Subcommittee will address youth programs, services for the elderly and other related issues
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Todd Platts (PA-19), a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, has been named as Ranking Republican Member of the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
“I am honored to have been given the opportunity to serve in a leadership role on this subcommittee,” Platts said. “Education and health issues, particularly those pertaining to children and families, have been a top priority of mine as a member of Congress and I am eager for the opportunity to help bring greater focus to these critical issues.”
“Congressman Platts has long been among our Committee’s hardest working and most effective Members, so he is well-positioned to take on this leadership role,” said Congressman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (CA-25), the Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican Member. “His subcommittee impacts citizens of all ages, and I’m confident in his ability to work across party lines to strengthen the programs upon which so many Americans rely.”
The Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities will focus its work on expanding youth programs, child abuse prevention, low income home energy assistance programs, services for the elderly and an array of other issues. The subcommittee is chaired by Democrat Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4).
As Ranking Republican Member of the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Congressman Platts will work with Chairwoman McCarthy to set the subcommittee’s legislative agenda. Legislative subcommittees hold hearings, mark up legislation, and report measures to their full committee for further action.
In addition to serving on the Education and Labor Committee, Congressman Platts serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Oversight and Government Reform committees. During the 108th and 109th sessions of Congress, Congressman Platts served as Chairman of the Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, which had oversight responsibility for all matters relating to the management of executive departments and federal agencies.
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