Initiate investigation into the Department of Education allowing COVID relief funds to be used to indoctrinate America's children in leftist ideology Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), along with Republicans from both panels, are launching an investigation into the Department of Educat... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for an end to HHS’ interim final rule with comments (IFC) which mandates masking of children as young as two at Head Start programs across the country. In the letter, Rep. Foxx writes: “The goal of the Head Start program is to p... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on the Biden administration’s campaign to put all workers, regardless of their preference, under the thumb of union bosses: “Despite Democrats’ aggressive attempts to force union representation on workers, Republicans are committed to ensuring workers ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republicans, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), submitted a comment letter to Department (Department) of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona objecting to the Department’s proposed changes to Title IX rules, which would advance left-wing priorities and undermine the safety and achievement of women originally enshrined by Title IX in 1972. The proposed... Read more »
On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join the American Enterprise Institute for a conversation on President Biden’s reckless student loan agenda, and to present a conservative vision for higher education policy. This discussion comes as President Biden continues to transfer billions of dollars in student loan debt without m... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh demanding responses to four oversight letters that are now more than a month past due. In the letter, Rep. Foxx writes: “Responses to each of these letters is important in order for Congress to fulfill its duty of overseeing the operations and decision-making of DOL. Response... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Department of Education’s rule that undercuts charter school programs: “The Biden administration has developed a knack for issuing misguided edicts from its own mountaintop even if it has no autho... Read more »
The Biden administration recently announced a student loan bailout, the costs of which taxpayers will be forced to cover; yet this does not solve the most significant problem afflicting American postsecondary education—the cost of college. Further, Americans are realizing many degrees aren’t worth the cost. In Case You Missed It via Inside Higher Ed, Americans are waking up to an important truth:... Read more »
Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on preventing youth from encountering the juvenile justice system: “Supporting America’s young people and keeping our communities safe are priorities Republicans have long supported. Federal policies have focused for years on... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led every Committee Republican member in sending a letter to Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) requesting a hearing to examine the implementation of the Biden administration’s reckless student loan bailout and the continuation of the student loan repayment moratorium. In the letter, the Members write: “Unfortunately, your suppor... Read more »
