Every student deserves a high-quality education that prepares him or her for success later in life, and the systemic failures of traditional public schools have never been more evident than in the post-COVID education landscape. In this new environment, charter schools are an increasingly popular public school choice option—serving nearly 4 million students in 44 states. Today, the Subcommittee on... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, the House Committee on Education and Workforce held a hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.” Among those called to testify was Haverford President Wendy Raymond, who refused to answer the Committee’s questions about disciplinary actions taken to counteract the pervasive culture of antisemitism on her campus. Her test... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and Workforce held a hearing to examine the rise in antisemitism on college campuses beyond the Ivy League. Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) opened the hearing by highlighting how campus antisemitism has spread rapidly across the nation. “The scourge of antisemitism has taken root far beyond the country’s best-known ivory towers. And it’s our responsibility ... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, the Education and Workforce Committee passed theStudent Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan—a vital portion of Trump’s big, beautiful bill to provide tax relief for American families and small business, rein in wasteful spending, and reduce the federal budget deficit. The bill saves taxpayers more than $350 billion while also addressing the college cost crisis through several... Read more »
Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing examining theFederal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). The FECA program provides benefits to federal government employees who sustain an injury or illness in the performance of duty anywhere in the world. Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) started off the hearing by discussing the desperate need to reform this program to meet... Read more »
America’s skills gap, which means workers don’t have the skills employers actually need, is projected to cost $1.2 TRILLION in GDP over the next 10 years, according to America Succeeds. Last Congress, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) made this prescient statement: “Without swift action, the skills gap is in danger of becoming a skills canyon... Read more »
Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held a hearing examining the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Left’s efforts to manipulate ERISA plans to push a radical political agenda. These benefit plans hold an estimated $14 trillion in assets and benefit 156 million workers, retirees, and dependents. The hearing started off with Subcommittee Chairman Ric... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Fox News to discuss antisemitism on college campuses and the Committee’s efforts to advance budget legislation that cuts wasteful spending and puts more money back in Americans’ pockets. On passing budget legislation to cut waste, fraud, and abuse: “We’re looking at some significant cuts that willin fact—I... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, George Gresham, the president of 1199SEIU, the largest health care workers' union in the U.S, was recently accused of treating member dues like a personal slush fund. American workers are realizing that union leaders would rather spend money on extravagant personal expenses instead of their own union members—and workers are tired of it. Another Example of Why Most Workers Ca... Read more »
Female athletes finally have an ally in the White House. Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education for its continued push to allow biological males to compete against women and girls—in spite of the Trump administration’s executive order to protect female athletes. This is a stark contrast to the previous administration. The Biden-Harris Dep... Read more »
