Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Rep. Andy Levin’s (D-MI) amendment, which risks putting the personal information of every American college student in the hands of Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: “Members on both sides of the aisle want more transparency and accounta... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the passage of the Levin amendment, a conduit for the federal government to track every college student in America through their adult lives without their consent: “If House Democrats were looking to resurrect Joseph McCarthy’s political tactics from the 1950’s, they’ve succeeded. The L... 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 letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers regarding the Department’s application of Title IX. The letter follows reports of a 12-year-old girl’s suicide attempt on her public scho... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Democrats’ so-called America Competes Act, a bill that fails to protect Americans from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) malign actions or to empower American job creators and workers. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: “Democrats’ China bill will weaken the United States on the ... Read more »
Members: “Such acts of intimidation, which threaten both the safety and education of students enrolled at HBCUs, are of grave concern and we must work to protect these remarkable institutions and their students.” Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions... Read more »
Teachers unions are afraid of school choice. Instead of working to provide students with the necessary opportunities to thrive, unions dog Democrats into limiting the choices of parents to send their child to the school that’s best for them. In Case You Missed It via The Hill, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) praises parents for fighting back against the unions ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding House Democrats’ so-called China competitiveness bill: “The last thing America needs right now is another legislative masquerade orchestrated by House Democrats – and yet, that’s exactly what we’ve received. With over 3,000 pages of misplaced priorities, this bill is nothing more th... Read more »
School choice offers families the opportunity to pair children with a school that meets their child’s unique needs. The demand for school choice isn’t confined to one segment of America’s population; parents everywhere are demanding the right to choose the best fit for their child. Although Democrats in Congress actively work to undermine school choice and empower the teachers unions who vote for ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration withdrew its emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring millions of private sector workers to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine or test weekly. Yet the administration failed to withdraw its proposed rule, setting the stage for another tyrannical vaccine mandate in t... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Biden’s Education Department announced that it will no longer require student and parent borrowers to sign an online acknowledgment about their total student debt each year prior to taking out additional loans: “This move by the Biden administration is ridiculous in principl... Read more »
