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Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL):The Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act will help vulnerable kids realize they have an opportunity to work toward a brighter future. Learn more about the positive reforms in this bipartisan, House-passed bill to provide a better way for vulnerable youth -->
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HELP Subcommittee Chair Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN): “America’s workers deserve better than retirement plans based on empty promises and designed for yesterday’s workforce. In the 21st century, workers should have more retirement plan options that meet their needs." That’s why we’re working to modernize the multiemployer pension system. Yesterday's hearing to gain public feedback on Chairman Kline’s proposal is an important step toward advancing bipartisan reforms for workers and retirees:
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Rep. Elise Stefanik(R-NY): The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act will equip students with the skills and experience they need to find jobs that will lead to a long, fruitful careers by encouraging more local control and flexibility. Her full remarks are available here → http://bit.ly/2cIeCnr
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Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), Representative Todd Rokita (R-IN), and Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) spoke at this week’s National School Choice Week rally on Capitol Hill. They know when parents have a choice, students have a chance.

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Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx today joined students, teachers, and parents at a Capitol Hill rally celebrating National School Choice Week. Speaking about the importance of empowering parents to do what’s best for their children, Chairwoman Foxx said, “It’s the promise of school choice that provides real hope to moms and dads. And it’s the promise of school choice that has provided each and every one of you — and countless others — the hope that a high-quality education and a greater chance to succeed in life are within reach.”

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It’s the promise of school choice that provides real hope to moms and dads. And it’s the promise of school choice that has provided each and every one of you – and countless others – the hope that a high-quality education and a greater chance to succeed in life are within reach.
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"Doing nothing on Obamacare is not an option," write Rep Tim Walberg, Rep. Mike Bishop, Rep. Paul Mitchell & Congressman Dave Trott

Doing Nothing on Obamacare Is Not an Option By Reps. Tim Walberg, Mike Bishop, Paul Mitchell, and Dave Trott In 2010, Nancy Pelosi famously said of Obamacare, “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it.” Seven years later, we now know what’s in it: rising costs, fewer options and, f...
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This week, we’re celebrating National School Choice Week because school choice helps students succeed — both in the classroom and in life.

Listen to one young woman, Denisha Merriweather, tell the story of how school choice helped end her family’s “cycle of poverty”:

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The Education and the Workforce Committee has a strong team in place to deliver commonsense solutions for America’s students, teachers, workers, and employers. The team includes the committee’s new vice chair, Rep. Joe Wilson.

Learn more about the committee’s leadership and new members for the 115th Congress here:

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today released the roster of new Republican members who will serve on the committee in the 115th Congress. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the members who will serve as chairs of the four standing subcommitte...
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Today, the House of Representatives took the next step in the process of repealing Obamacare and providing a stable transition to a patient-centered health care system. Speaking on the House floor, Chairwoman Foxx shared stories from North Carolinians who have seen their health care costs soar and their choices dwindle. Watch here:

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A patient-centered health care system that provides:
✔More choices
✔Lower costs
✔Greater freedom

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Now that’s a better way: http://bit.ly/2hNeFeI

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Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx applauds Senate passage of budget resolution, taking the next step to repeal Obamacare. Read statement:

This vote marks the next step in an important process to repeal Obamacare and provide a stable transition to a patient-centered health care system. The American people refuse to accept the unsustainable status quo. Relief is on the way for families currently facing fewer choices and higher costs and...
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It’s time for a Labor Secretary who puts Americans’ interests—not special interests—first. Andy Puzder is the man for the job:

In the new year, a new secretary will take the helm of the Department of Labor. Working families and small business owners face tough challenges, and they desperately need a labor secretary who will put their interests — not special interests — first. Andy Puzder is just the man for the job. Puzder…
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We need to remember something: Obamacare is hurting people right now.
• More double-digit premium increases.
• More deductible hikes.
• More people losing their plans.

Premiums and choices . No wonder Obamacare has been called a “middle-class nightmare.”

Across the country, Americans are busy making holiday travel plans and shopping for the perfect gifts. But there’s something else on the minds of working families and small business owners: health care. Families are reviewing their health insurance options for 2017 and finding they will soon be payi...
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It’s a new Congress, and in the words of the new E&W chair Rep. Virginia Foxx, the committee will continue its legacy of honest, dogged work confronting the challenges facing America’s schools and workplaces in the new year.

With approval of the full Republican conference, the House Republican Steering Committee has selected Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) as the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 115th Congress. “My colleagues have entrusted me with a significant responsibility, and I loo...
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Chairwoman-designate Rep. Virginia Foxx writes in the Washington Examiner on the need for new leadership and a new direction at the Labor Department, and how Andy Puzder “will bring the change workers and employers desperately need.”

Time for New Leadership and a New Direction at the Labor DepartmentBy Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), incoming-chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce In the new year, a new secretary will take the helm of the Department of Labor. Working families and small business owners face tough…
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For the last 6 years, E&W has worked to protect the rights of workers and hold the Obama administration accountable for its failed labor policies. Learn more about our efforts here:

Chairman Kline and GOP leaders stand with small businesses at a press conference highlighting the importance of the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act in September 2015.
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Chairman Kline and Rep. Virginia Foxx join House leaders in seeking input from governors on ways to deliver patient-centered health care reform. Read their letter here:

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For years, both Republicans and Democrats raised concerns that the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule would cause low- and middle-income families to lose access to affordable retirement advice. Now, the consequences many feared are beginning to take shape. House Republicans have put forward a better way to help every American retire with the financial security they need. Learn more:

Retirement security is a difficult challenge facing millions of Americans. Unfortunately, misguided regulatory policies often make matters worse. The latest example is the Department of Labor’s flawed "fiduciary" rule. For years, many warned this rule would hurt the very people it’s intended to help...
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