Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and the importance of these programs. Below are key excerpts from Rep. Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “In recent years, more and more Americans have found that apprenticeship programs are an effective option to help achieve their career goals. “... Read more »
Over the past nearly two years, we have seen a troubling trend take root in the Democrat Party. Their elected officials want to take power away from parents and hand over more control to politicians and teachers unions to dictate what our children should be taught in classrooms. We saw it when school districts, especially those in blue areas of the country, worked to keep our schools closed for mo... Read more »
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on examining the implementation of COVID-19 education funds: “Congressional oversight of the federal government is one of this committee’s most important duties. This includes, among other things, ensurin... Read more »
Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on examining the implementation of COVID-19 education funds: “The Biden administration has been so wrapped up in trying to implement its radical agenda that the real problems facing K-12 educatio... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined every Republican Committee Member in cosponsoring a Congressional Review Act resolution, introduced by Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA), to nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine-and-testing mandate for American employer... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh questioning the Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) move to abandon important compliance assistance measures. These activities help workers and businesses understand confusing regulator... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Committee Democrats expressing support for parental involvement in American education. In the letter, the Membe... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke at the Independent Women’s Forum rally titled, “Government Is Not A Co-Parent.” She discussed the importance of standing against the left’s attempt to silence parents, especially in light of the Biden administration’s DOJ taskforce dedicated to intimidating parent participation at school board meetings. Below are ke... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) recently sent a letter to the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, expressing concern over the FTC’s revival of a decades old authority to go after for-profit colleges. Rather than holding all institutions accountable, this action ... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) led a letter with Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) calling for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide guidance on a test-to-stay option for unvaccinated students exposed to COVID-19. “We are approaching two years of virtual learning, and many ... Read more »
