Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of Democrats' partisan budget reconciliation scheme: "Just yesterday we discussed our shared goal of being the model committee again this Congress. I also stressed the importance of ensuring all legislation receives a proper, thoroug... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after announcing the subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress: “The Education and Labor Committee is uniquely equipped to find bipartisan solutions for the most pressing issues facing American students, workers, and families, especially in the face of a public health emergency. Durin... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee organizational meeting: "I’d like to begin by taking a moment to honor Rep. Ron Wright, a beloved member of this Committee. His work ethic, dedication, patriotism, and passion for public service – which started long before he was a Mem... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Education and Labor Committee Democrats unveiled their piece of the budget reconciliation scheme: “Acts of desperation will never yield substantive policy and progress. House Democrats are operating under the impression that their sole imperative for the beginning of the 117th Congress ... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report predicting devastating job losses if the national minimum wage is increased to $15, as required by Democrat-authored H.R. 603 (Rep. Scott (D-VA)) and S. 53 (Sen. Sanders (D-VT)): “Today’s CBO report on the radical Democrat leg... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX), a distinguished Member of the Education and Labor Committee: “I join my colleagues today in mourning the passing of Representative Ron Wright, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and Texan. During his time in office, his unmatched passion for publ... Read more »
Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, job killing legislation that doubles down on an 80-year-old system and closes pathways to rewarding careers: "Democrats have proven today that they will stop at nothing to advance their shortsighted agenda, even if it means... Read more »
Ahead of next week’s Education and Labor Committee markup of a budget reconciliation bill that will likely include a massive wish list from the far-left, the Committee’s Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Rob Fairweather requesting details on unused COVID-19 relief funds. In the letter, Republican Leader Foxx writes: “The ... Read more »
Today, the House will vote on H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. This shortsighted, job-killing legislation doubles down on a flawed 80-year-old system, encourages union giveaways, and limits employers’ abilities to create apprenticeship programs that meet the unique needs of their workers. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and ... Read more »
Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Democrats’ reintroduction of the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act, far-reaching, radical legislation that allows union bosses to consolidate power, coerce workers, line their own pockets, and bolster their own political agenda: “A new Congress, but we are seeing the same ill-... Read more »
