WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduce health care spending, and increase com... Read more »
On Tuesday, July 18, 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 ... Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, July 12, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider: Transparency in Billing Act, Transparency in Coverage Act, Health DATA Act, and 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 higher costs. The Committee is rectifying t... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s latest push to strip health coverage options away from Americans: “Evidently, the thought of Americans exercising choice when it comes to picking their own health insurance makes the Biden administration quake in its boots. The latest rules p... Read more »
Many employers are feeling the effects of Biden’s economic policies as they struggle to access the skilled workforce needed. More and more, job creators are removing degree requirements and shifting to skills-based hiring to broaden the talent pipeline and fill in-demand, good-paying careers. Yet society has perpetuated the idea that baccalaureate degrees are the only pathway to the middle class ... 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 letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding processing delays of H-2B applications. The Department of Labor (DOL) is required to take first action on applications within seven days, yet it’s taken 90 days for many application... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to scrutinize the legality of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s ability to serve as an acting secretary for a prolonged period. Ms. Su began her tenure as Acting Secretary of Labor on March 11, 2023—117 days ago. In the letter, Foxx writ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 13, 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 in... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Under Secretary James Kvaal to set the record straight after he mislead the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development during its hearing on May 24, 2023. Under Secretary Kvaal insisted that the Department of Education provided Chairwoman Foxx an unredacted copy of t... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), released statements following President Biden announcing he will try to revive illegally his student loan “forgiveness” scheme through the Higher Education Act, finalize an income-driven repayment (IDR) rule, ... Read more »
