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Never let Chairwoman Foxx catch you using the T-word, especially during Apprenticeship Week. Read more »

The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), today held a joint hearing on “Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities”. At the opening of the hearing, Chairman Rokita disc... Read more »

Lyndon B. Johnson's Vision for Higher Education No Longer Serves Students By Chairwoman Virginia Foxx The Higher Education Act of 1965 turns 52 years old Wednesday. To call this legislation groundbreaking would only tell part of its story. It did break ground, but the evidence suggests that now we’re stuck in the mud. In the middle of the last century, the Higher Education Act was billed as a rel... Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate voted to confirm Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board: “We applaud our Senate colleagues for taking another step toward restoring... Read more »

Republicans and Democrats don’t always agree on how to promote economic growth and opportunity. Read more »

The House of Representatives today passed the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441) to clarify what constitutes a “joint employer” under federal labor law. Introduced by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, the bill rolls back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) vague and expansive joint employer standard and provides certainty for local businesse... Read more »

Too often, misguided federal policies stand in the way of job creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in local communities. Read more »

On November 8 at 10:30 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a joint hearing on "Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities". The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The joint subcommittee hearing will examine how the opioid public health emergency is affecting American families, communities, and the economy. Witnesses Tim Robinson Founder and CEO Addiction Recovery Center Louisa, KY Toni Miner Family Support Partner Child and Youth Leadership Commission Jefferson County, CO Dr. Leana Wen Health Commissioner City of Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore, MD ? Dr. David Cox Superintendent Executive Officer of the County Board of Education Allegany County, MD For more information and to view a live webcast, click here. Read more »

Last month, President Donald J. Trump declared opioid abuse and addiction to be a nationwide public health emergency, and called for Congress and the administration to act on the issue that impacts over 11 million Americans. The opioid epidemic has inflicted suffering and loss on thousands of victims and their families. Read more »

With more than six million jobs unfilled, addressing our nation’s skills gap is key to empowering more Americans to succeed in the workforce. That’s why promoting skills-based education — including apprenticeship programs — is a leading priority for Congress and the administration. Unfortunately, one extreme policy could hinder an ongoing effort to encourage employers to expand innovative earn-and-learn opportunities for employees. At a recent Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing, witnesses explained how the expanded National Labor Relations Board joint employer standard undermines workforce development programs. Read more »