Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement in support of the Department of Education’s final rule implementing key student loan provisions of the Working Families Tax Cuts to reduce college costs and streamline student loan repayment: “This final rule delivers on the promise of the Working Families Tax Cuts by pairing meaningful tax relief w... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on a new report released by the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, which details rampant anti-Christian bias in the Biden-Harris administration: “For years, the Biden-Harris administration doggedly harassed and targeted Christians simply for living according to their... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing to examine how college campuses have increasingly become a battleground for the First Amendment. Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) opened the hearing by highlighting how censorship is creating conformity and violence on campuses. “This mission is becoming increasingly urgent as students report increasing ... Read more »
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": "Colleges and universities should strive to cultivate intellectual diversity on campus by exposing students to new, and sometimes controversial, ideas... Read more »
Academic excellence should be the foundation of K–12 education—but it is increasingly being sidelined. Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to examine how schools are prioritizing uniform outcomes, or “equity,” over individual achievement, limiting opportunities for advanced learning. Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (I-CA) started the hea... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Where: 2175 Ray... Read more »
Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (I-CA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": "Academic excellence is the foundation of K–12 education. Every student deserves access to a great education, to the highest-quality educatio... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA), will hold a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Where: 2... Read more »
On Friday, May 8, at 9:15 a.m. CT, the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a field hearing in Fort Branch, Indiana titled “Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining.” What: Field hearing titled “Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining” When: 9:15 a.m. CT on Friday, May 8, 2026 Where: Vincennes University Gibs... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to examine how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—third-party intermediaries in a drug supply chain—are driving up prescription drug costs to create financial gains for themselves. Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) highlighted Republican efforts to end PBM kickbacks and lower drug costs. “Addressing this lack of ... Read more »
