Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Witnesses: Mr. Dan Morenoff, Executive Director, American Civil Rights Projec... Read more »
“The way people do work in America is changing,” said Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) when he opened today’s hearing that discussed legislative solutions to protect independent contractors’ status and allow them to pursue certain benefits if they so choose. Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), in his opening statement, highlighted recently enacted state la... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), will hold a hearing titled “Empowering the Modern Worker.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Empowering the Modern Worker” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: Mr. Nathan Mehrens, Vice President, Workforce Policy, American Trucking As... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Harvard University on Monday morning demanding transparency and accountability regarding the university’s partnerships with foreign adversaries and entities implicated i... Read more »
Every student deserves a high-quality education that prepares him or her for success later in life, and the systemic failures of traditional public schools have never been more evident than in the post-COVID educational landscape. Rightfully so, parents are taking the reins of their children’s education back from public-school bureaucrats and pursuing more educational freedom. In this new environm... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach.” "Today’s hearing will review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) activity under the previous administration and will also explore common-sense solutions that c... Read more »
Yesterday, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI); Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX); Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX); and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) wrote to the State University of New York (SUNY) and the University of California (UC) to assess their risk ma... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) are calling on Duke University President Vincent Price to end the Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in China. Through its partnership with Chinese entities, DKU enabled the CCP to access sensitive U.S. technology, including Department of Defense... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) overreach, and how the Trump administration can restore OSHA’s mission to promote safe workplaces. Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) started the hearing by saying: “In recent years, we’ve seen a regulatory approach that, in many cases, may have gone beyond... Read more »
Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Reimagining Education: How Charter Schools Are Closing Gaps and Opening Doors": "Over the past 25 years, charter schools have emerged as the single most impactful reform in American public education. Designed to prov... Read more »
