WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that supports the health, development, and education of our young people by giving students, parents, and food service providers the simplicity, flexibility, and choice in milk options needed for nutritious meals. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) ... Read more »
WASHINGTON–Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in support of Conference Chair Elise Stefanik's resolution, H. Res. 927, condemning the rampant antisemitism spreading across college campuses and the deplorable testimony given by now-former President Magill and Presidents Gay, and Kornbluth of UPenn, Harvard, and MIT before the Commi... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, bipartisan legislation which offers school food service providers simplicity, flexibility, and choice to serve all types of milk, including whole and 2 percent milk. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): “It... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the creation of a Committee-run email dedicated to college students, faculty, and concerned community members who are interested in reporting cases of antisemitism on campus. Reports may be filed at Report.antisemitism@mail.house.gov. “In the wake of the December 5 hearing with the presidents of Har... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Fox News reported that Oberlin College professor Mohammad Jafar Mahallati has been placed on “administrative leave” a year after Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) sent a letter to Oberlin College demanding answers on Mahallati’s ties to the Iranian regime. These disturbing allegations, along with the curre... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth": "Judging by recent events, President Biden is making good on his promise to be the 'most pro-union President leading... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee advanced two bills to help students learn and workers succeed: H.R. 6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act. On the passage of the bills, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said: “Today’s legislative package reflects our commitment to aligning the priorit... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee advanced two bills to help job creators thrive: H.J. Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”; and H.R. 3400, Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act. On ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, 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 “Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth.” “The Biden administration’s radical union agenda is a threat to our most fundamental freedoms, including the right to work. By coercing ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup of H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act; H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act; H.J. Res. 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) joint employer rul... Read more »
