Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the White House announced it will be ordering the Department of Labor to issue a national regulation on worker vaccination: “Biden has no business issuing a burdensome vaccine regulation that will further harm overworked and struggling businessowners. This is a Hail Mary attempt by... Read more »
One of the strong benefits of child care in this country is the fact that parents have the opportunity to choose a provider that works best for them – whether that involves placing a child in a provider’s home, a child care center, or a child care run by a faith-based provider. The child care community and parents who are rightfully worried that America’s diverse system built on parental preferenc... Read more »
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, opposing the Democrat's Fiscal Year 2022 Education and Labor budget reconciliation package: "In their reporting on the Democrats’ socialist spending bill, the New York Times said it would [quote] 'touch virtually every American’s life, from conception to aged infirmity.' [end quote] "I would take that statemen... Read more »
At the opening of today's markup of the Democrats' Fiscal Year 2022 Education and Labor budget reconciliation package, Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, slamming Democrats' socialist, reckless, and un-American spending proposals: "2021 is already one of the most expensive years on record for working Americans. Inflation is up more tha... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House unveiled their drug pricing scheme: “The costs of prescription drugs are a major concern for workers and families, especially now as Biden’s failed economic policies are raising the cost of just about everything. “We know w... Read more »
Democrats are artificially lowering Medicare drug prices and asking employers to pay the difference. Their plan, known as H.R. 3, is being rolled into the budget reconciliation process to advance socialized medicine and deliver another blow to employer-sponsored insurance. Under H.R. 3, drug companies will be forced to negotiate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to lower drug costs o... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Education and Labor Democrats unveiled their piece of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion partisan spending package: “This monstrous spending package recklessly increases what was already the highest sustained spending spree in American history. It asks taxpayers, their children, and grandc... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after reports that only 235,000 jobs were added in August, falling nearly 500,000 short of expectations: “Failing to meet expectations is the new normal in Biden’s America. Despite widespread vaccine availability, the August jobs report was the worst in Biden’s presidential history,... Read more »
Parents are fed up with our educational system, and rightly so. During an especially torturous year for students and parents, the left pushed ahead with its race-based educational agenda that sacrifices facts on the altar of “wokeness.” As parents’ frustrations and fears for the quality of their children’s education pour over in school board meetings across the country, it is clear that Critical R... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the Curriculum Review of Teachings (CRT) Transparency Act. This legislation would require local school districts to post the curriculum for each grade of their elementary and secondary schools on a publicly accessible website. Lack of awareness and accountability for what... Read more »
