WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed a comprehensive health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members: H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act. “Dishonest billing, opaque rules, and shady industry practices have left patients payin... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses.” “Emboldened foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party are using America’s colleges and universities to subvert the nation’s interests. Dis... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup to consider four bills — H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act: "Today’s markup builds upon the Committee’s lon... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate a recent study that found charter school students outperformed their traditional public-school counterparts on multiple metrics. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “It’s undeniable that charter schools provide students with excellent opportunities in e... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider four bills: H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act. “For too long, patients have been left in the dark, unable to make informed health care decisions which has left them paying h... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduce health care spending, and increase com... Read more »
On Tuesday, July 18, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses, and the Economy.” “WHD is pushing economically damaging regulations that will negatively impact the economy and small businesses. WHD rules are excessively burdensome, impose enormous ... Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, July 12, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider: Transparency in Billing Act, Transparency in Coverage Act, Health DATA Act, and Hidden Fee Disclosure Act. “For too long, patients have been left in the dark, unable to make informed health care decisions which has left them paying higher costs. The Committee is rectifying t... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s latest push to strip health coverage options away from Americans: “Evidently, the thought of Americans exercising choice when it comes to picking their own health insurance makes the Biden administration quake in its boots. The latest rules p... Read more »
Many employers are feeling the effects of Biden’s economic policies as they struggle to access the skilled workforce needed. More and more, job creators are removing degree requirements and shifting to skills-based hiring to broaden the talent pipeline and fill in-demand, good-paying careers. Yet society has perpetuated the idea that baccalaureate degrees are the only pathway to the middle class ... Read more »
