisan Compromise That Protected Rivers and Fish 'Inoperative'"
April 1, 2003	"Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Energy Legislation: The Early Returns Are In"
March 19, 2003	"Subcommittee on Energy Republicans Vote AGAINST Bipartisan Compromise on Hydropower and FOR Diesel Fuel in Drinking Water"
March 18, 2003	"Dingell Comment on AFP Bank Tying Survey"
March 18, 2003	"Dingell Calls on the Bush Administration to Submit Legislation to Address Vulnerability of Chemical Plants to Terrorist Attack"
March 11, 2003	"GAO Commits To Report To Dingell on Bank Tying by October 2003" (Rep. John D. Dingell today released a March 11, 2003 letter from the U.S. GAO expressing GAO's commitment to study the issues raised in the Congressman's request letters on tying practices at large banks and to issue a final report by October 6, 2003) See also Rep. Dingell's letters of 9/12/2002 and 7/11/2002
February 20, 2003	Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell on the FCC Announcement
February 5, 2003	"Reps. Tauzin, Dingell Introduce SCHIP Funding Compromise"
January 21, 2003	"Dingell, Levin and Stabenow Join Forces to Keep Unwanted Canadian Garbage in Canada"
January 13, 2003	"Dingell Hails Families USA Report on Medicaid"
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Letters on Current Issues

December 21, 2004	Letter to Mr. David Balland, Associate Commissioner for Medicaid and CHIP, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, asking additional questions for the record for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations December 7, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement: Why the Government Pays Too Much"
December 21, 2004	Letter to Mr. Paul Rinehart, Medicaid Director for the State of Michigan, asking additional questions for the record for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations December 7, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicaid Prescription Drug Reimbursement: Why the Government Pays Too Much"
December 17, 2004	Letter from Chairman Barton and Ranking Member Dingell to Dr. Hank McKinnell, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. regarding the Committee's examination of potential cardiovascular safety issues surrounding COX-2 inhibitor drugs, such as Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra
December 9, 2004	Letter from Chairman Barton and Ranking Member Dingell to HHS Secretary Thompson with recommendations regarding the Administration's plan to reform FDA's regulation of drug safety
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Kathleen Coelingh, Senior Director for Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, MedImmune, Inc., asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Mr. Alan Rosenbloom, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Health Care Association, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Crawford asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Ms. Janet Heinrich, Director, Healthcare/Public Health Issues, U.S. GAO, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Ms. Janet Olszewski, Director, Michigan Department of Community Health, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Dr. Peter Paradiso, Vice President, New Business Development, Wyeth, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 3, 2004	Letter to Mr. Mark Mlotek, Executive Vice President, Henry Schein, Inc. asking several additional questions for the record regarding the joint Subcommittee hearing entitled "Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and Strengthening the Market"
December 2, 2004	Letter to FERC Chairman Wood, CFTC Acting Chairman Brown-Hruska, and NY Mercantile Exchange Chairman Steinhause transmitting a letter from Mr. Stephen Etsler that raises concerns with the trading of natural gas futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange
November 30, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt providing comments on the Proposed All Appropriate Inquiries Rule-Docket ID No. SFUND-2004-0001
November 23, 2004	to Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA, related to the Committee's examination of issues surrounding the recent withdrawal of Vioxx
November 23, 2004	Letter to Mr. Raymond Gilmartin, Chairman, Merck & Co., Inc. regarding the Committee's examination of issues surrounding the recent withdrawal of Vioxx
November 22, 2004	Letter to NIH Director Zerhouni, regarding the Committee's examination of the NIH's management and oversight of federally funded research
November 18, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson requesting information related to the Committee's investigation into the recent loss of nearly half of the flu vaccine needed by the United States
November 18, 2004	Letter to Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA, requesting information related to the Committee's investigation into the recent loss of nearly half of the flu vaccine needed by the United States
November 18, 2004	Letter to Howard Pien, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Chiron Corporation requesting information related to the Committee's investigation into the recent loss of nearly half of the flu vaccine needed by the United States
November 17, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker requesting that the GAO survey each State to determine the scope and magnitude of their public funding needs to address cleanup of contamination from leaking underground storage tanks
November 16, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt asking for a complete response to the August 13, 2004, letter from Representatives Dingell and Solis regarding the Superfund funding shortfall
October 28, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell asking the FCC to investigate and answer questions regarding Pappas Telecasting Companies donation of free airtime to certain preferred political candidates See November 1, 2004, response of the FCC
October 27, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and Comptroller General Walker regarding the September 27, 2004, report "Financial Market Preparedness: Improvements Made, but More Action Needed to Prepare for Wide-Scale Disasters" See the GAO Report (GAO-04-984)
October 27, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding changes made by the FCC that has resulted in withholding of hundreds of millions of dollars in commitments for Internet funding for schools, libraries, and rural healthcare facilities under the E-rate program See attachments to letter: Attach. 1, Attach. 2 Print version of attachments: Attach. 1, Attach. 2
October 25, 2004	Letter to Mr. George McDonald, Vice President, Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company
October 25, 2004	Letter to Interior Secretary Norton asking the Department to respond to questions regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking RIN 1090-AA91
October 22, 2004	Letter to David D. Smith, President and CEO, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
October 21, 2004	Letter to Daniel Levinson, Acting Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services requesting that the IG's office provide a response to a Dec. 22, 2003, letter from the Hon. John D. Dingell regarding a waiver of HHS's code of ethics for Thomas A. Scully
October 21, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker asking the GAO to investigate the apparent misuse or mishandling of intelligence expertise at the Department of Energy in the year 2002
October 20, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and the jurisdiction of the FCC
October 13, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell asking the FCC to investigate and answer questions related to reported Sinclair Broadcasting plans to preempt their network feeds to local stations in order to show a film that has been criticized as highly inaccurate and partisan
October 5, 2004	Letter to FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras requesting the views of the FTC regarding H.R. 2735, the "Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act" See FTC's Oct. 8, 2004 response
October 5, 2004	Letter to David Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Economic Development Agency, requesting information on the EDA's environmental assessment and clean-up projects, including investments in brownfields sites
October 4, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Reps. Dingell, Rangel, Waxman, Brown, and Stark submitting comments on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Titles I and II Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued August 3, 2004
October 1, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Reps. Dingell, Rangel, Waxman, Brown, and Stark requesting that CMS discontinue PPO demonstrations and reimburse Medicare beneficiaries and state Medicaid programs that were overcharged as a result of plan abuse
September 23, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson asking for the Department's views on H.R. 2699, the "National Uniformity for Food Act of 2003"
September 22, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker providing GAO with the July 26, 2004, response of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to the Hon. John D. Dingell's May 5th letter, for use in their ongoing work on the entry of controlled substances into this country through mail and consignment delivery
September 14, 2004	Letter to Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Operations asking several additional questions for the record regarding the September 9, 2004, Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "Publication and Disclosure Issues in Anti-Depressant Pediatric Clinical Trials"
September 8, 2004	Letter to Senator Frist and Speaker Hastert from several members of Congress requesting answers on suppression of Medicare cost estimates
August 18, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker, identifying PUHCA issues for GAO study, and releasing SEC response to 50 questions See SEC's June 29, 2004 response
August 13, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt regarding the growing shortfalls in funding of the Superfund program
August 9, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson, Comptroller Walker, and SIPC President Don on the GAO Report: "Follow Up on GAO Recommendations Concerning the Securities Investor Protection Corporation"
July 20, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson, FASB Chairman Herz, and FERC Chairman Wood following up on responses received to Rep. Dingell's May 4, 2004, letter on recent oil and gas reserve accounting debacles See SEC's July 1, 2004, response See FASB's June 15, 2004 response See FERC's May 25, 2004 response
July 15, 2004	Letter to Ms. Dara Corrigan, Acting Principal Deputy Inspector General, HHS, regarding the summary released by the IG's office regarding the investigation of the withholding of Medicare cost estimates from Congress
June 23, 2004	Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Young and Ranking Member Obey urging full funding of the Clean School Bush USA program
June 22, 2004	Letter to Secretary of State Powell asking questions to further understand the Administration's position on ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
June 22, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt asking the EPA to identify closed refineries that have permit applications pending so that those refineries can re-open or re-start to assist in the production of gasoline
June 22, 2004	Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert from Senate Democratic Leader Daschle, House Democratic Leader Pelosi, Rep. Dingell, and ten other Congressional leaders regarding the failure of the House and Senate to investigate the Administration’s withholding of Medicare cost estimates from Congress *See* also Letter to President Bush where the Members ask the President to provide complete answers to straightforward questions on his role in the matter
June 16, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding AT&T Corp. Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Enhanced Prepaid Calling Card Services, WC Docket No. 03-133
June 11, 2004	Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 20, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings for Seniors"
June 10, 2004	Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 20, 2004, hearing entitled "Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings for Seniors"
June 8, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Members of Congress urging CMS to use its administrative authority to improve the level of help for low-income Medicare beneficiaries
June 4, 2004	Letter to NIH Director Zerhouni asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 4, 2004	Letter to Dr. Raymond S. Kington, NIH Deputy Director, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 4, 2004	Letter to Dr. Harold Varmus, President and CEO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 3, 2004	Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan inquiring about the Medicare beneficiary education campaign for both the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit
June 3, 2004	Letter to Mr. Edgar M. Swindell, Associate General Counsel of HHS's Ethics Division, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 3, 2004	Letter to Ms. Marilyn L. Glynn, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 18, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards"
June 2, 2004	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham questioning the Administration's opposition to deferring deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a means to reduce gasoline prices in the United States
June 2, 2004	Letter to DOE Deputy Secretary McSlarrow asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 11, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "DOE Nuclear Security: What Are the Challenges and What's Next?"
June 2, 2004	Letter to Ms. Robin M. Nazzaro, Director of GAO's Office of Natural Resources and Environment, asking several additional questions for the record regarding the May 11, 2004, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled "DOE Nuclear Security: What Are the Challenges and What's Next?"
May 28, 2004	Letter to Comptroller General Walker from Reps. Dingell and Capps asking GAO to investigate the decision by the FDA to find "non-approvable" an application to make emergency contraception available over the counter without a prescription
May 28, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt regarding the EPA's plans for regulating mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units pursuant to the Clean Air Act
May 24, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Members of Congress urging HHS to reject a proposed waiver for the State of Florida to privatize the eligibility determination process for Medicaid
May 21, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Members of Congress asking that the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) be appropriately recognized and preserved in the implementation of the new Medicare law
May 18, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell requesting the FCC provide a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce that answers questions relating to the ability of MVPDs to voluntarily provide their customers programming on an a la carte or themed-tier basis
May 13, 2004	Letter to Mr. Michael Gent, President and CEO, North American Electric Reliability Council, regarding the U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force's March 31, 2004, report entitled "Final Report on the August 14th, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada: Causes and Recommendations"
May 12, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson on the GAO Report: "Securities Markets: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Investor Confidence and Improve Listing Program Oversight" *See* GAO Report (GAO-04-75) (posted 5/11/04)
May 4, 2004	Letter to OMB Director Bolten requesting information on H.R. 3981, a bill to reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes
May 4, 2004	Letter to DOE Secretary Abraham, SEC Chairman Donaldson, FERC Chairman Wood, and FASB Chairman Herz on recent oil and gas reserve accounting debacles
April 28, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding the FCC's consideration of a proposal to mitigate interference to public safety communications in the 800 MHz band
April 21, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and Comptroller Walker regarding the Public Utility Holding Company Act *See also* March 4, 2004 response of the SEC
April 14, 2004	Letter to Dr. Henry Falk, Assistant Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, requesting a new public health assessment at Camp LeJeune
April 2, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt from several Members of Congress expressing serious concern over the slowdown in cleanups at Superfund sites throughout the United States and recent reports documenting insufficient funding of the Superfund program
March 29, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson requesting that HHS table a proposal that would change "Form CMS-37" and affect the way the Federal Government pays its share of Medicaid funding
March 25, 2004	Letter from Reps. Dingell, Solis, Markey, and Gonzalez to Ms. Susan Whiting, President and CEO, Nielsen Media Research, expressing concern about the accuracy of Nielsen Media Research's accounting of Latino television viewership
March 24, 2004	Letter to Assistant Administrator Horinko, EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, requesting an evaluation of the status of cleanup progress and listing of DOD facilities on the National Priorities List
March 23, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding a proceeding currently under reconsideration by the FCC that relates to establishing a new procedure for removing local television stations from a portion of the band now used for Broadcast Auxiliary Services
March 17, 2004	Letter to Attorney General Ashcroft urging the Justice Department not to seek a rehearing or appeal of the March 2, 2004, decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals the District of Columbia relating to the FCC's Triennial Review Order
March 15, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson questioning Secretary Thompson about allegations that the Bush Administration withheld cost estimates of last year's Medicare prescription drug law
March 12, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt expressing concern that the DOD is not aggressively investigating the existence of perchlorate and other contamination from munitions constituents at its facilities
March 9, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell urging the FCC to deny AT&T's petition for a declaratory ruling related to access charges [Identical letter sent to all FCC Commissioners]
March 5, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell from several Committee Members requesting that the FCC commence with a Notice of Inquiry on the issue of excessively violent broadcast television programming
March 5, 2004	Letter to Dr. Marv Shepherd, Director, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies, Drug Dynamics Institute, from Rep. Dingell and Senator Coleman asking for information related to the issue of imported pharmaceuticals
March 4, 2004	Letter to EIA Administrator Caruso requesting EIA's analysis of both the short-term and long-term factors influencing the U.S. gasoline market
March 3, 2004	Letter to General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, asking for information related to Superfund contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
March 3, 2004	Letter to NRC Chairman Diaz from Reps. Dingell and Markey in regard to a proposed plan by the NRC to dramatically weaken the fire protection regulations that ensure a safe and automatic shutdown of a nuclear reactor in the event of a fire
February 24, 2004	Letter to EPA Inspector General Tinsley requesting that the IG's office provide a report on the funding needs for non-federal Superfund NPL sites
February 24, 2004	Letter to DEA Administrator Tandy asking the DEA to take action in regard to the illegal sale and distribution of controlled substances purchased through the Internet
February 24, 2004	Letter to DOD Inspector General Schmitz from Reps. Dingell and Waxman asking the DOD IG to investigate the December 19 waiver given by the Corps of Engineers to Halliburton, citing new evidence that this unusual waiver -- which relieved Halliburton of its obligation to provide data to justify its high gasoline prices may have been awarded on false premises
February 20, 2004	Letter to DOT Deputy Administrator Bonasso regarding collection of fines by the Office of Pipeline Safety *See* March 17, 2004 response of Administrator Bonasso
February 20, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell asking questions related to how the FCC carries out its statutory responsibility to enforce against indecency in television and radio broadcast *See* FCC's March 2, 2004 response
February 13, 2004	Letter to President Bush regarding the accuracy of statements made in his 2002 State of the Union address on potential threats to U.S. nuclear power plants
February 12, 2004	Letter to William H. Reed, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency concerning reports from two whistleblowers that Halliburton has repeatedly and routinely overcharged the taxpayer under the LOGCAP contract
February 11, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson asking the SEC to review all current PUHCA exemptions for consistency with the Enron case
February 10, 2004	Letter to DOD Secretary Rumsfeld requesting information about operational military ranges in the United States
February 5, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt from Reps. Dingell and Solis questioning why EPA regional staff were instructed not to speak with or provide information to Committee staff about perchlorate contamination at Department of Defense facilities
February 4, 2004	Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Abraham from Reps. Dingell and Strickland raising serious concerns with a proposed regulation on worker safety and health
February 4, 2004	Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from several Ranking Democratic Members of House Committees and Subcommittees requesting information regarding the Administration's effort to educate beneficiaries about the Medicare law that was passed last November
January 28, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt from Senators Jeffords and Boxer and Reps. Dingell and Solis raising serious concerns with a proposed rule that would narrow the definition of "solid waste" under RCRA
January 27, 2004	Letter to Mr. Leslie Moonves, President, CBS Television Network, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television *See* CBS's February 9, 2004 response
January 27, 2004	Letter to Mr. Robert Wright, Chairman and CEO, NBC Television Network, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television See NBC's February 3, 2004, response
January 27, 2004	Letter to Ms. Gail Berman, President, FOX Broadcasting Company, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television See FOX's February 5, 2004 response
January 27, 2004	Letter to Mr. Alex Wallau, President, ABC Television Network, seeking information on industry practices related to the broadcast of indecent language on network television See ABC's February 3, 2004 Response
January 22, 2004	Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson and NASD Chairman Glauber on their final annual progress reports on bond market transparency
January 22, 2004	Letter to FCC Chairman Powell regarding the August 2003 Triennial Review Order and broadband networks
January 14, 2004	Letter to EPA Administrator Michael R. Leavitt urging that the EPA provide the fullest opportunity for public comment regarding the EPA plans for mercury regulation from electric utility steam generating units
January 6, 2004	Letter to Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from Reps. Waxm