WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed landmark bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of health care and increase price transparency for patients. Led by House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and House Ways and Means Committee Chair... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act; H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act; H.J. Res. 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) joint employer rule; and H.R. 3400, the Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act. “In order to succeed in the 21st cent... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in response to UPenn President Liz Magill stepping down from her role after receiving backlash for her shocking testimony during the Committee’s December 5 hearing on antisemitism: "Three chances. President Magill had three chances to set the record straight when asked if call... Read more »
On Tuesday, December 12, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act; H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act; H.J. Res. 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) joint employer rule; and H.R. 3400, the Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act. “In order to succeed i... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su expressing concerns with the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) proposed silica rule. While Chairwoman Foxx supports reducing miners’ exposure to silica, she warns that the regulation’s compliance challenges, unrealistic implemen... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) introduced H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act. The bipartisan bill makes critical improvements to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that will expand the skills development provided under the law, strengthen the relationship betwe... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in the wake of Tuesday’s committee hearing with the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT: "The testimony we received earlier this week from Presidents Gay, Magill, and Kornbluth about the responses of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT to the rampant antisemitism displayed on their campuses by students and faculty was absol... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su requesting her commitment not to issue a joint employer proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for the rest of her tenure at the Department of Labor (DOL). The letter comes a... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the CDC’s release of Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools: An Action Guide for School and District Leaders: “In the wake of a devastating pandemic and unnecessarily prolonged school lockdowns, we know that students’ mental health is suffering. Unfortu... Read more »
WASHINGTON–Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 88, a Congressional Review Act resolution authored by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) to overturn the Biden administration's radical student loan scheme, which experts say will cost taxpayers as much as $559 billion. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has been a leading critic of President Biden and Education Secretary Cardo... Read more »
