The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) compliance assistance programs, such as the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), provide incentives to employers to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses without punishing job creators. Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine how to better support these programs. Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-... Read more »
In Case You Missed It...Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined NewsNation to discuss the Committee’s hearing with the leaders of Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and The City University of New York (CUNY) to examine the root causes of antisemitism on America’s college campuses. Why were Georgetown, UC Berkeley, and CUNY selected to testified? “We wanted to make su... Read more »
Today, the Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing to examine the main drivers of antisemitism on college campuses such as polices on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), foreign funding, unions, and faculty members that espouse antisemitism. Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) discussed how DEI policies perpetuate antisemitic ideology. “The DEI ideology embraced by so many universit... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman requesting clarification on a variety of texts and emails sent by Shipman appearing to drown out Pro-Israel voices on campus and downplay fears of Jewish students. The letter also a... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to examine the impacts of child care on today’s economy. Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) started the hearing by highlighting how costly and inaccessible child care has disastrous effects. “The high standards in health, safety, and caregiver to child ratios are necessary to provide for the needs ... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a joint hearing with Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on how the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) can be improved to better educate Native American students. Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) opened the hearing by outlining the recurring problems in the BIE system. “Almost one year ago... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to examine the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in protecting American workers. In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) highlighted how the previous administration utilized the NLRB to expand its own authority. “The Biden-Harris Board spent four years engaging in go... Read more »
In Case You Missed It… Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressed strong support for the Education and Workforce Committee’s provision in President Trump’s one big, beautiful bill that will hold colleges accountable for student outcomes. By requiring schools to have skin in the game, Trump’s one big, beautiful bill will encourage schools to lower tuition costs and ensure programs are aligned with... Read more »
Technology has forever changed the classroom and the lives of our nation’s youth. The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to examine the impact of phones, tablets, and computers in schools. Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) started off the hearing by highlighting many of the concerns with allowing unlimited use of screens in schools. “Teachers... Read more »
Employer-sponsored health care, apprenticeship programs, and artificial intelligence (AI) were just a few of the topics at the forefront of the Education and Workforce Committee’s hearing today with Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. In his opening statement, Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) highlighted how Committee Republicans are already working with President Trump to address the sk... Read more »
