Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to request that his office retain records to ensure DOL staff have the necessary materials to respond to the Committee’s oversight inquiries. In the letter, Foxx writes: “As you prepare to leave federal employment, I remind you that your office—whether it be ... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concerns with the agency’s proposed changes to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program packages that limit families from accessing flexible and nutritious food options. In the letter, Foxx writes: “Although the proposed changes to the WIC food packages ... Read more »
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is planning on releasing job creators’ confidential employee data to accommodate a FOIA request from a left-leaning organization. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to OFCCP Director Yang to lambast the agency’s imminent release of sensitive employee data that is normally protected. In Case ... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to demand accountability from the Department on its failure to respond to several Committee inquiries. In the letter, Foxx writes: “I write to express my deep dissatisfaction with what I can only interpret as your agency’s attempt to frustrate the Committee o... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in reaction to the Education Department’s announcement regarding online education: “It is reckless for the Department to suggest providing access to online education is a main driver of federal student loan debt. Instead, innovations in postsecondary education, including online education, ha... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Republican Leader Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-LA) led 32 House Republicans and 35 Republican Senators in calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to rescind the Biden administration’s radical income-driven repayment proposal, which will severely exacerbat... Read more »
President Biden continues to use the COVID-19 pandemic as the justification behind implementing his student loan bailout scheme. The same pandemic he claims is “over.” Every dollar that the Biden administration “forgives” or “cancels” is simply transferred from those who willingly took on this student loan debt to those who did not. In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chai... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Jenny R. Yang to lambast the agency’s imminent release of job creators’ sensitive employee data. In the letter, Foxx writes: “I have serious concerns that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has not provid... Read more »
Yesterday's Education and the Workforce Committee hearing covered the importance of improving workforce development programs and increasing accountability in postsecondary education. With more than 11 million unfilled jobs in the United States, and more than six million Americans unemployed, Republican lawmakers pointed out the importance of addressing the skills gap. “[W]e need to ensure our nati... Read more »
“From elementary school to law school, the state of this nation’s education system is deeply troubling at every level,” Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said in her opening statement during the Education and the Workforce Committee’s first hearing of the 118th Congress. Education is the building block of a self-governed society and a thriving workforce. If our nation’s education system isn’t strong... Read more »
