Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court reinstated the stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing mandate: “President Biden’s authoritarian and unlawful vaccine mandate is the last thing our job creators and workers need. Making businesses choose betwe... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined every Republican Committee Member in cosponsoring a Congressional Review Act resolution, introduced by Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA), to nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine-and-testing mandate for American employer... Read more »
Despite the fact that COVID-19 cases continue to plummet, Biden's Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is acting like we are in a constant state of emergency—all so it can continue to exercise unprecedented government control. We are in the midst of a historical workforce shortage and supply chain crisis. This is no time to impose a federal vaccine mandate that will drive even one ... Read more »
Our country is currently facing a massive trucker shortage. Yet President Biden’s new authoritarian federal vaccine mandate provides no exemption for the trucking industry. Forcing a truck driver, who spends most of his time alone to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face losing his job is insane. President Biden’s willingness to exacerbate a trucking shortage, in the middle of a supply chain crisis sho... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “emergency” rule requiring private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine-and-testing mandate: “Biden wants the federal government to control every aspect of American workers’ and bus... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in favor of her amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The amendment preserves a Department of Labor rule affirming the equal rights of religious organizations to contract with the federal government. Foxx delivered the following remark... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The massive funding proposal threatens the welfare of small businesses, workers, families, and students with its heavy-handed, socialist demands. Foxx delivered the following remarks on the Hous... Read more »
Today, Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07), joined by Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12), and Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), introduced the Association Health Plans Act of 2021 (H.R. 4547). The legislation expands health care options and lowers costs for small businesses through association health plans (AHPs). Upon introduction, Rep. Virgin... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery at a joint subcommittee hearing on the direct care workforce: "Direct care workers are an essential part of the health care sector. I have personally worked with these individuals for over 30 years. These individuals act as pr... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on the direct care workforce: "The Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides an important source of funding for state and local workforce development systems that are tasked with ad... Read more »
