Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing to discuss legislation related to workplace discrimination: "I’d first like to associate myself with the remarks made by Ranking Member Fulcher about the structure of the hearing unfolding here today. Only allowing the m... Read more »
Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing to discuss legislation related to workplace discrimination: "Republicans and Democrats agree that discrimination in any form is wrong. It should not be tolerated in America’s workplaces. That’s why there are l... Read more »
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Greg Murphy (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the future of higher education post COVID-19: "America’s higher education system has been in desperate need of reform for years. The system’s weaknesses were further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) issued the following statement after the House passed legislation that strengthens federal efforts to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Stronger CAPTA) provides greater funding and establishes new tools to combat the... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in support of H.R. 485, the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). Stronger CAPTA is bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal efforts to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, deliv... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Republican Leader of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), penned a letter to Secretary Cardona, asking for details regarding the role and scope of the Education Department’s senior advisor for labor relations. In the letter, the Members write: "A ... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s speech on the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 lockdowns: “America’s students are suffering, Mr. President. What they need is action, not empty promises. Months ago, your own CDC director said that ‘vaccination of teachers is not a prerequisite for the safe reopening... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leaders Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Fred Keller (R-PA) issued the following statement criticizing the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rules to withdraw two Trump administration rules, one which determined joint-employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the other clarifying the classification of independent con... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on science-based strategies to protect workers from COVID-19: "Thank you, Madam Chair. I am disappointed that today’s hearing is being held in a completely virtual format. The Committee’s hearing room that I am cu... Read more »
Today, House Democrats passed the Senate-amended partisan budget reconciliation scheme, which allows only nine percent of $1.9 trillion to go toward COVID-19 related public health initiatives, while the rest funds Democrat pet projects. Following the vote, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued this statement: "This so-called COVID-19 'relief' bill is a reckles... Read more »
