WASHINGTON – House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) today are calling on Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide answers about the Department’s decision to waive in... Read more »
Yesterday’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development.” The hearing covered reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and the need for reforms to help America overcome the skills gap in our nation’s workforce. With 10 million unfilled jobs in... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in support of National Charter School Week and the flexibility that charter schools provide to parents whose children would otherwise be trapped in underperforming schools. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: “I rise today to recognize National Charter School Week, during which we celebrate the work... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development": "If these past three years have proven anything, it’s that America has an extremely resilient workforce. Through the COVID pan... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by 12 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack raising concerns over the agency’s proposed rule, “Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” Chairwoman Foxx and the Members argue that th... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify Biden’s unlawful student loan debt transfer scheme. On the passage of H.J. Res. 45, Chairwoman Foxx said: “The culture of this country has shifted from one in which individuals are responsible for paying for themselves to one in which the government plays nanny to eac... Read more »
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 “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development.” “Every member of Congress is hearing that employers are struggling to find skilled workers. A skills-based economy is on the horizon, but for America to co... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s markup to consider H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme: “The Committee is meeting today to discuss H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overtu... Read more »
WASHINGTON – A recent poll from the Washington Post found that 60 percent of Americans believe that—at all levels—boys and men should not be allowed to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. However, the Biden administration proposed changes to Title IX last month that would limit athletic opportunities for women and girls by allowing males identifying as women to compete in school sports. In Case ... Read more »
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will markup H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme. On March 17, 2023, the Government Accountability Office issued a legal decision finding that President Biden’s student loan bailout plan should have been submitted to Congress as a ‘rule.’ This decision reaffirmed C... Read more »
