Thank you for yielding. While we agree that federal labor law is in need of reform, the title of today’s hearing is premised on a fallacy: that workers’ right to organize and join a union is, in some way, in jeopardy. Federal law protects workers’ right to unionize, point blank. Becoming a union member is an important personal decision and Republicans and Democrats alike respect the right of emplo... Read more »
Thank you for yielding. As a dad to three young kids, today’s topic is a tough one to discuss. No child should ever have to endure the pain of abuse or neglect by a parent or caregiver, and that’s why today’s hearing is so important. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) is the key federal legislation that helps states combat child abuse and neglect. This legislation, which was enac... Read more »
Today, Committee Democrats held a subcommittee hearing claiming that federal labor law must be reformed to protect workers’ right to join a union. Federal law unequivocally protects workers’ right to organize, and Republicans and Democrats respect this right. Nevertheless, organized labor has pushed for changes to federal labor laws that would give union bosses even more power than they already ha... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a hearing on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). CAPTA is the key federal legislation that helps states combat child abuse and neglect. The legislation provides states with grant funding so that they may develop programs aimed at prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment. “The scope of this la... Read more »
Watch Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx talk about being a woman in politics and the advice she has given and received. To watch, click here. Photo courtesy of the Washington Examiner. # # # Read more »
By Jesse O’Connell and Haley Glover - Thursday, March 14, 2019 By now you, along with the rest of America, have heard about the college admissions scandal setting higher education ablaze. Federal authorities charged dozens of people this week with participating in a scam to sell admissions slots at some of the country’s most selective universities. The brazen scheme featured grifting college advi... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, and 20 Republican Committee Members sent a letter to Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, to request a full committee hearing on H.R. 1384, a bill to establish ... Read more »
This hearing cuts to the heart of why postsecondary education reform is necessary and why it is so difficult to accomplish. It’s necessary because college is so increasingly expensive. For decades, tuition and fees have risen higher than the cost of inflation. Because costs have always varied between different types of institutions, it’s often hard to know what option would provide the best value ... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and Labor convened a bipartisan hearing to examine the high cost of college and ways to enact student-centered reforms. During the hearing, witness testimony made it clear that the high cost of college does not exist in a vacuum. In order to drive downward pressure on rising tuition expenses, it’s important to analyze how college costs are interconnected to other ... Read more »
Thank you for yielding. I’d like to thank my colleagues across the aisle for holding today’s hearing. Before coming to Congress, I served as Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner where I worked with school food service personnel from school districts across the commonwealth to promote initiatives including the Farm to School Program, encouraging fresh, “Kentucky Proud” foods to be served in local ca... Read more »
