Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on preventing youth from encountering the juvenile justice system: “Supporting America’s young people and keeping our communities safe are priorities Republicans have long supported. Federal policies have focused for years on... Read more »
Professional development (PD) programs for teachers have been co-opted by the Left. These programs should help teachers upskill—not bully them into spreading controversial material in the classroom. Unfortunately, too many school districts pay outside consultants handsomely to lecture educators on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and gender politics. School districts and administrators should focus on a... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led every Committee Republican member in sending a letter to Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) requesting a hearing to examine the implementation of the Biden administration’s reckless student loan bailout and the continuation of the student loan repayment moratorium. In the letter, the Members write: “Unfortunately, your suppor... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on H.R. 7345, which creates undue burdens on America’s farmers and limits the opportunities of America’s youth employed on farms: “Agriculture provides valuable opportunities for young people in rural areas across the country. As a nati... Read more »
The Biden administration’s student loan bailout will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions but does nothing to solve the college cost crisis. Instead, the administration’s reckless actions will provide cover for colleges and universities that have gouged students for decades. That’s why House Republicans are offering real solutions that will help make college more affordable for students and familie... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement criticizing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposal to revive the Obama administration’s job-killing joint employer standard: “Businesses across the country have been buried under a mountain of regulatory rubble for more than a year thanks to the Biden administration, but apparen... Read more »
Federal law already protects private-sector employees’ right to form a union, but the Biden administration believes that’s not enough. Instead, the administration is attempting to bypass Congress and implement the unpopular PRO Act’s policies through executive fiat. Taken together, these policies would force workers to pay union dues against their will, expose workers to intimidation and coercion,... Read more »
President Biden finally announced his plans for federal student loan cancelation, and Americans could not be getting a worse deal. Biden’s plan does nothing to reform the federal student loan system nor address rising college costs; rather, this administration is forcing taxpayers who never went to college or who made fiscally responsible choices to fund his student loan scheme. It bears repeating... Read more »
Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education (Department) Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding a proposed rule on comprehensive reviews of change in ownership. This rule will not fix the problems plaguing the control and conversion application process, but it does unfairly target proprietary institutions. Rep. Foxx writes: “I feel v... Read more »
On Thursday afternoon, Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the disastrous consequences of President Biden’s student loan cancellation scheme. Video and key excerpts below: We’re talking real money… “This [is] a hair-brained scheme, that the President has come up with to buy votes. … The Committee for a Responsible Budget is sayi... Read more »
