Tonight at 7:00 p.m., U.S. Congressmen Joe Barton (6th Dist.-Texas), Jeb Hensarling (5th Dist.-Texas), Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas), and Pete Sessions (32nd Dist.-Texas) will host a congressional field hearing on healthcare solutions at the Eisemann Center in Richardson. The free event will be open to the public. There will be parking but people are encouraged to take DART. 

Congressional hearing panelists include:

1. Eddie McBride, President, Lubbock Chamber of Commerce; the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce works to make health care coverage more affordable for employers and their employees through both advocacy and the award-winning Lubbock Chamber Employer Health Plan;

2. Christopher Crow, MD, Village Health Partners, Plano, TX; Village Health Partners is a nationally recognized family medical practice located in Plano, serving patients throughout Dallas and Collin County;

3. Joel Allison, President and CEO, Baylor Health Care System; For the 17th consecutive year, U.S News has listed Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas (Baylor Dallas) in its America’s Best Hospitals issue. Baylor Dallas is the only North Texas hospital to achieve this distinction; and

4. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, First Vice President of the National Association of Counties, to discuss local prescription drug card plans.

John Goodman, President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis, of Dallas, will serve as the moderator of the event. Barbara Herteg of Richardson will perform the National Anthem. Richardson’s Boy Scout Troop 1001 with Trinity Baptist Church will present the colors.

The Eisemann Center’s location, just south of the intersection of Central Expressway (US 75) and the President George Bush Turnpike (Hwy. 190), is easily accessible by car. Just a few hundred feet from the Eisemann Center’s front doors is the DART Rail’s Galatyn Park Station on the Red Line.

For the safety of all attendees, the Center prohibits large signs, posters or banners and any placard affixed to sticks or other sharp objects from being brought into the Center. In the event the Hill Performance Hall reaches capacity, attendees will be directed and seated in over-flow rooms where they may watch the event via a live video feed.