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The PROSPER Act: "...will help prepare students for in-demand jobs in the construction equipment industry."
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The Committee on Education and the Workforce received the following letter on behalf of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) praising the PROSPER Act. Here is what it had to say: Read more » Foxx, Thompson Statement on Senate CTE Developments
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), made the following joint statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee announced it will consider Career and Technical Education legislation next week: Read more » Opening Statement of Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
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Good morning, and welcome to today’s subcommittee hearing. I would like to thank members of the subcommittee and our witnesses for being here today as we examine important and timely topics – current trends in the U.S. labor market, their benefits for American workers, and a review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) labor market economic information and methodologies. Read more » Foxx Statement on Proposed New Department of Education and the Workforce
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced a reorganization plan for the executive branch that includes a proposed merger of the Departments of Education and Labor into a new Department of Education and the Workforce: Read more » Subcommittee Examines Growth in the American Workforce
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Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing to examine current positive trends in the U.S. labor market, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) labor market economic information and methodologies. Read more » Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman,
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Good morning, and welcome to today’s subcommittee hearing on occupational licensing. I would like to thank members of the subcommittee and our witnesses for being here today as we discuss licensing and ways that we can encourage states to lift barriers to economic mobility and growth. Read more » Subcommittee Discusses the Government’s Role in Occupational Licensing
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Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), held a hearing to review occupational licensing and its effects on economic growth. Read more » THIS WEEK: Subcommittee Hearing on Occupational Licensing and Subcommittee Hearing on Growth, Opportunity, and Change in the U.S. Labor Market and the American Workforce
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On Wednesday, June 20 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on “Occupational Licensing: Reducing Barriers to Economic Mobility and Growth.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Read more » Foxx and Walberg Applaud New Department of Labor Action to Expand Access to Health Care for Families and Small Businesses
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, today issued the following statement after the Department of Labor published a final rule expanding access to association health plans (AHPs) to benefit American workers and families: Read more » The PROSPER Act: "We must do a better job of promoting careers in the skilled trades..."
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The Committee on Education and the Workforce received the following letter on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors praising the PROSPER Act. Here is what it had to say: Read more » Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
