Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statements after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today exposing how the Biden-Harris Department of Education (ED) left student loan servicers in the dark about program changes: “The Biden-Harris administration ... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) today issued the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report exposing many college athletic programs for relying on institutional support, including student tuition and fees, to bankroll lavish athletic spending: "Last year, I asked the GAO to examine whether runaway spending on college athleti... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Education approved the nation's first Workforce Pell Grant program, implementing a key provision of Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC): "Today's announcement marks a major milestone in expanding affordable, high-quality pathways to good-paying jobs. After years of work by... Read more »
Following the Education and Workforce Committee’s investigation that uncovered years of financial secrecy at the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Representative Bob Onder (R-MO) introduced H.R. 9636, Improving Clarity and Transparency for Unions Act, or “Improving CTU Act,” to hold union leaders accountable and ensure American workers have access to information about how their dues are spent. For the... Read more »
Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee field hearing titled "Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce," the eighth hearing in the Committee's series examining artificial intelligence: "Today’s hearing is part of this Commi... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10 a.m. ET, the Education and Workforce Committee, will hold a field hearing in Augusta, Georgia titled “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce.” This will be the Committee’s eighth hearing in a series examining artificial intelligence. What: Field hearing titled “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across A... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the Department of Labor proposed a rule to improve how employers and health plans communicate with workers about their health benefits: "Americans shouldn't have to rely on outdated paper notices to learn about their health benefits. This proposal gives workers and their families timely, easy acces... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled, "Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information": "Today’s hearing will examine the Biden-Harris administration’s use of common interest agreements to potentially channel confidential investigative information to outside ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – The Committee on Education and Workforce today advanced 10 bills that aim to protect women and girls, safeguard the rights of students and parents, prepare students and educators to use AI safely and effectively in the classroom, encourage healthy habits among children, strengthen the American workforce, support employers and entrepreneurs, prevent harmful regulations, and hold union ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of 10 bills to strengthen education, support workers, and expand opportunity: "Today the Committee will consider 10 bills that aim to strengthen the American workforce, prevent harmful regulations, hold union leaders accountable, protect the rights of studen... Read more »
