Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Rep. Andy Levin’s (D-MI) amendment, which risks putting the personal information of every American college student in the hands of Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: “Members on both sides of the aisle want more transparency and accounta... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the passage of the Levin amendment, a conduit for the federal government to track every college student in America through their adult lives without their consent: “If House Democrats were looking to resurrect Joseph McCarthy’s political tactics from the 1950’s, they’ve succeeded. The L... Read more »
Today, the House will vote on the Levin Amendment which empowers the Department of Education to the collect the private and sensitive information of college students - including income, race, and disability information - without their consent and without giving them the option to opt-out, even if they refuse federal financial aid. This amendment threatens Americans’ right to choose how their priva... Read more »
Democrats are trying to include a troubling amendment in their China bill that will give the Biden administration unprecedented control over Americans’ private and personal information. The Levin amendment will allow the Biden administration to create a data system that will track the personal information of EVERY college student for years into the future without their consent or any ability to op... Read more »
Democrats are sneaking anti-worker and pro-union boss policies into their China bill. These provisions hurt our workforce and hold our economy back, ultimately making us less able to compete with China. Card Check Amendment Democrats’ “Card Check” amendment gets rid of the secret ballot for union elections, a hallmark of free and fair elections. If this becomes law, a union can be immediately form... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers regarding the Department’s application of Title IX. The letter follows reports of a 12-year-old girl’s suicide attempt on her public scho... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Democrats’ so-called America Competes Act, a bill that fails to protect Americans from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) malign actions or to empower American job creators and workers. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: “Democrats’ China bill will weaken the United States on the w... Read more »
Members: “Such acts of intimidation, which threaten both the safety and education of students enrolled at HBCUs, are of grave concern and we must work to protect these remarkable institutions and their students.” Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions... Read more »
Democrats continue to wage a campaign against American workers, businesses, and students. Their so-called “competitiveness” bill creates wasteful programs, reduces opportunities for workers and students, and opens college campuses to exploitative and coercive investments by the Chinese Communist Party. Clearly, Democrats care more about appeasing China than empowering hardworking American citizens... Read more »
Economists and researchers largely agree on the benefits of a college degree, as study after study show that its return on investment is, on average, positive. Progressive lawmakers and pundits take these findings out of context to push for their preferred polices, such as “free college,” while conveniently ignoring the fact that 4 in 10 college students never graduate or the swath of new research... Read more »
