Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of four bills covering issues related to family violence, job applicant discrimination, and equity in education: "The last time the full Committee conducted official business there was an unfortunate incident. One of the Republican Members was... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, which is duplicative of existing anti-discrimination statutes and rewards lawyers instead of workers. Foxx delivered the following prepared remarks on the House floor: "Every worker, including older Americans, should have the law on ... 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 hearing on building a stronger retirement system: "We all want a long and happy retirement. Individuals work for decades and diligently save money to have peace of mind for when they retire. "And for decades, this Committee... Read more »
Congressional Democrats’ socialist “infrastructure” schemes include a government takeover of our health care system which could kick Americans out of their private and employer-based health insurance, create socialist drug price controls, increase taxes and Medicare costs, reduce workforce participation, and shrink the number of people financing the Medicare program. Let’s look at one idea Biden m... Read more »
Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to discuss workers' access to behavioral and mental health care: "Thank you all for joining us here today for an important discussion about the quality and accessibility of mental and behavioral health service... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Democrats advanced H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, through the Committee without any Republican amendments: “Committee Republicans emphatically denounce ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after announcing the subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress: “The Education and Labor Committee is uniquely equipped to find bipartisan solutions for the most pressing issues facing American students, workers, and families, especially in the face of a public health emergency. Durin... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report predicting devastating job losses if the national minimum wage is increased to $15, as required by Democrat-authored H.R. 603 (Rep. Scott (D-VA)) and S. 53 (Sen. Sanders (D-VT)): “Today’s CBO report on the radical Democrat leg... Read more »
Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Democrats’ reintroduction of the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act, far-reaching, radical legislation that allows union bosses to consolidate power, coerce workers, line their own pockets, and bolster their own political agenda: “A new Congress, but we are seeing the same ill-... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), released the list of new Republican members who were selected by the Republican Steering Committee to serve on the Education and Labor Committee in the 117th Congress. “The Education and Labor Committee plays a foundational role in Congress, covering issues that impact Americans at all stages of life – from c... Read more »
