Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed Democrats for passing H.R. 842, the PRO Union Bosses Act. At the expense of workers and job creators, this radical, far reaching legislation will allow union bosses to consolidate power, coerce workers, line their own pockets, and bolster their own political agendas. Democrats passed H.R. 842 without Committee inpu... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor today in opposition to H.R. 842, Democrats’ PRO Union Bosses Act. This radical legislation is a political gift to union bosses that undermines workers’ rights, destroys jobs, and would cost employers billions in new annual costs. "This unnecessary bill is an assault on American workers, employers, and the... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Republican Leaders at a press conference to discuss the radical, anti-worker “PRO Union Bosses Act,” which the House is expected to pass later today. Below are excerpts and video of her remarks. "Democrats would have you believe their radical PRO Act ‘protects the right to organize.’ All it does is ‘protect’ t... Read more »
Today at 10:00 a.m. ET, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join House Republican Leaders to discuss the radical, anti-worker PRO Union Bosses Act, which the House is expected to vote on this week. WHO: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), Republican Whip Representative Liz Ch... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order demanding the Department of Education reevaluate Trump Administration Title IX rules: “The right to due process is bigger than partisan politics - it is a cornerstone of American democracy. By overturning these stakeholder-ve... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) responded to a newly released report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding military families’ limited access to high-quality, K-12 educational options for their children. "Today’s GAO report highlights that military families, particularly those in rural areas, lack ... Read more »
Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) today called for a bipartisan investigation into the effe... Read more »
Today at 3:30 p.m. ET, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will discuss the radical, anti-worker PRO Union Bosses Act, which the House is expected to vote on this week. WHO: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Monica Wyman, Founder of RSVP Designs, a flower design business in Temecula, California Jennifer O’Connell, ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement strongly criticizing the Biden administration’s unprecedented firing of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Sharon Fast Gustafson, ending her Senate-confirmed, four-year appointment more than two years early, in contravention of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: “T... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 57 other House Republicans in sending a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), questioning the CDC’s latest guidance on safely reopening K-12 schools. In the letter, the Members write: "…you are no doubt aware of the serious con... Read more »
