Thank you for yielding. And thank you for convening today’s hearing to talk about the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The issue of segregation in schools deserves our full attention, and I welcome this opportunity to discuss how the turning point of Brown v. Board has shaped the last 65 years for students across the United States. Thanks to the relentless courage ... Read more »
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Republican Leader of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, joined by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, today introduced the Association Health Plans Act of 2019, legislation to expand health care options and lower costs for small businesses through asso... Read more »
Thank you for yielding. Thank you, Secretary DeVos, for being here today. Today’s hearing will provide Members of the Committee with a chance to hear about the Department’s priorities and what Department leadership is doing to provide greater opportunities to students at every level of education. Committee Republicans are deeply committed to ensuring that all programs under the Department’s jurisd... Read more »
Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos believes that a great education: shouldn’t be determined by where you live nor by who you know; shouldn’t be determined by family income; and, shouldn’t be an old-school, one-size-fits-all approach. Secretary DeVos believes a great education grants freedom. “This Administration focuses on freedom for teachers. Freedom for parents. And freedom for all s... Read more »
Thank you for yielding. It is unfortunate that you chose not to consider fully this committee’s interest and important stake in the House Democrat version of the Violence Against Women Act before it made it to the House floor last week, and before that H.R. 1, you’ve deemed this one-sentence Democratic attack on the administration worthy of the full committee’s consideration without a hearing on t... Read more »
Thank you for yielding. I want to add my welcome to all the witnesses for being here today. You have quite the task ahead of you. This is the first hearing this Committee, which has a referral on H.R. 5, has scheduled on the bill, and it’s being considered a legislative hearing. That means we’re supposed to talk about the bill itself. However, we skipped the step of holding a hearing on the underl... Read more »
Today, Committee Democrats convened a markup on H.R. 1010, a one-sentence bill that will not lower drug prices, will not protect anyone from surprise medical bills, will not lower premiums, will not cut any out-of-pocket costs, and will not provide any tax relief. All H.R. 1010 will do is eliminate short-term limited duration insurance plans which provide many Americans with insurance options in t... Read more »
Democrats’ bill, H.R. 5, the Equality Act, is named in such a way to imply that the legislation advocates for all people. In fact, this legislation replaced inherent religious liberties with identity politics. “[A]s I look at H.R. 5 and learn more about what’s in the bill, I’m deeply troubled, and I believe most Americans would be deeply troubled, by what’s really there. This bill is following in ... Read more »
Watch Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): To watch the video, click here. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 35th anniversary of the founding of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ... Read more »
Committee Democrats used a “bipartisan” higher education hearing to vilify a sector of postsecondary education that serves approximately 10% of America’s students looking for specific career skills. No one disagrees that bad actors in education, at any level, proclaiming any purpose, must be held accountable. But the relentless drive to eliminate certain schools begs the question: who’s next? Cont... Read more »
