FILE - In this May 5, 2009 file photo, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. speaks to reporters after Democrats serving on the Energy and Commerce Committees met with President Barack Obama in the State Dining Room at the White House to discuss energy independence, health care reform, and other legislative priorities in Washington. Waxman remained in the hospital in his home state of California on Wednesday July 1, 2009, a day after fainting in his office. Waxman, 69, was not feeling well Tuesday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for "routine testing," spokeswoman Karen Lightfoot said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this May 5, 2009 file photo, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. speaks to reporters after Democrats serving on the Energy and Commerce Committees met with President Barack Obama in the State Dining Room at the White House to discuss energy independence, health care reform, and other legislative priorities in Washington. Waxman remained in the hospital in his home state of California on Wednesday July 1, 2009, a day after fainting in his office. Waxman, 69, was not feeling well Tuesday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for "routine testing," spokeswoman Karen Lightfoot said.

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