Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following statement after offering a pro-innovation amendment during a committee markup of the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (H.R. 8294): "As we have heard today, Republicans and Democrats agree that apprenticeships play a critical role in addressing our nation’... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, partisan legislation that will close potential pathways to work and fails to provide flexibility for job creators. “American innovation is no accident. It must b... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule which establishes criteria for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act: “The flexibility and opportunity offered in our modern economy by the independe... Read more »
During today’s debate of H.R. 2694, Democrats opposed an amendment offered by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, that would protect religious organizations from being forced to make employment decisions that conflict with their faith. During the amendment debate, Rep. Foxx said on the House floor: "Republicans support protections in federal law for p... Read more »
Today, the House is considering H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. While well-intentioned, this legislation unfortunately does not include a long-standing provision from the Civil Rights Act which protects religious organizations from being forced to make employment decisions that conflict with their faith. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Ed... Read more »
House Democrats are advancing legislation they falsely characterize as an education bill. In reality, it’s a bill that radically rewrites the Civil Rights Act without any debate. Specifically, it creates a private right of action, which could lead to additional burdens on school systems and does nothing to eliminate the state’s ability to trap students in low-performing schools. On the House floor... Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, slammed Committee Democrats after they issued a politically motivated subpoena to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): “This politically motivated subpoena is a fishing expedition masquerading as legitimate Congressional oversight. Committee Democrats are fixated on their misguided effort to relitigate the ... Read more »
House Democrats are advancing partisan legislation that imposes a top-down, big government approach that would have the federal government decide how best to address local issues of diversity in America’s schools. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks: "Republicans and Democrats agree that discri... Read more »
Today, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to discuss gender-based protections: "Prior to coming to Congress, I was proud to serve as a prosecutor of domestic violence cases to ensure justice was carried out. Additionally, during my time as a D... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), per Foxx’s urging, announced it will extend nationwide school nutrition program waivers through the end of the calendar year: “As instruction for the upcoming school year begins, schools and families should have the flexibilities they ne... Read more »
