Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how free speech rights are continuously being violated on college campuses: "What our young men and women practice and learn at colleges and universities will impact our nations for generations to come far beyond their own careers. How... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how the Biden administration's heavy-handed mandates and out-of-touch regulatory policies are hurting America’s workforce: “One of the most troubling consequences of pandemic-related closures and the Left’s failing polices: The decline of America... Read more »
Tomorrow, March 29, 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 “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses.” "The Freedom of Speech is a fundamental Constitutional right," said Chair Owens. "The recent onslaught of attacks against free speech at colleges and universities acros... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to express concerns with the agency’s proposed “Non-Compete Clause Rule” which would impose a ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Chairwoman Foxx contends that the FTC’s decision to issue this proposed rule—outside of its legal... Read more »
Tomorrow, March 28, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment” which will examine how current economic conditions created by Biden administration policies are negatively impacting employment for workers and job creators. “America’s workers and job creators are being stifled by top-down policies ... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, joined by Reps. Tim Walberg, Glenn Grothman, Elise Stefanik, Rick Allen, Jim Banks, Burgess Owens, Lisa McClain, Mary Miller, Aaron Bean, Nathaniel Moran, and Erin Houchin, sent a comment letter to the Department of Education urging the Department to withdraw a proposed rule that removes protections provided to religious studen... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and puts in place concrete legal protections that will ensure parents always have a seat at the table when it comes to their child’s education. During debate of H.R. 5, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks on t... Read more »
Ahead of a House vote to override President Biden’s veto of H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s rule encouraging retirement plan fiduciaries to consider or choose investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), delivered the following remarks (as pr... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report finding that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) approved special financial assistance (SFA) applications that may have included deceased participants: “Today’s OIG report is yet another strike against the taxpayer-fun... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Vice-Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) sent a letter to Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, to slam the agency for its apparent indifference on the importance of Congressional oversight. Previously, the lawmakers sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Car... Read more »
