Today, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing to examine H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: “I want to thank all the witnesses, including my fellow Kentuckian, for being here today. "Committee Republicans have long been committed ... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019: "Before I begin, I want to take a moment to recognize Rep. Elijah Cummings. As someone who served with him on the Oversight and Reform Committee, I’m well aware of his pas... Read more »
Today, Committee Democrats convened a markup of H.R. 3, a radical drug pricing scheme that eliminates choice and competition, and jeopardizes innovation, investment, and access to future cures. “H.R. 3 is nothing more than a down payment on Medicare for All, a government-run health care system that would eliminate private insurance. Today’s markup is another example of the Committee’s focus on ra... Read more »
In case you missed it, below is a Fox op-ed by the top Republicans on the three House committees that work on health care: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) on the Ways and Means Committee. The op-ed argues that Congress can tackle rising prescription drug costs with bipartisan s... Read more »
Today, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing to examine a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed rule to increase accountability in child nutrition programs: “Education is a critical part of students’ success later in life and we kn... Read more »
Republican Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), issued the following statement criticizing the Democrats' introduction of partisan higher education legislation that will hurt students and doubles down on failed policies: “This bill does not address the underlying issue of exploding college costs. In fact, by increasing burdensome re... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) partial score for H.R. 3, the Democrats’ socialized prescription drug pricing scheme: “Lowering prescription drugs costs for American patients, workers, and families should and can be a bipartisan effort. Instead, Democrats are pushing ... Read more »
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today that contained troublesome findings of potential fraud within Head Start, which provides early education services to low-income children. Following the report’s release, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on House Education and Labor, sent a letter to Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) requesting the... Read more »
Today, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing on employee misclassification: “This Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which offers protections to more than 143 million workers in this country every day. Today, th... Read more »
Today, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing on H.R. 3, the Democrats' socialized drug pricing scheme: “There’s no question that health care costs are at the top of the minds for many Americans, and the cost of prescription drugs are... Read more »
