“I always felt that you have to reach out to Republicans,” Mr.
Waxman said. “When I was chairman of the health and environment subcommittee, I welcomed their comments. I wanted to hear what they had to say. Many times they would make criticisms or proposals that improved the legislation, and I welcomed that.” --
Carl Hulse and Robert Pear, "Departing Lawmakers Bemoan the Decline of Compromise," New York Times, January 3, 2013
"If we have a united Democratic position, Republicans are irrelevant," says Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif. --
Janet Hook, "House GOP: Plight of a Permanent Minority, CQ Weekly, June 21, 1986, pp. 1393-96.
