WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealing Job Corps’ glaring shortfalls in upholding safety and security protocols at its facilities, failing to prevent drugs from getting on campus and into the hands of students, and failing to hire qualified inte... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Politico profiled Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx’s (R-NC) journey to Capitol Hill and her work on behalf of students, parents, workers, and job creators. ‘She’s just a bull’: Meet the woman leading the GOP’s charge on schools and work By Eleanor Mueller and Bianca Quilantan August 18, 2023 Fifty years ago, Virginia Foxx attended a school boar... Read more »
WASHINGTON—Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the Committee, introduced H.R. 5224, the Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation renews the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (MCAA) and makes critical updates to help the National Center for M... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is demanding answers from Workers United after International President Lynne Fox ignored an inquiry about Michelle Eisen’s employment with the union. In a July 17 letter to Workers United, Chairwoman Foxx requested information about Michelle Eisen’s employment and compensation history with the union to determ... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, the Wall Street Journal highlighted the meteoric rise of college tuition cost at several public universities and described the root causes, including wasteful investments, excessive administrators, and little accountability. Colleges Spend Like There’s No Tomorrow. ‘These Places Are Just Devouring Money.’ By Melissa Korn, Andrea Fuller, and Jennifer S. Forsyth August 10, 202... 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 letterto Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su slamming the agency for failing to comply with rulemaking procedures under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The RFA requires the DOL to consider the impacts of its regulations ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran and General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo outlining dozens of instances of misconduct found in documents provided by NLRB whistleblower Rebecca Dormon. Dorman provided the Committee with more than 500 pages of documents related to the ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration issued a final rule to update Davis-Bacon Act regulations on prevailing wages for federal construction projects: “This administration can’t bend over backward far enough to satisfy its union puppet masters. The Wage and Hour Division’s sweeping D... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) co-led a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona condemning the Department of Education’s decision to withhold Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funds from hunting and archery education programs nationwide and requesting a... 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 Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su slamming the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) for demanding financial information related to company officials and supervisors who discussed issues related to collec... Read more »
