WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, April 10, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing titled: “FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools.” Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) said: “The Education Department’s FAFSA rollout has been defined by poor communication, negligence, and incompetence that has wreaked havoc on the entire un... Read more »
ICYMI: Foxx Touts Bipartisan Bills to Align Education Opportunities with Workforce Needs In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott on a bipartisan panel discussion hosted by Business Roundtable on “Building America’s Ever-Ready Workforce.” Foxx discussed modernizing America’s workforce development syst... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a statement following reports of additional FAFSA failures: “Amidst ongoing and newfound FAFSA errors, it's evident the administration's focus on free college is overshadowing good governance. If the Education Department exercised due diligence and proper data testing, this latest mishap, along with co... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final Walkaround Rule, which would give unions and left-wing activists who are not employees of the employer access to worksites during Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections: "This rule has absolutely nothing to do wi... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra opposing the final rules titled “Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage,” which limit affordable he... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway, Rutgers Board of Governors Chair William E. Best, Rutgers University-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis, and Rutgers University-New Brunswick Chancellor Francine Conway requesting documents and... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) served a subpoena on Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Gordon Hartogensis after PBGC failed to provide adequate responses to the Committee’s previous inquiries regarding the agency’s gross negligence in overpaying $127 million in taxpayer money to the Central States Pension Fund for decease... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a follow-up letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting information about workplace safety protocols in the White House following reports that the number of dog bite incidents involving President Biden’s dog, Commander, has risen to 24. In the letter Foxx writes: "The Committ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s continued blunders in its rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): "Biden’s Education Department is at it again—today announcing it botched hundreds of thousands of aid packages for families with no timeline on fixing thos... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee advanced four bills to support students and workers: H.J. Res. 116, a Congressional Review Act(CRA) resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s independent contractor rule; H.R. 6418, the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act; H.R. 3724, the Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023; and H.R. 7683, the Respecting the ... Read more »
