Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Jobseekers, Employers, and Taxpayers.” The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was enacted in 2014 to help narrow the skills gap by equipping jobseekers with the skills and abilities required in the modern workforce. That being said, WIOA hasn’t been up... Read more »
Today’s Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (ECESE) Subcommittee hearing, led by Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), investigated the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to infiltrate America’s K-12 schools. In postsecondary education, the CCP exerts soft power on the American education system through cultural exchange outposts known as Confucius Institutes. The K-12 arms of this prop... Read more »
Yesterday was Constitution Day, reminding us that after 235 years, the Constitution remains the greatest governing charter devised by mankind and republicanism, the greatest form of government. As history notes, Benjamin Franklin departed from the Constitutional Convention shortly after helping draft the Constitution to a crowd outside Independence Hall. There, a woman asks, “What form of governme... Read more »
Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Biden’s Open Border on the American Workforce.” The impact can be summarized in one word: disastrous. President Biden has presided over the worst influx of illegal immigration in United States history, and the result has been the effective displacement of many in America’s working class. O... Read more »
Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers.” For too long, colleges have skirted accountability for sky-high tuition prices and low-value degree programs. After going unchecked for years, the problem has given rise to a looming national student debt total of over $1.7 tril... Read more »
Today’s Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (ECESE) Subcommittee hearing, led by Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), forced Democrats to face the music regarding their terrible record on COVID and school closures. Chairman Bean kicked off the hearing with an opening statement that brought the impact of school closures into clear focus. He laid out a three-part, devastating case for declin... Read more »
In late June, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s illegal student loan “forgiveness” scheme – and gave his administration a swift kick in the ribs. Hours after the decision was handed down, the President emerged at a podium in the White House, flanked by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, to announce his next attempt to pin the student loan tab on hardworking taxpayers. The President’... Read more »
Today’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing covered the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and its repeated failure to comply with accountability mechanisms enshrined in the law. The hearing was led by Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA), who started by outlining the dire straits of the American economy under the Biden Administration. “After two and a half years of unprecedent... Read more »
Yesterday’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee hearing exposed the growing threat of malign foreign influence within our nation’s colleges and universities. Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) said in his opening statement, “China and other foreign adversaries are determined to undermine America’s national interests and infect our political discourse. The modern battleg... Read more »
Today's Education and the Workforce Committee hearing covered the emerging shift among employers to hire employees based on competencies—not degrees. This was the first full Committee hearing focusing solely on skills-based education and hiring. Previously, in May, the Higher Education and Workforce Development (HEWD) Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: ... Read more »
