WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup of H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act; H.R. 8606, the Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024; H.R. 8648, the Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024; H.J... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by six House Republicans, sent a letter to Minnesota Commissioner of Education Willie Jett requesting details on the Department’s role in the “largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the nation.” The letter comes after the U.S. Attorney charged 70 individuals associated with Feeding Our Future for its alleged role ... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:45 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up: H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act; H.R. 8606, the Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024; H.R. 8648, the Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024; H.J. Res. 165, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s Title IX ru... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "NLRB Overreach: Trampling on Workers' Rights and Fostering Unfairness": "Thank you to my fellow Subcommittee members for coming together to examine the National Labor Relations Board under the leadership of Chairman Laur... Read more »
On Thursday, June 13, at 10:45 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up: H.R. 618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act; H.R. 8606, the Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024; H.R. 8648, the Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024; H.J. Res. 165, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 9:45 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “NLRB Overreach: Trampling on Workers’ Rights and Fostering Unfairness.” “Under Chairman McFerran’s failed leadership, the National Labor Relations Board has fallen into total disarray. The agency is fraught with bad decisions that have degraded important... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General David Berry’s audit which exposed the agency’s pattern of misconduct through its improper administration of mail ballot elections: “The National Labor Relations Board Inspector General audit of mail ballo... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Northwestern University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter J. Barris warning that the Committee is prepared to subpoena documents and information regarding the university’s deficient response to antisemitism on its campus. The letter comes after the administration’s re... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in advance of today’s deposition of Lisa Ohta, President of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (ALAA): “For months, President Ohta and the ALAA have attempted to evade accountability and use obstructionist tactics to thwart the Committee’s ongoing investigation into ... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined American Enterprise Institute Research Fellow Max Eden for a discussion on the impact of the Committee’s ongoing antisemitism investigation and oversight efforts to restore accountability in postsecondary education. On squaring concerns of antisemitism with a commitment to freedom of speech and acad... Read more »
