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Watch Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx kick off Women's History Month by reflecting on the incredible contributions of the American women who helped get us to where we are today. To watch, click here. Read more »

Thank you for yielding. Ask any parent, grandparent, teacher, or volunteer who has been entrusted with caring for more than one child at a time, and they will tell you that every child is created to be unique. They’ll also tell you that that uniqueness can sometimes present challenges, especially when it comes to maintaining a sense of order and safety in a classroom. When an authority figure in t... Read more »

Thank you for yielding. Allow me to begin this afternoon by saying that protecting the safety of health care and social service workers is not a partisan issue. It doesn’t take having a liberal or conservative bent to appreciate the hard work and empathy that hospital workers and community caregivers demonstrate every single day on the job. Their dedication to caring for the most vulnerable member... Read more »

Ensuring student safety in the classroom is paramount. Inappropriate uses of seclusion and restraint against students are never acceptable, but a one-size-fits-all mandate handed down from Washington is the wrong way to ensure students’ safety. “When an authority figure in the classroom has to take measures to keep order and safety, several things are happening at once . . . In the best of situati... Read more »

Workers in the health care and social service industries operate in unique circumstances that can put their safety in jeopardy. These workers, like all workers, deserve protections from workplace violence, and the Trump administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently working to create a standard to further protect these workers. While the rulemaking process is un... Read more »

I wish we could outlaw stupidity. I really do. Discrimination on the basis of sex is wrong, and it is illegal. Paying women less than men for equal work performed is wrong, and it is illegal. Bad managers who try to get away with it anyway are wrong. They’re breaking the law. They’re also stupid. They are stupid for not recognizing the value of every employee, especially working women. They are st... Read more »

Promises are a funny thing. Promises have the unique power to inspire hope – immense hope – in millions of people dreaming of something better than the status quo. The federal government’s history tells a story of big promises. But making promises is easy. Making good on those promises is the hard part, and nobody in this room should be willing to make a promise that won’t be kept. Philosophically... Read more »

Today, Committee Democrats held markups on two tired, empty, and utterly unworkable bills. H.R. 865, the Rebuild America’s Schools Act, will result in $70 billion in costs to taxpayers, increased costs to states and school districts, and considerable bureaucracy and red tape in exchange for little grants to a few school districts. H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, offers no new protections agains... Read more »

Today, Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05) announced plans to hold five bipartisan hearings on higher education, marking the formal start of an effort the reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) in the 116th Congress. The joint announcement reflects the Committee’s shared intention to host a thoughtful and open exchange of ideas for improving America’s higher education system. Read more »

ICYMI:Terry L. Stoops: Addressing school facilities needs requires fresh ideas By Terry L. Stoops—Wednesday February 20, 2019 On Feb. 12, Sharon Contreras, superintendent of Guilford County Schools, appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor to discuss teacher compensation and school facilities. She offered sobering statistics on the age and condition of school buildings and ... Read more »