Today, the House will vote to overturn President Trump’s veto of H.J. Res. 76 that would roll back the Education Department’s efforts to assist students who have been defrauded by colleges and universities. On the House floor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks: "I rise today in opposition of H.J. Res. 76, a resolution... Read more »
Later today, the House will vote to overturn President Trump’s veto of a resolution (H.J. Res. 76) that would roll back the Education Department’s efforts to assist students who have been defrauded by colleges and universities, while also taking necessary precautions to protect taxpayer interests. Background: Borrower defense is a process to forgive the student loan debt of borrowers who attended ... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement today after Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a new rule to ensure students whose learning was impacted by COVID-19, whether public or private, are served fairly by emergency funding authorized in the CARES Act: “I applaud Secretary DeVos and the Education Department for iss... 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 full committee hearing to examine COVID-19 impacts on racial inequities in education, health, and the workforce: "Mr. Chairman, you’ve heard me express my concerns about these virtual Committee hearings, but it bears repeating – they... 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 full committee hearing to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on K-12 education: "As a former teacher I want to begin by recognizing the teachers and schools for their herculean work this spring to stand up distance learning mechanisms f... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that includes several recommendations the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) should take to address long-standing failures to meet the needs of students with disabilities: “As a former educator and lifelong advocate fo... Read more »
Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), sent letters today to the presidents of the AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and UNITE HERE calling for them to stop collecting dues and fees from unemployed workers and to halt dues checkoffs at companies receiving coronavirus... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Trump announced a proclamation restricting visas for certain students and researchers from the communist People’s Republic of China: “China is stealing American intellectual property and national security research. These brazen efforts can have a serious and d... Read more »
Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections convened a hearing to examine the federal government’s actions to protect workers from COVID-19. DEMOCRATS PLAYED PANDEMIC POLITICS This hearing was originally scheduled to take place last week, however Committee Democrats unilaterally called off the hearing in the eleventh hour for ridiculous reasons. DEMOCRATS WANT STRUGGLING BUSINESSES TO FAC... Read more »
Today, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to examine the federal government's actions to protect workers from COVID-19: "Let me state for the record that I, Ranking Member Foxx, and other Members are here in the Committee room in Washington, sociall... Read more »
