WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following opening statement on July 16, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve the Public Health Workforce, Rural Health, and Over-the-Counter Medicines":

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"Today's legislative hearing is necessary to continue essential programs that are vital to our health care infrastructure.