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Fact Checking the White House's Retirement Policy

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We fact-checked the White House’s recent retirement announcement so you don’t have to. The administration’s proposed fiduciary rule will hurt American savers and retirees. Here’s a more accurate version of the White House's so-called fact sheet: Read more »

Hearing Recap: Explicit Children's Books Edition

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DISCLAIMER: The following hearing recap contains direct quotations from children’s books. If the need for a disclaimer confuses, confounds, or concerns you, we suggest you proceed. Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce covered one of the most contentious issues in American politics: children’s books. Republican members fought back against the narrative that concerned parents are “boo... Read more »

Hearing Recap: Race-Based Admissions Edition

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The Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee convened yesterday to discuss the aftermath of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC. In its decision, the Supreme Court held that race-based admissions are unconstitutional, signifying a major shakeup in postsecondary education. Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) led the hearing by condemning the old ... Read more »

Hearing Recap: OSHA Edition

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Rep. Kiley 9.27.23 OSHA Hearing

Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing with OSHA agency head Doug Parker conducting oversight of OSHA’s underwhelming record and burdensome policies. In his opening statement, Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) teed off on OSHA’s failure to fulfill its mission “to ensure the nation’s workers have safe and healthy workplaces.” He described, in detail, the declining state of worker we... Read more »

Hearing Recap: WIOA (Part II)

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Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Jobseekers, Employers, and Taxpayers.” The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was enacted in 2014 to help narrow the skills gap by equipping jobseekers with the skills and abilities required in the modern workforce. That being said, WIOA hasn’t been up... Read more »

Hearing Recap: Confucius Classrooms Edition

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Today’s Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (ECESE) Subcommittee hearing, led by Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), investigated the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to infiltrate America’s K-12 schools. In postsecondary education, the CCP exerts soft power on the American education system through cultural exchange outposts known as Confucius Institutes. The K-12 arms of this prop... Read more »

Constitution Day Reminds Us: Biden Tramples on the Constitution

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Yesterday was Constitution Day, reminding us that after 235 years, the Constitution remains the greatest governing charter devised by mankind and republicanism, the greatest form of government. As history notes, Benjamin Franklin departed from the Constitutional Convention shortly after helping draft the Constitution to a crowd outside Independence Hall. There, a woman asks, “What form of governme... Read more »

Hearing Recap: Illegal Immigration Edition

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Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Biden’s Open Border on the American Workforce.” The impact can be summarized in one word: disastrous. President Biden has presided over the worst influx of illegal immigration in United States history, and the result has been the effective displacement of many in America’s working class. O... Read more »

Hearing Recap: College Accountability Edition

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Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers.” For too long, colleges have skirted accountability for sky-high tuition prices and low-value degree programs. After going unchecked for years, the problem has given rise to a looming national student debt total of over $1.7 tril... Read more »

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