Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing examining theFederal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). The FECA program provides benefits to federal government employees who sustain an injury or illness in the performance of duty anywhere in the world. Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) started off the hearing by discussing the desperate need to reform this program to meet... Read more »
America’s skills gap, which means workers don’t have the skills employers actually need, is projected to cost $1.2 TRILLION in GDP over the next 10 years, according to America Succeeds. Last Congress, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) made this prescient statement: “Without swift action, the skills gap is in danger of becoming a skills canyon... Read more »
Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held a hearing examining the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Left’s efforts to manipulate ERISA plans to push a radical political agenda. These benefit plans hold an estimated $14 trillion in assets and benefit 156 million workers, retirees, and dependents. The hearing started off with Subcommittee Chairman Ric... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Fox News to discuss antisemitism on college campuses and the Committee’s efforts to advance budget legislation that cuts wasteful spending and puts more money back in Americans’ pockets. On passing budget legislation to cut waste, fraud, and abuse: “We’re looking at some significant cuts that willin fact—I... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, George Gresham, the president of 1199SEIU, the largest health care workers' union in the U.S, was recently accused of treating member dues like a personal slush fund. American workers are realizing that union leaders would rather spend money on extravagant personal expenses instead of their own union members—and workers are tired of it. Another Example of Why Most Workers Ca... Read more »
Female athletes finally have an ally in the White House. Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education for its continued push to allow biological males to compete against women and girls—in spite of the Trump administration’s executive order to protect female athletes. This is a stark contrast to the previous administration. The Biden-Harris Dep... Read more »
As we enter a new era of college sports in which athletes can receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), the Committee is looking at ways to protect the tradition of allowing student-athletes to pursue an education while playing a sport they love. The hearing started off with Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) discussing how the Biden administration’s efforts to classify ... Read more »
In case you missed it last week, the Department of Education revoked waivers to colleges and universities in Oregon and California after it was discovered these institutions misspent your taxpayer dollars to benefit illegal aliens. The TRIO programs are taxpayer-funded college preparatory programs designed to expand opportunities and resources for low-income students, first generation college stud... Read more »
As health care expenses continue to rise, the Committee is looking at solutions to bring down costs for working families. In today’s subcommittee hearing, Committee Members and witnesses discussed the challenges that small business are facing as they seek to offer high-quality and low-cost health care. At the start of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) highlighted threats to empl... Read more »
Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a seismic impact on our economy and everyday lives. During today’s hearing on the impacts of AI in the classroom, Committee Members and witnesses highlighted the power – and pitfalls – artificial intelligence will have in modern classrooms. At the start of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) noted that artificial intelligence is no longer sc... Read more »
