WASHINGTON, D.C. – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit colleges and universities from receiving federal student aid if they engage in commercial boycotts dictated by those in the boycott-sanction-divest (BDS) movement. H.R. 10257, the Protect Economic Freedom Act, makes th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is working to make sure that the Biden-Harris administration fulfills its responsibilities during the presidential transition. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, Foxx seeks to ensure that the Department of Labor continues to process casework for workers and employers. In the letter, Foxx writes... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new letter to J. David Gladstone Institutes President Dr. Deepak Srivastava, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (E&W) and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) have requested information about ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic harassment and intimidation at Gladstone and its leadership’s insufficient response to these acts. The letter is s... Read more »
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated former Committee member Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to head the Department of Labor: "I congratulate my colleague Rep. Chavez-DeRemer on her nomination. I look forward to seeing a Department of Labor that embraces free enterprise policies so workers and job creat... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will finally be released: “Let’s be clear about this: the FAFSA form is not 10 days early; it’s going to be more than 50 days late. As a former professor, I can tell yo... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is demanding the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigate whether the Biden-Harris DOL is abusing its authority. The letter comes after reports of DOL, under the guise of an Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigation, secretly sharing confidential informat... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) addressed the House Floor to celebrate the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week. She called for stronger workforce development programs that will help job creators and increase apprenticeship opportunities in order to address the nation's skills gap. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "I have good n... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement celebrating the nomination of former Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon to serve in the Trump administration as Secretary of Education: “Above all else, the Secretary of Education should be principled. She should be committed to the wellbeing and success of students, and clear-... Read more »
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding AmeriCorps’ 8th straight year of failing its audit: “The results of the Inspector General’s audit have further cemented the fact that AmeriCorps is nothing more than a burn pit for the dollars of hardworking taxpayers. Those in charge are either too dense to realize that the whole agency ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the FAFSA Deadline Act with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 381 to 1. The FAFSA Deadline Act is sponsored by Committee member U.S. Representative Erin Houchin (R-IN) and would give students, families, and schools much needed clarity by ensuring the FA... Read more »
