In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) wrote an op-ed for the Daily Wire condemning the antisemitism roiling American colleges—and school leaders’ refusal to address it. The op-ed follows the release of the Committee’s report, which found: University leaders are still failing to show strong, decisive leadership to address antisemitism on college campus... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Education Department announced its federal student aid partnership with the Treasury Department: "This a smart, practical change. Treasury already handles large, complex financial systems, so it’s well positioned to manage student aid more efficiently and responsibly. This shift will simpl... Read more »
Thursday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat." What: Full Committee hearing titled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat" When: 10:15 a.m. on Thurs... Read more »
The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) was created to support certain workers who experience an injury on the job or develop an occupational disability or disease. OWCP administers the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act as part of its duties to ensure workers receive wage replacement benefits, medical care,... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after a federal court vacated the Biden-Harris fiduciary rule that would have caused serious harm to America’s savers: “Putting a stop to the Biden-Harris fiduciary rule is the right decision. It repeated the same problems as the previous version that was struck down by the courts and would have expanded D... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) penned an op-ed for the Detroit News making the case for why Governor Whitmer should opt in to the school choice tax credits, made available by the Working Families Tax Cuts passed by Republicans in Congress. Walberg: School choice options must expand in Michigan By Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) March 16, 2026 …In ... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Strengthening Federal Workers’ Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access": "Today’s hearing will examine programs in the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Since its establishment in 19... Read more »
The Education and Workforce Committee passed seven bills today to strengthen literacy instruction, protect students, crack down on student aid fraud, and safeguard workers’ retirement savings. Following the markup, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) said: “Today’s committee action advances a strong package of commonsense reforms to protect students, taxpayers, and the i... Read more »
Under the leadership of Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), the Education and Workforce Committee released a new majority staff report on antisemitism on college campuses. “Antisemitism continues to spread like wildfire at schools across the nation,” said Chairman Walberg. “Over the past several years, we’ve seen university leaders surrender to the radical demands of terror-supporting mobs targeting Jewi... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), will hold a hearing titled “Strengthening Federal Workers’ Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Strengthening Federal Workers’ Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, M... Read more »
