Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act: Chairwoman Foxx’s Remarks: “I rise today to recognize the profound importance of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, and what it means for families across the country. “Over the past seve... Read more »
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on the Biden administration’s student loan bailout and the devastating consequences to taxpayers: “Thank you to everyone in attendance and to our witnesses for taking time out of their busy schedules to be here. “This hearing titled, Brea... Read more »
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 “Breaking the System: Examining the Implications of Biden's Student Loan Policies for Students and Taxpayers.” "President Biden lacks the executive authority to implement his $1 trillion executive re-write of the federal student loan program and o... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a subpoena to the Assistant to the Regional Director for Region 15 of the National Labor Relations Board after she sounded the alarm about NLRB officials engaging in misconduct and failing to conduct fair and impartial elections. In the cover letter accompanying the subpoena, Foxx writes: “The Committee on Educatio... Read more »
On Wednesday, March 29, 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 “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses.” "The Freedom of Speech is a fundamental Constitutional right," said Chair Owens. "The recent onslaught of attacks against free speech at colleges and universities a... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Dr. Kurt Newman, President and CEO of the Children's National Hospital, expressing concerns about "the erosion of parents' rights" and the use of "life-altering, irreversible medical interventions on children" at the hospital’s Youth Pride Clinic. In the letter, Chairwoman Foxx demands answers to several ... Read more »
On Tuesday, March 28, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment” which will examine how current economic conditions created by Biden administration policies are negatively impacting employment for workers and job creators. “America’s workers and job creators are being stifled by top-down policie... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed President Biden for using his first veto in office to block H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to ensure that retirement plans make investment decisions and exercise shareholder rights based only on the financial benefits to workers and retirees: “President Biden’s decision to veto a resolution th... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) decision to defend the ability of Congress to conduct oversight on the Biden administration’s costly student loan bailout: “Once again, the Biden Administration has failed to follow the rule of law. GAO issued a legal decision finding the Admin... Read more »
Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Republican Leader Bill Cassidy (R-LA) rebuked the Biden administration’s policy that inserts “labor advisors” across the executive branch to assist labor unions in the acquisition of federal contracts. The lawmakers point out that President Biden’s pr... Read more »
