Ahead of Retirement, Rep. Waxman Looks Back on 40 Years in Congress
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) prepares to hear testimony from Obama Administration cabinet members on Capitol Hill April 22, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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