Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) cosponsored the Educational Choice for Children Act, introduced by Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), which would support parents’ right to choose school options that work for their family. Specifically, this legislation would expand education freedom and opportunity for millions of students by providing a charitable dona... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) raised ethical questions about Biden administration officials poised to receive a financial windfall from the administration’s proposal to forgive at least $10,000 in student debt for millions of federal student loan borrowers. In a letter to the U.S. ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to five federal agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction to raise concerns about the Biden administration’s lack of constitutional and statutory authority to enact the Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. The letters are part of a series being sent to 12 federal agencies by Republicans on the Hous... Read more »
Members: Your Department does not care about the limits of its executive authority or the perilous economic impact of its actions WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demandi... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a third letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona regarding the alarming breach of security and privacy violations of prospective college students. The Members write: “This failure to protect individuals’ priva... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to call out Democrats for forcing taxpayers to bankroll failed and mismanaged union-run multiemployer pension plans. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: “Democrats keep forcing taxpayers to bail out failing and mismanaged union-run multiemployer pension plans and it needs to stop. “The Committee on E... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing to hold Labor Secretary Marty Walsh accountable for his department’s predatory behavior towards job creators and American workers: “This Labor Department is up a creek without a paddle. The Biden administration’s policies have created a worker shortage... Read more »
Recent reporting suggests the Biden administration will cancel some or all student loan debt. Such a move ignores the devastating impacts—from exacerbating inflation to increasing college costs—this will have on working Americans. All in all, President Biden’s proposal is a gut-punch to those who worked to save up for college and those who have already paid off their own student loans. In Case You... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona questioning the administration’s authority and ability to enact blanket student loan forgiveness. In the letter, Republican Leader Foxx writes: “In a Politico article published Thursday, June 3, 2022, you said the Department was ‘ready to roll’ on student loan forgiven... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act: “Every American worker should receive timely treatment when facing a work-related injury. That is why I am proud to support H.R. 6087, bipartisan legislation which expands injured fed... Read more »
