Press Releases

  • Rob Green to Lead Workforce Policy Staff
    Sep 6, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, today announced that Rob Green has joined the Committee staff as Workforce Policy Director. “Rob is a longtime friend of this Committee, and we’re all familiar with his energetic and creative perspective on work... More
  • Encouraging Innovation, Opportunity, and Flexibility in the Sharing Economy
    Sep 6, 2017  - The Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to examine the sharing economy and consider how it relates to our nation’s workforce policies. “There is no question that this growing economic sector has improved the American quality of life,” ... More
  • THIS WEEK: Committee to Examine Sharing Economy
    Sep 5, 2017  - On Wednesday, September 6, at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing to examine the sharing economy and policies relating to this emerging workforce. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Buil... More
  • Foxx Praises Exit of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Student Loan Servicing
    Sep 1, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement praising the Department of Education’s decision to end its Memorandum of Understanding with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the oversight of student l... More
  • Foxx, Byrne Statement on EEO-1 Form
    Aug 29, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following joint statement after the Office of Management and Budget rescinded changes to the EEO-1 form: “Every Amer... More
  • Foxx, Walberg Statement on Senate Confirmation of Marvin Kaplan
    Aug 2, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate confirmed Marvin Kaplan to fill one of two vacant s... More
  • Foxx and Scott Look Forward to Working with Senate Colleagues on Juvenile Justice Reforms to Help At-Risk Youth
    Aug 2, 2017  - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce released the following joint statement praising the passage of juvenile justice reforms by the United States ... More