The Biden plan would force Americans who do NOT have a college degree to foot the bill for free community college tuition to ALL students, including illegal immigrants. Facts: Republicans want to empower students to get an education that meets their unique needs and sets them up for lifelong success. Democrats want to force Americans to pursue their preferred academic pathway, thereby limiting opp... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) penned a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding the Department’s refusal to release a report showing taxpayers will be on the hook for the federal government’s disastrous student loan policy. Today’s letter comes after the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursd... Read more »
It’s official: Biden failed to deliver on his promise that schools would, in his first 100 days, fully reopen for in-person learning. President Biden’s record on school reopenings reads more like a rap sheet than a plan. From bowing to teachers unions to denying the science and walking back promises, the only thing Biden has stayed firm on is his willingness to prioritize political allies over stu... Read more »
During last night’s Joint Address, President Biden supported several radical bills in the Education and Labor Committee’s jurisdiction, which, as those of us who read past the titles know, are contrary to the American ideals of freedom and equality. Behind the President’s flashy endorsements are dangerous proposals that will weaken workers’ rights, make it more expensive to invest in the American ... Read more »
Congressional Democrats’ socialist “infrastructure” schemes include a government takeover of our health care system which could kick Americans out of their private and employer-based health insurance, create socialist drug price controls, increase taxes and Medicare costs, reduce workforce participation, and shrink the number of people financing the Medicare program. Let’s look at one idea Biden m... Read more »
Tonight, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the statement below following President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress: “Tonight, President Biden outlined his vision for a socialist America, one that is fundamentally at odds with our Constitution. From free college tuition and government-designed child care, to union boss bailouts and a federal takeover of h... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats postponed this week’s scheduled subcommittee hearing to examine the status of mandating an unnecessary one-size-fits-all ‘emergency’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation on COVID-19 in all workplaces: “Apparently, the postponement of... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing to examine President Biden's “infrastructure” proposals: "When President Biden first announced that his administration was working on an infrastructure plan, I was cautiously optimistic. Why? Because Republicans and Democrats agree that inves... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed President Biden for his American Families Plan, which allocates trillions of taxpayer dollars to support radical, far left policies that will exacerbate the federal debt and hurt the very people he intends on helping – families and job creators: “President Biden’s American Families Plan is yet another social... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming President Biden’s Executive Order mandating a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors: “President Biden’s Executive Order demonstrates yet again his commitment to left-wing allies at the expense of the American people and small businesses. Mandating a $15 minimum wage for com... Read more »
