On the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx spoke with Fox News to explain how the CCP is using money and influence to control American higher education. While the CCP’s attempts to infiltrate colleges and universities appear innocuous – a Chinese language institute, money to teach Chinese culture, funding for rese... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration released an interim final regulation implementing bipartisan legislation passed by Congress last year banning surprise out-of-network medical billing: “For far too long, unexpected medical bills have been a significant financial and emotional hardship for s... Read more »
Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the Supporting Working Mothers Act, which amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to expand access to nursing accommodations in the workplace, without placing one-size-fits-all mandates on all employers. H.R. 4297 will guarantee that executive, administrative, and professional employees are granted the same nursing accommodations that hourly worke... Read more »
Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) introduced H.R. 4248, the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, a bill that encourages and allows employers to implement paid leave programs and flexible work arrangements voluntarily withou... Read more »
Today, the House sent S.J. Res. 13 to President Biden’s desk, rolling back an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation rule that provides transparency and fairness for victims of discrimination and bars the EEOC from reissuing any similar rule in the future. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) reacted to the vote, saying: “S.J. Res. 13 is a parti... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to S.J. Res. 13, which is a partisan attempt to overturn a reasonable regulation improving an outdated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission process. The rule Democrats seek to negate is fair, increases transparency, and benefits victims of workplace discrimination. Foxx delivered the following remark... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee hearing examining the policies and priorities of the Department of Education: "Americans suffered greatly in the past 15 months. Far-reaching government shutdowns to flatten the curve for two weeks turned into permanent stay at home ... Read more »
This week, Democrats are pushing a joint resolution that repeals common-sense reforms to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) woefully inadequate conciliation process. The Trump administration published these rules to amend what one federal judge called a “sue first, ask questions later” approach to addressing workplace discrimination claims. Published on January 14, 2021, the new EEOC... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, which uses older workers as pawns to advance a special interest and pro-trial lawyer agenda. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) reacted to the vote, saying: "H.R. 2062 is a destructive and misleading bill that does not protect older workers and rewards trial lawyers at the ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, which is duplicative of existing anti-discrimination statutes and rewards lawyers instead of workers. Foxx delivered the following prepared remarks on the House floor: "Every worker, including older Americans, should have the law on ... Read more »
