On Wednesday, June 12, at 10:15 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 degr... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows requesting EEOC give the public an opportunity to comment and provide feedback before finalizing a joint memorandum with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on workplace speech and conduct. In the letter Foxx writes:... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "The Consequences of Biden’s Border Chaos for K-12 Schools": "Thank you for gathering today to discuss how open border policies are impacting K-12 education across the United States. "Since President Joe Bi... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, at 10:05 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "The Consequences of Biden’s Border Chaos for K-12 Schools." "Biden’s open borders agenda has had devastating effects across the country, but one of the steepest prices has been paid by America’s K-12 students," said Chairman ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Science, Space, & Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) se... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) blasted the Biden administration for illegally obstructing the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the administration’s failure to implement the new Free Application for Federal Student ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to Yale University President Peter Salovey and University of Michigan President Santa Ono with details regarding the presidents’ participation in transcribed interviews with the Committee. The transcribed interview with Yale President Peter Salovey is scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 10:... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, AFL-CIO President Elizabeth Shuler, and Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry demanding answers regarding their respective unions’ attempts to leverage pension plan holdings to engage in shareholder proxy v... Read more »
Over 150 million Americans prefer the comprehensive and cost-effective health care coverage they get from their employers. Yet, the Biden administration is actively trying to dismantle access and affordability of employer-sponsored plans in order to increase Obamacare enrollment numbers. In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned an op-ed fo... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R. 8573, the Union Members Right to Know Act. The legislation requires labor unions to inform union members of their free speech rights and the right not to pay dues or fees to the union based on religious beliefs and practices for nonrepresentational activity. The introduction of this legislatio... Read more »
