Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Metro Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith raising concerns about MPD’s refusal to assist in clearing out an encampment of antisemitic protestors on George Washington University’s ca... Read more »

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, May 7, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full committee hearing titled “Examining the Education Department’s Policies, Priorities, and FY 2023 Financial Audit Failure.” Secretary Miguel Cardona will testify at the hearing. “I’m greatly disappointed by Secretary Cardona’s leadership of the Department of... Read more »

WASHINGTON — Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement as unlawful encampments on college campuses continue to disrupt learning and endanger students: “Illegal actions must have consequences. It’s that simple. Parents teach their toddlers this very basic notion—if you do something wrong there will be repercussions. So it boggles my mind th... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) updated guidance on workplace harassment: “The EEOC has detached itself from reality—today’s final guidance is nothing more than a homage to leftist activists who want Americans to conform to their warped politi... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s final Association Health Plans (AHP) rule that prohibits small businesses from banding together to offer high-quality, low-cost coverage options to their workers: "Hardworking Americans want affordable health care options—this is a simpl... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to Richard Cordray’s planned departure as the head of the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid: “Finally, we have some good news from the Department of Education: Richard Cordray is leaving. Cordray will be remembered for his ineffective leadership... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s final rule affecting the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program: “Another rule, another Big Labor giveaway—what a shock. The Department of Labor (DOL) isn’t allowed to interfere in labor-management relations. But statutes, the ... Read more »

NEW YORK, NY — Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Members for a meeting hosted by Jewish students at Columbia University. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks: “Columbia University is in a freefall. “Following the explosion of this antisemitism, the Education and the Workforce Committee started investigating. “So fa... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) sent a letter to Department of Education Inspector General Sandra Bruce raising concerns about considerable fraud within the federal student financial aid system and demanding answers on the Department’s efforts to prevent and remedy these issues. In the letter the lawmakers wri... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule that would implement unrealistic standards to school nutrition plans across the nation while ignoring many of the concerns of stakeholders: "Beltway bureaucrats at the USDA think they know best when it c... Read more »