Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) are calling on the leaders of Eastern Michigan University, Oakland University, and the University of Detroit Mercy to end their schools’ partnerships with Chinese universities. In these partnerships, the Michigan universities are directly interact... Read More »
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 the newly confirmed Attorney General Pamela Bondi seeking an update from the Department of Justice (DOJ) about its recovery of taxpayer dollars from a Biden-Harris led bailout that improperly paid union pension plans for thousands... Read More »
Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled “Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy.” What: Full Committee hearing titled “Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Press: The hear... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Columbia University administrators requesting disciplinary records for numerous antisemitic incidents, including the January 21 disruption of a History of Israel class, at which flyers inciting the murder of Jews were distributed. In the letter, Chairman Walberg writes: “For more than a year, [Columbia] leaders h... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup to limit foreign influence in American education and protect child nutrition: "The Committee meets today to consider five bills that will enhance the safety and health of America’s students. "Before we begin, I would like to welcome Delegate James Moylan to ... Read More »
Today, the Education and Workforce Committee passed five bills to limit foreign influence in American classrooms and protect child nutrition: H.R. 1048, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act; H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R. 1069, Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings (PROTECT)... Read More »
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will mark up five bills to limit foreign influence in American education and protect child nutrition. What: Markup of H.R. 1048, DETERRENT Act; H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R. 1069, PROTECT Our Kids Act; H.R. 1005, CLASS Act; and H.R. 1049, TRACE Act When: 10:15 a.m. on We... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s decision to reverse a set of Biden-Harris requirements that would mire key career and technical education (CTE) programs in red tape: “The Perkins Act is intended to elevate and improve CTE programs; the Biden-Harris requirements would have had the opposite effect. A... Read More »
Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will mark up five bills to limit foreign influence in American education and protect child nutrition. What: Markup of H.R. 1048,DETERRENT Act; H.R. 649, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R. 1069, PROTECT Our Kids Act; H.R. 1005,CLASS Act; and H.R. 1049, TRACE Act When: 10:15 a.m. on Wed... Read More »
Today, Representative Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) and Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced H.R. 1048, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, much-needed legislation that provides transparency and clarity to foreign gift reporting requirements for colleges and universities. Last Congress, t... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “The State of American Education”: "Good morning, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the first hearing of the House Committee on Education and Workforce in the 119th Congress. "This morning, we’re here to discuss the state of American education. Unfo... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg issued the following statement on President Trump’s executive order to protect women and girls in sports: “President Trump could not have found a better way to commemorate National Women and Girls in Sports Day. For too long, the integrity of women’s sports has been compromised and the safety of female athletes endangered. The previous ... Read More »
Today, the Education and Workforce Committee kicked off its first hearing of the 119th Congress, which examined the state of American education. From preschool to law school, the state of this nation’s education system is deeply troubling. Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) began the hearing by highlighting that “many students are failing to graduate from high school or college with the skills needed to ... Read More »
Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled “The State of American Education.” What: Full Committee hearing titled "The State of American Education" When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: Mrs. Nicole Neily, President, Parents De... Read More »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to the Comptroller General of the United States, Gene L. Dodaro, requesting Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine how Division I and Division II schools’ spending on athletics programs and facilities impacts the cost of tuition and fees. In the letter, Chairman Walberg writes: “In 2022, Division I colleges ... Read More »
