Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind”: “We are here today to examine whether union leaders are truly representing the workers who pay their dues or advancing political agendas that many rank-and-file members do n... 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 “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September ... Read more »
In case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Newsmax to discuss the troubling decline in U.S. student achievement and Republicans’ efforts to get education back to the basics. During the interview, Walberg pointed to declining PISA scores as further evidence that students are being failed by an education system that too often puts bureaucracy ahead of... Read more »
Unions exist to represent workers—not push a political agenda. Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to look at whether union leaders have lost sight of that job and are putting their own politics and priorities ahead of the workers they represent. Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) started the hearing by highlighting how union leaders spend workers... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: Mr... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) today introduced H.R. 10351, Training and Education for American Members in University Sports and Athletics (TEAM USA) Act, legislation to protect opportunities for American student-athletes by limiting international student-athlete (ISA) participation to no more than 20 percent of each varsity sports team.... Read more »
Wednesday, 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 “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September... Read more »
Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Press: The hea... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results: “Today’s results should be a wake-up call. American students are capable of competing with anyone in the world, but our education system is failing to give them the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. “Since 2022, U.S.... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Education and Workforce, led by Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), requested three Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies to examine major issues affecting students, colleges, and taxpayers: state and public university tenure reforms, barriers students face when transferring college credits, and the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in college admissions a... Read more »
