Health Care

  • Foxx and Walberg Applaud Expansion of Access to Healthcare for Families and Small Businesses
    Jan 4, 2018  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following statement following the announcement of the Department of Labor’s proposed rule on th... More
  • Labor Secretary Acosta Testifies Before House Committee
    Nov 15, 2017  - Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held an oversight hearing with Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to review the department’s policies and priorities. As Chairwoman Foxx said during her opening remarks: “The Department of Labor is... More
  • Subcommittees Examine the Impact of Opioids on Communities
    Nov 8, 2017  - The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), today held a joint hearing on “Close ... More
  • Foxx, Walberg Respond to President’s Health Care Executive Order
    Oct 12, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after President Trump signed an executive order to help expand affordable ... More
  • Foxx, Walberg Statement on American Health Care Act CBO Report
    May 24, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the American Health Care... More
  • Foxx Statement on House Passage of American Health Care Act
    May 4, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the House passed the American Health Care Act: For seven long years, families and small businesses have suffered the devastating consequences of Obamacare. Costs are sky... More
  • Protecting Affordable Health Care for Workers and Families
    Apr 5, 2017  - Affordable health care continues to be a top concern for families and small business owners. For employers, popular options like self-insurance are essential to providing workers access to high-quality care at an affordable cost. In fact, more than 60 percent of employers offering health care covera... More