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Foxx, Committee Members Object to Biden’s Federal Apprenticeship Power Grab

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting DOL withdraw the proposed apprenticeship rule. The over 600-page rule expands federal power over apprenticeships, injects political ideology into the apprenticeship system, and imposes significant new burdens on apprentices... Read More »

Chair Foxx Investigates 12 Unions for Recent Fraud, Corruption

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to the presidents of: Service Employees International Union; International Brotherhood of Teamsters; United Steelworkers; International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Communications Workers of Ame... Read More »

Williams, Foxx Introduce Bill to Tackle Plague of Illiberalism on College Campuses

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brandon Williams (R-NY) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act. The legislation ensures that colleges and universities are fulfilling their First Amendment obligations by making free speech on campus a condition of receiving Title IV funding under the Higher Edu... Read More »

Following Foxx Scrutiny, DOL Finally Urges PBGC to Return Millions in Overpayments for Dead Teamsters to the Taxpayer

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Labor (DOL) directing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to return $127 million in overpayments for dead Teamsters: “The evidence of PBGC’s blatant mismanagement has mounted for months – it’s about time DOL acted in the best interest of hardwork... Read More »

Legal Aid Lawyers’ Leaked Texts Confirm Concerns of Antisemitism

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In Case You Missed It, The Free Press shared leaked internal group chat messages from the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (Local 2325) showing union members calling their Jewish colleagues “fascist,” “deranged,” and “mentally disturbed” for supporting Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack. This report corroborates Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwo... Read More »

Foxx: AmeriCorps Incapable of Correcting Rampant Fraud, Incompetence

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) newest report highlighting the numerous actions AmeriCorps must take to mitigate rampant deficiencies and fraud within the agency: "AmeriCorps’ legacy of incompetence and total disregard for taxpayer money has taken center s... Read More »

Foxx Wants Info on Big Labor’s Closed-Door Summit with DOL, EEOC, and NLRB Heads

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WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows, and National Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo as part of the Committee’s investigation into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration... Read More »

Former Harvard Antisemitism Advisory Group Member to Participate in Transcribed Interview

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced that the Committee will conduct a transcribed interview with Dr. Dara Horn, focusing on her service as a member of Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group. The Antisemitism Advisory Group was announced on October 27, 2023, and has since been dissolved and replaced by the university’s Presidential Task... Read More »

Chairman Good to Conduct Oversight of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, March 20, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled: "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation." "The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) represents some of the worst of the Biden administration’s incompetence and misuse of taxpay... Read More »

Chairs Foxx, Steil Blast 'Bidenbucks', New Policy Aimed to Tilt the Scales, and Federalize Elections

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WASHINGTON –Today, Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Committee on Education and the Workforce Vice Chair Mary Miller (IL-15), and Elections Subcommittee Chair Laurel Lee (FL-15) sent a letter blasting the Biden administration's new policy allowing Federal Work-Study funds to be used to support... Read More »

Chair Owens Delivers Opening Remarks at Joint Hearing on Student Athletes

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WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing titled "Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification": "The world of college sports is in a transformational period. In 2021, the Supreme Court decided NCAA vs Alston and ushered college s... Read More »

Chair Good Delivers Opening Remarks at Joint Hearing on Student Athletes

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WASHINGTON – Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing titled "Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification": "Like most Americans, I love college athletics. I love supporting my alma mater, Liberty University, where I worked in athletics administrati... Read More »

Hearing Recap: College Sports Edition

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Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and the Higher Education and Workforce Development (HEWD) subcommittees held a joint hearing covering the NLRB’s overreach into college athletics. In recent years, name, image, and likeness compensation has caused political controversy and legal uncertainty for college athletics. In the words of former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel, th... Read More »

Columbia University President and Board Chairs to Testify at Antisemitism Hearing

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On Wednesday, April 17, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism.” “Some of the worst cases of antisemitic assaults, harassment, and vandalism on campus have occurred at Columbia University,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “Due to the severe and ... Read More »

Foxx on Julie Su's Failed Year as "Acting Labor Secretary"

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WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to mark the one-year anniversary of Julie Su's tenure as "Acting Secretary of Labor" and requested once again that President Biden withdraw Julie Su’s nomination for Secretary of Labor. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "Today marks the one-year anniversary of Julie Su’s ... Read More »

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