Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Workers United International President Lynne Fox to request information about Michelle Eisen’s employment and compensation history with the union and whether it coincided with her testifying as a Starbucks barista at a Committee hearing in September 2022. Workers United’s LM-2 filing with the Department o... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses, and the Economy.” “WHD is pushing economically damaging regulations that will negatively impact the economy and small businesses. WHD rules are excessively burdensome, impose enormous costs on bu... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Education Department’s illegal and unilateral actions to cancel loans for more than 800,000 borrowers: “The Biden administration’s blatantly political attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court is shameful. The Biden administration is trampling the rule of law, hurting borrowers, a... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Kalpana Kotagal was confirmed by the Senate to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), establishing a Democrat majority on the commission: “Ever Since President Biden designated EEOC Chair Burrows in 2021, the commission has been marred by mismanagemen... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses": "Today’s hearing addresses the growing threat of foreign influence on American education. "The father of this nation, George Washin... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed a comprehensive health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members: H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act. “Dishonest billing, opaque rules, and shady industry practices have left patients payin... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, 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 “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses.” “Emboldened foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party are using America’s colleges and universities to subvert the nation’s interests. Dis... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup to consider four bills — H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act: "Today’s markup builds upon the Committee’s lon... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate a recent study that found charter school students outperformed their traditional public-school counterparts on multiple metrics. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “It’s undeniable that charter schools provide students with excellent opportunities in e... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider four bills: H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act. “For too long, patients have been left in the dark, unable to make informed health care decisions which has left them paying h... Read more »
