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Media Advisory: Foxx, Moolenaar to Speak at Alexander Hamilton Society Event on CCP Influence at U.S. Universities

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WASHINGTON – On Monday, September 23, at 6:30 p.m., Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) will speak on a panel at the Alexander Hamilton Society's event "Back in Class: Foreign Funding & Malign Influence on U.S. Higher Education." The panel discussion will focus on malign foreign eff... Read more »

Chair Foxx, House GOP Vote to Protect First Amendment on Campus

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WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives' move to protect students from indoctrination on college campuses and return to a marketplace of ideas. The House voted in favor of H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act, a bill to ensure colleges and universities are not forced to meet diversity, equity, and... Read more »

Foxx Speaks In Support of Campus Free Speech

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WASHINGTON – As part of House Republicans’ effort to ensure the next generation is able to engage meaningfully in the marketplace of ideas, today Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act. The bill protects First Amendment freedoms on campuses and ensures that colleges and universities a... Read more »

Chair Bean to Hold Hearing on Improving Teacher Preparation

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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, September 25, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America’s Educators.” “Communities across the U.S. are facing teacher shortages. In the 2023-2024 school year, 86 percent of public schools struggled to hir... Read more »

Chair Foxx: Quit Playing Ideological Games with Workers’ Livelihoods

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WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ move to protect Americans’ retirements from “woke” standards that jeopardize their goals. With a tally of 217 to 206, the House voted to advance H.R. 5339, the Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act, which seeks to ensure financial institutions ar... Read more »

Foxx Slams the Woke Virus Infecting American Society, Harming American Savers

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WASHINGTON – Today, as part of House Republicans’ fight to save Americans from wokeism, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5339, the Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act. The bill protects Americans’ savings from radical left-wing policies by ensuring financial advisors are focused on maximizing retu... Read more »

Media Advisory: Chairwoman Foxx to Host UNC Fraternity Brothers — Tomorrow at 10:30 AM

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WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, September 19, at 10:30 a.m., Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Republican members of the Committee will meet with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill fraternity brothers who protected the American flag during antisemitic campus protests. What: A meeting with Committee Republican members and four UNC fraternity brothers to discuss ... Read more »

Chair Kiley Highlights How the Tip Credit Protects Millions of Livelihoods

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WASHINGTON – Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) today chaired a hearing, "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers," and offered the following statement, as prepared for delivery: “Today, the Committee convenes to examine an issue that affects millions of hardworking Americans, especially those in our restaurants, bars, and hotels—tipped workers. These worke... Read more »

Hearing Recap: Tipped Workers Edition

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Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing concerning the Biden-Harris administration’s harmful rule that restricted the tip credit. The tip credit is a tool used in the service industry to manage labor costs effectively and maximize take-home pay for tipped workers. Under this system, employers can count a portion of an employee’s tips towards the employer’s obligation to meet t... Read more »

Chair Foxx Reacts to Rutgers President’s Resignation

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WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the President of Rutgers University, Jonathan Holloway, to resign following the 2024-2025 academic year: “If he resigned today, President Holloway’s legacy would be one of empowering antisemites and terrorist sympathizers. He must use his final year at R... Read more »

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