Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten demanding answers and accountability after reports surfaced of excessive spending on luxury travel and other personal expenses. In the letter, Walberg and Allen writ... Read More »
In Case You Missed It, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have crushed merit in America’s higher education system. At schools like Cornell University, left-wing dogma unfairly targets scholars for their race—encouraging the exact kind of race-based discrimination DEI demagogues claim to fight. In fact, the problem has gotten so bad that the Subcommittee on Higher Education a... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s July jobs report: “Our workforce and our economy continue to thrive thanks to the pro-growth policies of Republicans and the Trump administration. Since January, we’ve been hard at work to promote opportunities to help Americans get good jobs and secure a b... Read More »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Harvard University identifying alarming new evidence of Harvard's partnership with a Chinese Communist Party school, including a formal training program for Party members tagged for future leadership po... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), along with Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rick Allen (R-GA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Bob Onder (R-MO), and Mark Messmer (R-IN) sent a letter to James McHugh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), expressing support for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts ... Read More »
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the workforce by automating routine tasks, streamlining operations, and creating new opportunities across nearly every industry. While AI can be a powerful tool to help businesses cut costs, improve operations, and increase innovation it is also creating concern among workers who are worried about how these changes impact their jobs. As technolo... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order on the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape: “We thank President Trump for his commitment to supporting student-athletes and strengthening... Read More »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to Columbia University’s agreement with the Trump administration: “The need for a federal settlement underscores Columbia’s lack of institutional willingness to effectively respond to antisemitism. This school and its so-called leaders have failed time and time again to keep Jewish students, f... Read More »
Today, the Education and Workforce Committee passed four bills to empower workers and protect opportunities for student-athletes: H.R. 1319, Modern Worker EmpowermentAct; H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act; H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act; and H.R. 4312, SCORE Act. On the passage of the bills, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) said: “Today marks another strong ste... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of five bills to empower workers, protect opportunities for student-athletes, and address human trafficking: "Today the Committee will be marking up five important pieces of legislation. "H.R. 1319, the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, supports independent con... Read More »
Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA": "Today’s hearing is about protecting the retirement savings of American workers and shielding the employers who voluntarily maintain retirement savings plans from abus... Read More »
Tomorrow, at 9:30 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will mark up five bills to empower workers, protect opportunities for student-athletes, and address human trafficking. What: Markup of H.R. 1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act; H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act; H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act; H.R. 4312, Student Compensation and Opportunit... Read More »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on today’s news that Columbia is reportedly disciplining students for the violent, antisemitic encampments and takeover of the library: "Columbia has more progress to make before Jewish students can truly feel safe on its campus. The Committee’s work has underscored the depth and breadth of antisemitism a... Read More »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to examine how the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) can better protect the retirement savings of American workers. Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) outlined how the Biden-Harris administration failed to uphold this mission and keep the trust of the American people. “EBSA ran burdensome and inef... Read More »
In Case You Missed It… Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Newsmax’s Jon Glasgow to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Trump administration to move forward with rightsizing the Department of Education. On Republicans returning power to students and states: “The people in November gave us a mandate to address this nation’s education crisis. That’s what ... Read More »
