Today, Democrats advanced H.R. 1065, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which does not include a long-standing provision from the Civil Rights Act which protects religious organizations from being forced to make employment decisions that conflict with their faith. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said on the House floor prior to the vote: "House Republicans will not sta... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 1065), which delivers an unnecessary blow to religious organizations, potentially forcing them to make hiring decisions that conflict with their faith. On the House floor today, Foxx delivered the following remarks: "House Republicans have long supported protec... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the newly released April jobs report: “April’s jobs report falls far short of the unbridled potential that resides within the great American economy, and it truly is a damning indictment against the Biden administration’s and Congressional Democrats' failed economic poli... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to withdraw a Trump-era rule establishing a worker’s classification as an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act, affording American workers certainty about their employment status and more opportuni... Read more »
Our nation’s diverse workforce is one of the things that makes the American economy so strong. Unfortunately, as we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the policies put in place by House Democrats and President Biden have destroyed millions of jobs and robbed workers of the flexibility to create their own work schedules by eliminating the independent contractor model. In March, House D... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on wage protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): "As the foundation of our nation’s wage and hour protections, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affects nearly every workplace across the country. "How... Read more »
The Biden plan would force Americans who do NOT have a college degree to foot the bill for free community college tuition to ALL students, including illegal immigrants. Facts: Republicans want to empower students to get an education that meets their unique needs and sets them up for lifelong success. Democrats want to force Americans to pursue their preferred academic pathway, thereby limiting opp... 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 »
Tonight, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the statement below following President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress: “Tonight, President Biden outlined his vision for a socialist America, one that is fundamentally at odds with our Constitution. From free college tuition and government-designed child care, to union boss bailouts and a federal takeover of h... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats postponed this week’s scheduled subcommittee hearing to examine the status of mandating an unnecessary one-size-fits-all ‘emergency’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation on COVID-19 in all workplaces: “Apparently, the postponement of... Read more »
