Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) blasted the Biden administration for pushing regulations that will throttle the franchise model and undermine the path to the American Dream for many entrepreneurs. Republican Leader Foxx’s Remarks: “The Biden administration’s destructive regulatory agenda is jeopardizing the franchise model. “President Biden will stop at ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s announcement that President Biden’s illegal student loan bailout will remain suspended, and that the Court will take up its challenge next year: “President Biden’s proposal is illegal and I’m glad to see the Court will soon have the chance to e... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed a temporary return-to-office agreement announced this week by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows between EEOC and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). EEOC and the AFGE finally came to a temporary agreement: it is grossly insufficient. After two and a half years, the ... Read more »
America’s ongoing worker shortage is forcing employers to reimagine how they identify qualified workers. Fewer employers are requiring a baccalaureate degree because arbitrary degree requirements restrict qualified applicants. Moreover, many workers are finding they have a knack for certain fields or developed valuable skillsets through specialized programs, apprenticeships, and on-the-job experie... Read more »
Taxpayers just can’t catch a break under the Biden administration. Last Week, President Biden extended the student loan repayment pause—again. The administration is bending over backwards to satisfy far-left interest groups instead of American taxpayers. Millions of Americans never took out federal student loans or scrimped and worked to pay off their loans. Eighty-seven percent of Americans do no... Read more »
During an inflation crisis, a worker shortage, continued supply chain disruptions, and a looming recession, now is not the time to put additional burdens on job creators. Apparently, the Biden administration has not gotten the memo. From an expansive joint employer rule to punitive penalties on businesses, Biden’s federal bureaucrats are set to make the lives of workers and job creators a living h... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to extend the student loan repayment pause for the sixth time: “Since taking office, this administration has done everything in its power to run the federal student loan program into the ground. This may appease radical members of his party a... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released the following statement after President Biden’s Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors when making invest... Read more »
With the Biden administration’s radical student loan bailout stalled in court, rumors that President Biden will extend the student loan repayment pause are surfacing again. As of November, borrowers haven’t had to make a payment in 33 months; a further extension would be a bad idea. Here’s why: 1. We are no longer in a national emergency. Student loan repayments were put on hold because of COVID-1... Read more »
Today, the United States has more than 10 million job openings and more than six million unemployed individuals. Yet America’s skills gap is not new. The problem is that colleges and universities are not adequately preparing students to enter the workforce. Asking students to spend tens of thousands of dollars on postsecondary education, then making them essentially start from scratch upon enterin... Read more »
