WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Times on May 28, 2024: * * * Over 150 million Americans prefer the comprehensive and cost-effective health care coverage they get from their employers. Yet, the Biden administration is actively trying to dismantle access and affordability of employer-sponsored plans in order to increase Obamacare enrollment numbers. In Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R. 8573, the Union Members Right to Know Act. The legislation requires labor unions to inform union members of their free speech rights and the right not to pay dues or fees to the union based on religious beliefs and practices for non more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the House Armed Services Committee passed through committee the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included two of Congressman Jodey Arrington's (TX-19) amendments honoring 19-year-old Lubbock native Private Second Class Caleb "Smitty" Smither, who died on active duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Congressman Jodey Arrington's amendments: 1. Directs the A more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) introduced the Safe In-Home Drug Disposal Initiative (SIDDI) Act of 2024(H.R. 8570) to create a program to implement safe, convenient and effective in-home opioid prescription disposal and safety education to reduce and prevent drug overdoses. "Over the past decade, overdose rates have more than doubled - some of these being completely preventable," said Rep. H more PR