House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) today wrote to the Biden-Harris Transition Team and White House Counsel’s office about President Biden’s “unprecedented removal” of National Labor Relations Board (N... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement rebuking the Biden administration’s decision to eliminate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program: “Compliance assistance is vital in ensuring that business owners understand and fulfill obligations under the law. With the eliminati... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Amy Gutmann, expressing concerns over the university’s close relationship with the Biden family and recent revelatio... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement today regarding President Biden’s designation of Peter Sung Ohr to serve as Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relation’s Board (NLRB) after Biden fired Peter Robb from the position on January 20: “One of President Biden’s first actions to ‘unify’ our nation was to fire th... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Education Innovation and Opportunity, announced their House Resolution celebrating this week as National School Choice Week. “A high-quality education is an indispensable tool, and America’s children deserve an education ... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), released the list of new Republican members who were selected by the Republican Steering Committee to serve on the Education and Labor Committee in the 117th Congress. “The Education and Labor Committee plays a foundational role in Congress, covering issues that impact Americans at all stages of life – from c... Read more »
A bipartisan group of Education and Labor Committee Members introduced legislation today to strengthen federal efforts to prevent and treat the harmful impacts of child abuse. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Stronger CAPTA) includes bold, bipartisan reforms that will help states combat the uptick in child abuse and neglect. The four Republican co-sponsors are Rep. James Come... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement strongly criticizing the Biden administration’s demand that National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb resign from his Senate-confirmed, four-year appointment: “President Biden’s continuous calls for unity and civil discourse upon taking his oath of office ... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), criticized President-elect Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion liberal wish list masquerading as a COVID-19 package: “President-elect Biden’s plan just throws around more taxpayer money with no regard for its efficacy and regurgitates left-wing policy priorities. This proposal calls for a job-killing $15 min... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), sent a letter to the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) requesting information about the failure on the part of DCPS and WTU to safely reopen schools in Washington, D.C. The letter follow... Read more »
