WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, December 13, 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 w... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act. The legislation provides o... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, December 6 at 10 a.m. in 2261, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (R-VA) will participate in a brief photo/video spray at the beginning of a bipartisan briefing with Israel’s Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism, Michal Cotler-Wunsh. As Special Envoy, Cotler-Wunsh has tracked the antisem... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology presidents accountable for antisemitism on their campuses. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the hearing titled "Holding Campus Leader Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism": "Before ... Read more »
Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Nick.Barley@mail.house.gov. Tomorrow, December 5, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism.” “Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen countless examples of antisemitic demonst... Read more »
WASHINGTON–Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House Floor in response to the alarming rise in antisemitic attacks across the country: "Antisemitism has reared its ugly head on our very shores—it should be extinguished entirely. "Over the past few weeks, we have seen antisemitic demonstratio... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's Member Day hearing: "Thanks to all of our guests for joining this year’s Member Day hearing. "Non-committee Members are invited to share stories, policies, and issues from their home districts to help inform our decision making as w... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro raising concerns about the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) methodologies and accuracy in reporting labor market conditions. Foxx’s inquiry to the GAO comes as the Biden administration continues to tout the success ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) issued the following statement regarding a newly launched Title IX investigation into the Sun Prairie Area School District that comes after the lawmakers sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona outlining serious concerns relat... Read more »
Tomorrow, December 1, at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a Member Day hearing. “From pre-k to retirement, this Committee impacts all Americans including the way they learn, work, and ultimately, succeed,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “The Committee is working to expand education freedom, establish a well-equipped, high-quality work... Read more »
