Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after Andy Puzder withdrew his nomination for secretary of labor: This is disappointing news for our nation’s workers and job creators. Andy is a good man, and he would have been a strong secretary of labor. He promised to provide a clear break from the failed policies of the... Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Michael Saltsman, research director at the Employment Policies Institute (EPI), recently sat down with four female employees of CKE franchise restaurants who described the opportunities they’ve enjoyed as members of the “CKE family.” Read more »
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing today to examine the extreme and partisan decisions made by the Democrat-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and to discuss how Congress and the Trump administration can remedy them. Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week to discuss a number of important issues facing America’s workers, job creators, and vulnerable youth. Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today issued the following statement regarding Senate confirmation of Dr. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tom Price is a good man, dear friend, and dedicated public servant, and he is to be congratulated on his successful confirmation. This tremendous responsibility comes at a pivotal... Read more »
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) have introduced two resolutions of disapproval (H. J. Res 66, H. J. Res 67) to block regulations that jeopardize small business retirement plans, put taxpayers at risk, and undermine the retirement security of working families. In the final months of the Obama administr... Read more »
The House voted today to block two flawed Obama administration regulations that, if implemented, would expand the federal role in education and diminish the ability for state and local leaders to make decisions affecting their students, teachers, and schools. Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing today to examine the opportunities and challenges facing America’s higher education system, as well as discuss possible reforms to improve the Higher Education Act (HEA). Read more »
For years, the federal government took a Washington-knows-best approach to education, and during the past eight years, things only got worse. Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos: Betsy DeVos is to be congratulated for this impressive achievement and applauded for accepting this important responsibility. The confirmation process is never easy, nor should it be. She wil... Read more »
