Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia responding to DOL’s proposed class exemption and final rule to reinstate the 1975 fiduciary rule. In the comment letter, Reps. Foxx and Walberg write: “We are encouraged by the proposed class exe... Read more »
More than 55 million students were affected by COVID-19-related school closures this past spring, and there is no question that this has harmed students’ ability to learn successfully. Recently, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing on reopening America’s schools safely, and despite Democrats’ false claims that the Trump administration is “politici... Read more »
Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia regarding DOL’s proposed rule clarifying fiduciary responsibilities in selecting investments for retirement savers involving non-financial objectives, such as Environmental, Social, and Governanc... Read more »
Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 7027, partisan child care legislation that burdens children's future with debt, ties providers hands with bureaucratic red tape, and fails to offer relief to all providers. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, said on the House floor prior to the vote: "Congress should provide child care centers nationwide with resour... Read more »
House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement on the White House’s call for Congress to pass leg... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), announced today that Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) will serve as the Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services. Foxx said: “Rep. Cline’s background in the private sector as an attorney in Virginia will bring valuable knowledge and experience to the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Servic... Read more »
House Democrats are pushing partisan child care legislation that spends billions of taxpayer dollars recklessly, places more burdensome requirements on child care providers, and denies support for certain eligible providers. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks: "I rise in opposition to H.R. 702... Read more »
Much of the debate on reopening schools has focused on teachers, media pundits, administrators, and unions, but this important discussion should be centered on our nation’s students and what’s best for them to achieve lifelong success. Republican Committee Members used yesterday’s hearing to put students first by learning more about how to safely reopen America’s classrooms this fall. Republican L... Read more »
Today, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on safely reopening America's K-12 schools: "Reopening America’s schools has dominated family conversations around the country the last few weeks. The good news is, science is on ... Read more »
In recent weeks, conversations on how to reopen our nation’s schools safely in the fall have turned increasingly partisan. Noticeably, the news cycle and left-wing politicians have eclipsed the judgement of health experts at the expense of America’s students. It’s time to end the political finger pointing, take a word from the experts, and listen to what the research and science is telling us… Ame... Read more »
