Employers are struggling to find workers with the skills necessary to fill nearly nine million open jobs in the country. Job seekers are struggling to gain the skills necessary for success. That mismatch is hurting America’s economic competitiveness. In order to address these challenges and ensure qualified workers can access good-paying jobs, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) ne... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing titled: “FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools.” Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) said: “The Education Department’s FAFSA rollout has been defined by poor communication, negligence, and incompetence that has wreaked havoc on the entire university syste... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, April 16, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled: “ERISA’s 50th Anniversary: the Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care.” “Employer-sponsored insurance—governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)—is the core of America’s health care system. Employer... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ (NAIA) vote to protect women’s sports: "Allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports is a travesty—one that the Biden administration is enabling with its radical interpretation of Title IX. The result? Women are... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (Local 2325) President Lisa Ohta after the union failed to comply in full with the Committee’s subpoena demands. The letter dismisses Local 2325’s meritless claims that the subpoena is overly broad, violates the First Amendment, and is outside... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration announcing a new set of plans to cancel illegally more student loan debt, forcing taxpayers to foot the bill: “Here we go again. President Biden continues to break the law in his quest to make college ‘free.’ The problem is these so-called solutions to... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Department of Labor Solicitor Seema Nanda requesting documents and information on the solicitor’s role in Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) failure to call for the return of the overpayment of $127 ... Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, April 11, at 9:30 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled: “Unlocking Opportunity: Allowing Independent Contractors to Access Benefits.” “The dynamics of America’s workforce are rapidly changing, and it’s critical that we keep up by developing innovative policies that support this evolving framework,”... Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, April 10, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing titled: “FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools.” Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) said: “The Education Department’s FAFSA rollout has been defined by poor communication, negligence, and incompetence that has wreaked havoc on the entire un... Read more »
ICYMI: Foxx Touts Bipartisan Bills to Align Education Opportunities with Workforce Needs In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott on a bipartisan panel discussion hosted by Business Roundtable on “Building America’s Ever-Ready Workforce.” Foxx discussed modernizing America’s workforce development syst... Read more »
