Committee Statements

For years, Americans across the country have struggled under a government takeover of health care. Because of Obamacare, insurance markets are collapsing, health care costs are soaring, and patients’ choices are dwindling. Simply put, the flawed health care law is failing. It is hurting hardworking men and women across the country, and the American people deserve better. That’s why Republicans pr... Read more »

America’s workers deserve responsible, commonsense regulatory policies to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. Read more »

I rise today in support of this resolution because it will reverse an unlawful power grab and restore responsible worker health and safety policies Read more »

"It’s in a death spiral.” That’s how Aetna’s chief executive Mark Bertolini recently described the Democrats’ failed health care law. Read more »

For decades, career and technical education has helped individuals compete in the workforce and build fulfilling careers. Read more »

In recent years, working families and small businesses have faced significant challenges as they’ve struggled through the slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression. Since 2009, the economy grew at an average annual pace of just 1.5 percent. The net result is limited opportunity for hardworking men and women. In fact, the labor force participation rate has dropped to 62.9 percent — nearl... Read more »

Of course, juvenile justice reform isn’t just a concern for those of us here today. It’s something that has long been a national priority. Read more »

I rise today in strong support of H. J. Res 66, a resolution to protect retirement savers. Read more »

After years of struggling through an anemic economy, sluggish job growth, rising health care costs, and stagnant wages, the American people are expecting — in fact, they are demanding — a new direction for this country. They want policymakers to advance a bold, pro-growth agenda that will reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses, deliver a stronger, healthier economy, and provide hope and... Read more »

For years, the federal government operated under the flawed idea that Washington knows best when it comes to education. Policies put in place in recent decades vastly expanded the federal footprint into K-12 schools and prevented state and local education leaders from delivering the high-quality education all children deserve. Something needed to change, yet under the Obama administration the problem only got worse. Read more »