WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (GA-12), and Subcommittee Chair Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), introduced legislation—the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891)—t... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule rescinding the Trump administration’s protections for religious federal contractors: “This is a direct attack on every employer who dares to follow their faith. The Biden administration practices its own First Amendment rights daily, but it ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement after the House passed Biden’s infrastructure scheme: “This kind of unsustainable spending is destroying our country. Democrats are like shopaholics running up credit card debt and then sticking the American taxpayer with the bill. “It’s clear that Democrats aren’t concerned with the conse... Read more »
Despite the fact that COVID-19 cases continue to plummet, Biden's Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is acting like we are in a constant state of emergency—all so it can continue to exercise unprecedented government control. We are in the midst of a historical workforce shortage and supply chain crisis. This is no time to impose a federal vaccine mandate that will drive even one ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will end contracts with its Private Collection Agencies (PCAs): “The Department’s action is yet another example of putting the preferences of its progressive allies over the needs of struggling student borrowers. For months, the Department has co... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3992, the so-called Protect Older Job Applicants Act, which will harm job creators, enrich trial lawyers, and gut recruitment programs in the middle of a labor shortage: “Trial lawyers are sure to have a field day with this bill, which will give them cause to go... Read more »
Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-VA) talking school choice with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after yesterday’s meeting with former Secretary of State and current Director of the Hoover Institution, Condoleezza Rice, to discuss the importance of school choice: “A high-quality edu... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor about National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Democrats’ egregious conflict of interest and utter hypocrisy. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: “What’s happening at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is so rotten it stinks. “Under Democrat leadership the NLRB has a history of bias ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on Democrats’ anti-business arbitration bill: “Before coming to Congress, I spent nearly 40 years building a business creating hundreds of jobs for Georgians. “From a business standpoint, I can say without ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “emergency” rule requiring private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine-and-testing mandate: “Biden wants the federal government to control every aspect of American workers’ and bus... Read more »
