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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:
A patient-centered health care system that provides:
✔More choices
✔Lower costs
✔Greater freedom
Now that’s a better way: http://bit.ly/2hNeFeI
Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx applauds Senate passage of budget resolution, taking the next step to repeal Obamacare. Read statement:
It’s time for a Labor Secretary who puts Americans’ interests—not special interests—first. Andy Puzder is the man for the job:
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.”
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.
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.”
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:
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:
Chairman Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation released their FY 2016 Annual Report:
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 -->
By linking local employers with education leaders, career & technical education can lead students into successful careers and fill local economic needs. As the editorial board of the Daily Mining Gazette in Michigan writes: “CTE benefits everyone, because it creates a local labor market competent in high-demand careers at the ready for any business or corporation looking to enter the local economy.”
That’s why the House passed H.R. 5587, a bipartisan bill to strengthen CTE by empowering state and local leaders and improving alignment with in-demand jobs. Click here to learn more about these and other positive reforms in H.R. 5587:
Members serving on the House and Senate education committees are urging the Department of Education to withdraw its proposed “supplement not supplant” regulation. Read more about how the proposal goes against the clear intent of Congress and could harm students, teachers, and schools across the country:
Are you sitting down? You won’t believe who basically admitted that the Obama administration’s blacklisting rule is unnecessary…
