Virginia Foxx

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Clause and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and Really Bad Letters to the Editor

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Yes, Virginia! There is a Santa Claus. And there’s GINA! Plus there is a lot of erroneous information in your op-ed printed in today’s Winston-Salem Journal. Much has been made of your bill H.R. 1313, The Persevering Employee Wellness Programs Act and its dystopian implications on genetic privacy laws already outlined in the 2008 Genetic … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Clause and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and Really Bad Letters to the Editor

Open Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx Concerning Genetic Testing

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Dear Rep. Foxx, I read with great interest and increasing dread the report in today’s Winston-Salem Journal concerning workplace genetic testing. The report entitled “Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill” gives a brief outline of a bill that you have introduced as HR1313 that would “undermine basic privacy provisions of … Continue reading Open Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx Concerning Genetic Testing