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Rep. Henry Waxman through the years

Waxman, as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, listens to testimony during a 2008 hearing on the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the U.S. financial crisis.

Waxman, as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, listens to testimony during a 2008 hearing on the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the U.S. financial crisis.  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

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After four decades in Congress, California Rep. Henry A. Waxman will retire, a decision that has significant implications for Democrats on Capitol Hill and for California’s political clout.
Read more: Waxman retiring from Congress.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman

Waxman talks to reporters after a House Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill.  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Rep. Henry A. Waxman

The congressman fields a flurry of phone calls in his Capitol Hill office after announcing that he would retire.  (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)

Rep. Henry A. Waxman

Waxman delivers a statement during a Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing in 2005.  (Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images)

Rep. Henry A. Waxman

Waxman confers with an unidentified aide during a 2005 hearing on the roles of the FDA and pharmaceutical companies in ensuring the safety of approved drugs.  (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press)

Rep. Henry A. Waxman

Waxman speaks at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club at Peninsula Center Library in Rolling Hills Estates in 2012.  (Christina House / For The Times)

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