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The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week on the five year anniversary of President Obama’s health care law and various child nutrition programs in preparation for reauthorization of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act.

On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing entitled, “Five Years of Broken Promises: How the President’s Health Care Law is Affecting America’s Workplaces.” The hearing will examine the consequences of the health care law, including higher costs, reduction in hours and jobs, and loss of existing health insurance coverage. More information about the hearing, including location, webcast, witness list, and testimony can be found here as they become available.

On Wednesday, the full committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Serving Students and Families through Child Nutrition Programs.” Federal child nutrition programs, such as the federal lunch and breakfast programs, deliver vital support to low-income students and families. In 2010, Congress expanded these programs resulting in a series of costly regulations. Schools have experienced a more than $1 billion cost increase in the lunch and breakfast programs, while the number of students and families served has decreased by 1.4 million. Wednesday’s hearing provides members an opportunity to hear from school nutrition experts about the current state of federal child nutrition programs and the role they play in the lives of students and families. More information about the hearing, including location, webcast, witness list, and testimony can be found here as they become available.

For more information on hearings, visit republicans-edlabor.house.gov/hearings.

 

 

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