Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden’s directive to the Department of Education to move forward with student loan forgiveness proposals: “You don’t need to be an expert in reading tea leaves to understand that President Biden is kneecapping taxpayers at every turn. His signaling that he is moving forward with ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of strengthening employer-sponsored insurance, the backbone of our health care system. During the roundtable, Republican members of the Education and Labor Committee shared their concerns regarding the affordability of employer-sponsored plans. Members cited examples of how ... Read more »
Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on holding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) accountable for over-burdening job creators and not meeting the needs of American workers: “Congress... Read more »
During today’s subcommittee hearing, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wanted to share a video clip showing a union supporter harassing a woman. Democrats said the video was too offensive for a committee hearing. Foxx remarked that if the content was too offensive for a Congressional hearing, then clearly it was inappropriate for the workplace. Workplace harassme... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in recognition of financial literacy month and to lament Democrats’ financially irresponsible policies. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: “April is financial literacy month—the perfect time to remind Americans just how financially irresponsible Democrats are. “Democrats have used the pocketbooks of... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Administration Committee Republican Leader Rodney Davis (R-IL) sent a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asking how he plans to prevent or counteract partisan election education taking place in Atlanta Public Schools. This comes following the recent report that Stacey Abrams’ New Georgi... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to intervene in the termination of an Amazon employee in Staten Island: “The NLRB is being used as a cudgel to allow the Biden administration to advance an agenda that hurts workers and job creators. By intervening in the recent case of a termi... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) flagrant overreach in its latest proposal to revoke Arizona’s State OSHA Plan: “Like clockwork, DOL’s partisan agenda grows even more capricious—its lust for more power continues to metastasize. This errant proposal is based on a dispute about OSHA’s flawed ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s latest push to extend student loan forgiveness through income-driven repayment programs: “A program that was the brainchild of, and expanded by, Democrats, turned out to be a complete disaster and taxpayers are forced to foot the bill for these mistakes. Color... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a comment letter to the Department of Education expressing concern over its proposed rule regarding the charter school programs (CSP) grants, which sends a hostile message to charter schools and supporters of educational freedom. In the letter, Republican Leader Foxx writes that the proposed rule would: “…prevent the ... Read more »
