Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.” What: Full Committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Witne... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) applauded Eastern Michigan University’s decision to end its partnerships with two Chinese universities tied to the Chinese military and national security apparatus. In February, Chairman Walberg and Chairman Moolenaar urged EMU leadership to ... Read more »
Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled "Screentime in Schools." What: Subcommittee hearing titled "Screentime in Schools" When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Press: The hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed on th... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on reports of a Chinese national employed at the University of Michigan who attempted to smuggle a dangerous biological pathogen into the United States: “It has been clear for quite some time that the Chinese government is utilizing supposedly innocuous research partnerships with American universiti... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College demanding disciplinary records for those who participated in antisemitic incidents on campus. In the letter, Walberg and Owens write: “The Committee on Educatio... Read more »
Thursday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor.” What: Full Committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor” When: 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Witness: The H... Read more »
Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.” What: Full Committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Wit... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report outlining the benefits of apprenticeship programs and how the federal government can get out of the way so more job creators can participate, making apprenticeship programs more successful for students and workers: “Our workforce is at a dire turnin... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to employers, employees, labor‑management experts, worker advocates, scholars, compliance professionals, and other interested stakeholders for feedback on ways to improve the Labor‑Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA) so ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the House passed the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan—through Trump’s big, beautiful bill to provide tax relief for American families and small businesses, lower college costs, rein in wasteful spending, and reduce the federal budget deficit: “Today we cleared a huge hurdle, and we ... Read more »
