In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Committee Republicans celebrated National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, highlighting the important role that CTE programs play in developing America’s next generation of workers. According to a recent jobs report from the National Federation of Independent Business, 91 percent of business... Read more »
WASHINGTON – This week, on the re-introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights Act, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), a panel of Committee Republicans, and concerned parents to discuss how this bill gives power back to parents and reinforces their role in the decision-making process when it comes to their children’s educ... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Secretary of the House Republican Conference Lisa McClain (R-MI) reintroduced H.R. 1311, the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act for the 118th Congress. The legislation makes the college shopping process more consumer friendly following the GAO’s findings that the majority of colleges and universities... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s rule encouraging retirement fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when investing and exercising shareholder rights: “I am glad my Senate colleagues v... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following speech, as prepared for delivery, during a forum with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Members of the House Republican Conference, and concerned parents on the re-introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights Act and its impact on education freedom in America: “One of the greatest blessings in li... Read more »
Tune in live today at 4:00 p.m. E.T. to watch Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Members of the House Republican Conference, and concerned parents discuss the lasting impact that the Parents Bill of Rights, which is being introduced today, will have on the American education system. A signature piece of the House Republican Commitment to America... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led North Carolina congressional Republicans in a letter to Dr. Belle Wheelan—President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)—asking her to clarify public comments she made opposing a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel ... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) introduced H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. With 73 Republican co-sponsors, Letlow’s bill delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and puts in place concrete legal protections that will ensure parents always have a seat at the table when it comes to their child’s education. The legislation is built on five common-sense principles. Pare... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 30, legislation to block the U.S. Department of Labor rule greenlighting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Congressman Barr’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure would prevent this rule and any other similar rule from taking effect. U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) is leading companion legislation in the... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, to replace departing Secretary Marty Walsh: “If confirmed as the new Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su can be expected to push more of the same policies that have hurt our nation’s workforce which is beset b... Read more »
