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ICYMI: Foxx Gives Update on Committee’s Antisemitism Investigation

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In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined American Enterprise Institute Research Fellow Max Eden for a discussion on the impact of the Committee’s ongoing antisemitism investigation and oversight efforts to restore accountability in postsecondary education. On squaring concerns of antisemitism with a commitment to freedom of speech and acad... Read more »

Chair Good to Hold Hearing on NLRB Overreach and Union Bias

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On Wednesday, June 12, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “NLRB Overreach: Trampling on Workers’ Rights and Fostering Unfairness.” “Under Chairman McFerran’s failed leadership, the National Labor Relations Board has fallen into total disarray. The agency is fraught with bad decisions that have degr... Read more »

Foxx to EEOC: Give Job Creators a Say Before Pushing Radical Mandates Allowing Workplace Harassment

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows requesting EEOC give the public an opportunity to comment and provide feedback before finalizing a joint memorandum with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on workplace speech and conduct. In the letter Foxx writes:... Read more »

Chair Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing Examining Consequences of Biden's Border Chaos on K-12 Education

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WASHINGTON – Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "The Consequences of Biden’s Border Chaos for K-12 Schools": "Thank you for gathering today to discuss how open border policies are impacting K-12 education across the United States. "Since President Joe Bi... Read more »

Hearing Recap: K-12 Migrants Edition

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Today’s Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing, led by Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), covered the consequences of Biden’s border chaos on K-12 education. The flood of illegal migrants across the Southern Border is a lose-lose-lose situation—for the school districts stretched thin, for the taxpayers footing the bill, and for the young migrants themselves. Chairman Be... Read more »

TIME CHANGE: Bean to Hold Hearing Examining Consequences of Biden’s Border Chaos on K-12 Education

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WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, at 10:05 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "The Consequences of Biden’s Border Chaos for K-12 Schools." "Biden’s open borders agenda has had devastating effects across the country, but one of the steepest prices has been paid by America’s K-12 students," said Chairman ... Read more »

Committee Chairs Lead Congress-Wide Effort to Curb Antisemitism on College Campuses

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Science, Space, & Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) se... Read more »

Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Slam Biden Admin for Illegally Obstructing Federal Investigation into Botched FAFSA Rollout, Demand Compliance

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WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) blasted the Biden administration for illegally obstructing the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the administration’s failure to implement the new Free Application for Federal Student ... Read more »

Yale and Michigan Presidents Set to Participate in Transcribed Interviews

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to Yale University President Peter Salovey and University of Michigan President Santa Ono with details regarding the presidents’ participation in transcribed interviews with the Committee. The transcribed interview with Yale President Peter Salovey is scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 10:... Read more »

Foxx Investigating Unions’ Use of Pension Holdings for Shareholder Activism

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WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, AFL-CIO President Elizabeth Shuler, and Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry demanding answers regarding their respective unions’ attempts to leverage pension plan holdings to engage in shareholder proxy v... Read more »

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