The failure to launch Healthcare.gov effectively, and to fix the problems more than two weeks into the rollout, is a prime example of why we must continue to work towards changing the healthcare law into something that is better for the American people. Read more

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North Carolinians keep telling me “this has to stop.” I agree. To have any hope of solving the challenges before us, leaders have to be willing to work together. So let’s restore services we agree should be running and fix inequities in the law. Let’s defend our credit rating by getting control over our bills and strengthening our fiscal foundation. Whether the challenge is ending the shutdown or confronting our debt, divided government demands bipartisan solutions, and finding bipartisan agreement starts by sitting down to talk. Read more

"While the House of Representatives waits for the Senate to come to the table and work out a fair plan to end this shutdown, we’re going to keep doing whatever we can to ensure Washington’s dysfunction doesn’t cause any more inconvenience or pain for the American people. These smaller funding bills give us a bipartisan opportunity to do what’s best for the country while we seek resolution with the Senate and President. There is no excuse to dismiss these proposals." Read more

“Republicans and Democrats in the House found common ground and passed legislation to solve those problems today, just like we did when we passed legislation to ensure active duty military wouldn’t have their pay disrupted. We urge Senate Democrats to do their part .These proposals offer common ground. Let’s build on it." Read more

A few days ago we passed legislation that specifically directed members of the military to continue being paid in the event of a shutdown. The President signed that legislation. Today we took similar steps to remove the symptoms of shutdown for Americans who rely on medical studies and innovative treatment options, and visitors to our national parks. Commonsense legislation should create common ground..." Read more

“Just as Obamacare passed on purely partisan votes, the President’s legacy of partisanship continues. House Republicans, though, are willing to lead and will continue to try and find common ground with Democrats to open this government.” Read more

We are asking to fund the government and ensure that Americans are treated fairly under Obamacare. October 1 not only marks the beginning of the federal fiscal year, it’s also the day Obamacare insurance exchanges will launch throughout the country. In North Carolina, the rates available through the exchanges may be triple or quadruple what individuals are paying now, and there will be fewer providers to choose from. North Carolinians should get the same one year break from Obamacare’s individual mandate that the President unilaterally chose to extend to big businesses. Read more

Our bipartisan legislation fully funds the federal government, guarantees troop pay, puts Obamacare and all its uncertainty for families and small businesses on hold, and permanently repeals Obamacare’s innovation hampering medical device tax – something more than thirty Senate Democrats want removed. Read more

“Unfortunately, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are trying to put the blame on us for saying that we’re here because we’re fighting what we see as a failed policy. The American people see it as a failed policy also. The majority of the American people are opposed to what we have come to call ObamaCare. It was not passed by bipartisan vote”, said a clearly perturbed Rep. Virginia Foxx. Read more