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Walberg, Allen Demand Answers on Union Failures to Protect Workers’ Sensitive, Personal Info

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Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) sent letters to six union leaders expressing concerns about their failure to protect union members’ personal information. The letters to the United Auto Workers; the Service Employees International Union; the Communications Workers of America; the... Read more »

Chair Mackenzie Announces Hearing on Reclaiming OSHA's Mission

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Thursday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), will hold a hearing titled “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach” When: 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Press: The hearing i... Read more »

Chair Walberg Remarks on Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses

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Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses”: "The Committee on Education and Workforce has been instrumental in exposing the antisemitism that has infected our nation’s oldest and best-known institutions of highe... Read more »

Kiley Announces Charter School Hearing

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Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Reimagining Education: How Charter Schools Are Closing Gaps and Opening Doors.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled "Reimagining Education: How Charter Schools Are Closing Gaps and Opening Doors" When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 202... Read more »

Hearing Recap: "Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses"

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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 »

Mackenzie Holds Hearing on FECA Reform and Oversight

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Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting Taxpayer Dollars": "Today’s hearing is about examining the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), a more than a century-old law, to consider how it might be improved to benefit inj... Read more »

College Presidents to Answer for Mishandling of Antisemitic, Violent Protests — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.

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Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Sara@mail.house.gov Tomorrow, May 7, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.” “For the past few years, our Committee has played a critical role in both uncove... Read more »

ICYMI: The End of the Free College Lunch

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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 »

Chairman Walberg Talks Antisemitism

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Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) participated in a press conference to address the rise of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States. The press conference comes the day before the Committee's hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.” Chairman Walberg was joined by House Republican Conference... Read more »

Hearing Recap: "FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting Taxpayer Dollars"

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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 »

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