According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), reports of online child exploitation have increased as much as 126 percent during COVID-19. Fox News, recently reported that “according to a recent NGO study, more than 50 percent of domestic minor sex trafficking survivors interviewed met their traffickers via a website, app, or text.” In response to these startling stat... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement today after Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion-dollar socialist wish list riddled with radical left priorities: “While millions of Americans face unprecedented challenges, Speaker Pelosi is focused on wasting taxpayer dollars to forgive private student loans and ... Read more »
Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), spoke on the House floor today to oppose Pelosi’s $2 trillion-dollar wish list that does more to fulfill the radical left agenda than help Americans recover from COVID-19. Republican Leader Foxx’s remarks as prepared for delivery: "Our colleagues across the aisle try to convince Americans that this bill is ... Read more »
Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), applauded the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to increase financial accountability and transparency for labor unions: “Union bosses have a long history of corruption. In light of the ongoing federal investigation into the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and resulti... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement on the China Task Force’s release of a detailed report highlighting the generational threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): “For decades, the CCP has proven to be an untrustworthy adversary while also putting at risk American citizens’ safety and prosperity. The report ... Read more »
Modernizing the apprenticeship system in this country is more important than ever as our nation recovers from COVID-19 and millions are seeking to reenter the workforce. This is why we should be doing all we can to expand employers’ opportunities to address the needs of their current and prospective workers. Unfortunately, Democrats chose a partisan approach and marked up a bill, H.R. 8924, that c... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s Executive Order to combat the harmful practice of surprise medical billing: “Rising health care costs and surprise medical bills continue to be issues that weigh heavily on all American families, especially during a pandemic. I commend Preside... Read more »
Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following statement after offering a pro-innovation amendment during a committee markup of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (H.R. 8294): "As we have heard today, Republicans and Democrats agree that apprenticeships play a critical role in addressing our nation’... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, partisan legislation that will close potential pathways to work and fails to provide flexibility for job creators. “American innovation is no accident. It must b... Read more »
Today, as our nation works to overcome unprecedented COVID-19 challenges, we pause to recognize and celebrate America’s bold and intelligent businesswomen who will serve as trailblazers for future generations. Fearless women nationwide have experienced historic levels of economic empowerment thanks to Republican-led, pro-growth policies. On this American Business Women’s Day, we’re reminded that t... Read more »
