WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers": "Deeply embedded in the American psyche is the idea that colleges and universities provide valuable education that offers the best pat... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to once again encourage President Biden to withdraw Julie Su’s nomination for Secretary of Labor. “Julie Su has now exceeded the previous record for the longest duration between a Presidential cabinet nomination and a confirmation—when the same party controls the White House and the Senate—since 1... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a recent report from Parents Defending Education (PDE) that reveals the Chinese Communist Party’s financial grip on America’s K-12 schools: “It remains our solemn responsibility to slap away the hands of malign foreign actors whenever they attempt to interfere in ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of an amicus brief, recently filed by the House of Representatives, to push back against the Biden administration’s dangerous regulatory overreach that is subverting the Constitution. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “I rise today in support of a govern... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, 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 “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers.” “America’s postsecondary education system is facing a reckoning. Outrageous costs, lackluster completion rates, and rising loan balances are pushing mor... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students": "Ask any parent and he or she will tell you that America’s kids are in trouble. "The great irony of COVID is how a majority of parents... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules that would make it harder for employers to demonstrate compliance with mental health parity law: “Employers recognize the need to support the mental... Read more »
Tomorrow, 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 “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students.” “Across the board—from math and reading to civics and history—student scores have hit long-term lows. Years after pandemic shutdowns went into effect, students are s... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 27, 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 “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers.” “America’s postsecondary education system is facing a reckoning. Outrageous costs, lackluster completion rates, and rising loan balances are... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by six House Republicans, sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack seeking answers about fraud and improper payments affecting hungry children. The letter comes after USDA ignored an earlier request for documents relating to taxpayer-funded nutrition programs. In the letter,... Read more »
