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 of H.R. 5933, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: "Before turning to the legislative agenda today, I would like to first take a moment to address... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Bari Weiss’ recent article highlights new reporting from the Network Contagion Research Institute which found that over 200 American colleges and universities received $13 billion in previously undisclosed contributions from foreign regimes which has helped fuel antisemitism on college campuses. Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee will vote on the DETERRENT Act... Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA) submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the Department to withdraw its harmful proposed overtime rule because of its negative impact on workers, small business, nonprofits, colleges, and universitie... Read more »
On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 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 "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus." "A wave of unabashed antisemitism at colleges and universities is leading to harassment and violence against the Jewish community, and it must be met with swift condemnatio... Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, November 8, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up H.R. 5933, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act. “Bad foreign actors are undermining our nation’s interests by exploiting research contracts and hiding financial partnerships with American universities. The DETERREN... Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today, the House passed H. Res. 798, Congressman Burgess Owens’ (R-UT) resolution condemning the support of Hamas and other terrorist organizations on college campuses. “Congressman Owens’ resolution sends a clear message: antisemitism has no place in America, especially not on college campuses. Colleges and universities have become a breeding ground for radical ideology. That fact ha... 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) are demanding responsive materials and transcribed interviews after Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Su failed to provide information about the Employee Benefit Security Administration’s (EBSA) enforcement practices. T... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Cardona admonishing the Department for buried changes to unassuming guidance related to prayer in public elementary and secondary schools, which is constitutionally protected. The administration’s changes jeopardize the religious freedoms of students. In the letter, Foxx w... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks in support of H. Res. 798, Congressman Burgess Owens’ (R-UT) resolution condemning the support of Hamas and other terrorist organizations at postsecondary education institutions. “I rise today in support of H. Res. 798, a resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses and e... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a subpoena to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for documents related to borrower defense to repayment. The Committee has communicated multiple requests to the Department for data on borrower defense as part of its oversight responsibilities. In each instance, the Department has stonewalled the Commit... Read more »
