WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules that would make it harder for employers to demonstrate compliance with mental health parity law: “Employers recognize the need to support the mental... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students.” “Across the board—from math and reading to civics and history—student scores have hit long-term lows. Years after pandemic shutdowns went into effect, students are s... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 27, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers.” “America’s postsecondary education system is facing a reckoning. Outrageous costs, lackluster completion rates, and rising loan balances are... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by six House Republicans, sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack seeking answers about fraud and improper payments affecting hungry children. The letter comes after USDA ignored an earlier request for documents relating to taxpayer-funded nutrition programs. In the letter,... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, sending a message to sanctuary states and cities that educational facilities should be used for educating students, not housing illegal aliens. During debate on the legislation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks on the House Floor: “Housing illegal aliens in ... Read more »
On Wednesday, July 26, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students.” “Across the board—from math and reading to civics and history—student scores have hit long-term lows. Years after pandemic shutdowns went into effect, s... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, a bill to ensure the facilities of our nation’s schools and colleges are used to educate students, not house illegal aliens. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “I rise today in support of H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters ... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses and the Economy": "There is broad agreement across party lines that the American economy is on the wrong track. After two and a half years of unprecedented spending ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – As first reported by the New York Times, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) of the Education and the Workforce Committee, and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Dr. Michael V. Drake and Carol T. Christ, President and Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley, about Berkeley's joint institute with Tsinghua Univ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its final rule that would re-instate provisions of the controversial Obama-era recordkeeping rule: “OSHA is putting job creators through the wringer—again. This final rule will not do a thing to improve work... Read more »
