Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing to examine President Biden's “infrastructure” proposals: "When President Biden first announced that his administration was working on an infrastructure plan, I was cautiously optimistic. Why? Because Republicans and Democrats agree that inves... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed President Biden for his American Families Plan, which allocates trillions of taxpayer dollars to support radical, far left policies that will exacerbate the federal debt and hurt the very people he intends on helping – families and job creators: “President Biden’s American Families Plan is yet another social... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming President Biden’s Executive Order mandating a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors: “President Biden’s Executive Order demonstrates yet again his commitment to left-wing allies at the expense of the American people and small businesses. Mandating a $15 minimum wage for com... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order that will create a task force to examine ways the federal government can promote union membership and advance the Democrats’ radical, socialist, anti-worker agenda: “Today, President Biden further solidified his cushy relationship with union bos... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's Members Day hearing: "Good morning, I welcome our guests for this year’s members day hearing. "I will not take up too much of our time, but I will acknowledge the work our Committee does to provide educational opportunities for all Amer... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) released the following statement announcing the start of a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which is the nation’s primary federal workforce development legislation. Today, the Committee held a bipartisan roundtable to discuss opportun... Read more »
Today, the House passed Democrats' Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill that will unnecessarily strain the health care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing rushed, costly, and burdensome regulations on all health care facilities, including rural hospitals already at risk of closure. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virgini... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 1195, the Democrat-proposed Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. H.R. 1195 is the wrong solution to a serious problem. It will result in an overly prescriptive, catch-all rule that will hurt workers and employers in the already overwhelmed health care and... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which uses women’s “equality” as a pawn to bog employers down with limitless lawsuits. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said on the House floor prior to the vote: “Women, in terms of employment and pay, have made great strides in this country. When I was graduating from high school, basically, there were... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 7, Democrats’ so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, which offers no new protections against pay discrimination and rewards trial lawyers with limitless paydays at the expense of working women. On the House floor today, Foxx delivered the following remarks: “We all agree on the fundamental principle o... Read more »
