*Tomorrow's hearing is postponed until further notice* WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth.” “The Biden administration’s radical union agenda is a threat to our most fundamen... Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opposing the Tri-Agencies’ proposed mental health parity rules. In the letter, Chairwoman Foxx says the proposed r... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined host Peter List on Labor Relations Radio. In the discussion, Chairwoman Foxx highlighted the Committee’s work to strengthen the workforce and push back against Big Labor and the Biden administration’s job-killing regulations. Excerpts from the interview are below: On Acting Secretary of Labor Julie ... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Cardona urging a joint effort to protect student loan borrowers against shameless scammers who claim to offer “help” with loans. Politico covered the letter and the Department’s initial response in its morning education newsletter. Foxx wants to fight student loan debt... Read more »
On Thursday, October 19, 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 "Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries." “Parents are rightly concerned about the kind of content their children are consuming at the K-12 level. It’s time that we have a conversation that’... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, legislation that brings much-needed transparency, accountability, and clarity to foreign gift reporting requirements for colleges and universiti... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) submitted a comment letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) urging the agency to revise its proposed rule that would allow abortions and abortion services to be covered in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In the letter, Fo... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 18, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth.” “The Biden administration’s radical union agenda is a threat to our most fundamental freedoms, including the right to wo... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to President Biden and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su raising serious concerns that the White House is not following the law and providing a safe working environment for White House employees. As of October 4, 2023, there have been 12 dog bite incidents involving Commander, which raise questions ab... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) issued the following statement after antisemitic groups released statements supporting Hamas and announced a Day of Resistance targeting Israel: “In the strongest possible terms, we condemn the numerous statements issued... Read more »
