Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 57 other House Republicans in sending a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), questioning the CDC’s latest guidance on safely reopening K-12 schools. In the letter, the Members write: "…you are no doubt aware of the serious con... Read more »
Left wing politicians and liberal activists continue to push for blanket student loan forgiveness. Their sunny promises don’t tell the truth. Bailing out student loan borrowers will do more to help wealthy students who attend pricey private colleges than it will to provide relief to low-income students who hold a disproportionately smaller amount of federal student loan debt. But don’t just take o... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned an exclusive letter to the editor for the Wall Street Journal. The letter denounces Democrats’ most recent attempt to limit educational choices for students and veterans. Attacking For-Profit Colleges Helps Nobody March 3, 2021 By Rep. Virginia Foxx The recent editorial, “A Poison Pill for For-Profit Col... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden falsely claimed that the latest round of COVID-19 relief funds is necessary to reopen schools: "President Biden is supporting ransom payments to teachers’ unions, who are holding our children’s in-person education hostage in exchange for unrelated, radical pet projects. ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Miguel Cardona as President Biden’s Secretary of Education: "Education is under attack in our country. The teachers’ unions and left wing special interest groups are keeping our schools closed, despite the serious consequences for students’ academic succ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Democrats passed their partisan budget reconciliation scheme, squandering $1.9 trillion while only allocating nine percent to support COVID-19 related public health initiatives: "We need to call this bill what it is - a payoff for progressives. Instead of targeted COVID-19 relief, this ... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 5, the so called ‘Equality’ Act, a partisan ploy that undermines the constitutional religious freedoms guaranteed to all Americans. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, said on the House floor prior to the vote: "…[H.R. 5] claims to strive for equality, but in practice this bill undermines the constitutional religious freed... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) requesting information on how states are helping school districts reopen schools, including the monitoring of COVID-19 aid expenditures. In the ... Read more »
Despite CDC research concluding that schools can reopen with proper safety measures, the lights are still off in too many schools across America. Students are falling behind, parents are overwhelmed, and student’s mental health is declining. This week, the Biden administration admitted the $2 trillion liberal wish list they are pushing has nothing to do with reopening schools this year. Just like ... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to Democrats’ H.R. 5, the so-called Equality Act, which destroys religious freedom protections for educational institutions and employers. Republican Leader Foxx’s remarks as delivered: "Government intervention often causes more harm than good. I’ve spent my time in Congress working to prote... Read more »
