Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to withdraw a Trump-era rule establishing a worker’s classification as an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act, affording American workers certainty about their employment status and more opportuni... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine the federal government’s efforts to combat child trafficking. In the letter, the Members write: “Chil... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden tapped Richard Cordray as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA): "A $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio requires savvy financial management. I am skeptical that a failed Democrat politician, who has a history of getting consumed... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on wage protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): "As the foundation of our nation’s wage and hour protections, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affects nearly every workplace across the country. "How... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) penned a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding the Department’s refusal to release a report showing taxpayers will be on the hook for the federal government’s disastrous student loan policy. Today’s letter comes after the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursd... Read more »
It’s official: Biden failed to deliver on his promise that schools would, in his first 100 days, fully reopen for in-person learning. President Biden’s record on school reopenings reads more like a rap sheet than a plan. From bowing to teachers unions to denying the science and walking back promises, the only thing Biden has stayed firm on is his willingness to prioritize political allies over stu... Read more »
Congressional Democrats’ socialist “infrastructure” schemes include a government takeover of our health care system which could kick Americans out of their private and employer-based health insurance, create socialist drug price controls, increase taxes and Medicare costs, reduce workforce participation, and shrink the number of people financing the Medicare program. Let’s look at one idea Biden m... Read more »
Tonight, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the statement below following President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress: “Tonight, President Biden outlined his vision for a socialist America, one that is fundamentally at odds with our Constitution. From free college tuition and government-designed child care, to union boss bailouts and a federal takeover of h... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats postponed this week’s scheduled subcommittee hearing to examine the status of mandating an unnecessary one-size-fits-all ‘emergency’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation on COVID-19 in all workplaces: “Apparently, the postponement of... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing to examine President Biden's “infrastructure” proposals: "When President Biden first announced that his administration was working on an infrastructure plan, I was cautiously optimistic. Why? Because Republicans and Democrats agree that inves... Read more »
