Chairman Luke Messer Launches  Task Force For The American Worker 

Chairman Luke Messer Launches  Task Force For The American Worker 

CNBC’s Larry Kudlow, Mayor of La Porte, Indiana to testify at first hearing

WASHINGTON (Tuesday, April 11, 2017) — Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06), chair of the Republican Policy Committee, today announced the launch of the Task Force for the American Worker – an effort to examine challenges facing modern-day working Americans.

The Task Force for the American Worker will hold a series of hearings to examine workforce issues, including stagnant wages and a slow economic recovery, manufacturing, higher education costs, the opioid abuse epidemic, health care, retirement security and trade.  The Task Force will seek to find solutions that help address each of these challenges.

For generations, the American dream has meant that every American who works hard can find success. But in recent years, frozen paychecks, a tough job market and rising living costs make the American Dream too often seem out of reach,” Messer said. “During the 2016 election, Republicans promised a renewed focus on addressing these challenges and improving the lives of everyday working people. This Task Force is about making those promises a reality.”

 Messer announced the Task Force’s first hearing will be on Tuesday, April 25, with the goal of helping set a policy agenda for the modern American worker.

WHAT:           “An Agenda for the Modern American Worker” hearing

WHO:              Mr. Larry Kudlow, CNBC Senior Contributor, Founder/CEO of Kudlow &

Company, LLC

The Honorable Blair Milo, Mayor of the City of La Porte, IN

Mr. John Friedman, Associate Professor of Economics at Brown University

Mr. Jim Pethokoukis, Editor of AEIdeas and a DeWitt Wallace Fellow

WHEN:           Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 2PM

 WHERE:         Rayburn House Office Building 2360, Washington, D.C.