Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": "Dominating global research rankings, American universities remain among the top academic institutions in the world. They are entrusted with hu... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat." What: Full Committee hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat" When: 10:15 a.m. on Thurs... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) praised House passage of H.R. 4624, Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026, which provides professional boxers with more career opportunities, better pay, and stronger safety protections while encouraging more innovation in the sport. “The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act is a strong, bipartisan bill that protec... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House Floor in support of H.R. 4624, Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to modernize professional boxing, strengthen fighter protections, and restore integrity to the sport: “For much of the 20th century, boxing stood at the h... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Education Department announced its federal student aid partnership with the Treasury Department: "This a smart, practical change. Treasury already handles large, complex financial systems, so it’s well positioned to manage student aid more efficiently and responsibly. This shift will simpl... Read more »
Thursday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat." What: Full Committee hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat" When: 10:15 a.m. on Thurs... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after a federal court vacated the Biden-Harris fiduciary rule that would have caused serious harm to America’s savers: “Putting a stop to the Biden-Harris fiduciary rule is the right decision. It repeated the same problems as the previous version that was struck down by the courts and would have expanded D... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Strengthening Federal Workers’ Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access": "Today’s hearing will examine programs in the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Since its establishment in 19... Read more »
The Education and Workforce Committee passed seven bills today to strengthen literacy instruction, protect students, crack down on student aid fraud, and safeguard workers’ retirement savings. Following the markup, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) said: “Today’s committee action advances a strong package of commonsense reforms to protect students, taxpayers, and the i... Read more »
Under the leadership of Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), the Education and Workforce Committee released a new majority staff report on antisemitism on college campuses. “Antisemitism continues to spread like wildfire at schools across the nation,” said Chairman Walberg. “Over the past several years, we’ve seen university leaders surrender to the radical demands of terror-supporting mobs targeting Jewi... Read more »
