Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Jenny R. Yang to lambast the agency’s imminent release of job creators’ sensitive employee data. In the letter, Foxx writes: “I have serious concerns that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has not provid... Read more »
Yesterday's Education and the Workforce Committee hearing covered the importance of improving workforce development programs and increasing accountability in postsecondary education. With more than 11 million unfilled jobs in the United States, and more than six million Americans unemployed, Republican lawmakers pointed out the importance of addressing the skills gap. “[W]e need to ensure our nati... Read more »
“From elementary school to law school, the state of this nation’s education system is deeply troubling at every level,” Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said in her opening statement during the Education and the Workforce Committee’s first hearing of the 118th Congress. Education is the building block of a self-governed society and a thriving workforce. If our nation’s education system isn’t strong... Read more »
Here’s the rub: America’s workforce, job creators, and students are caught in an inescapable riptide—and President Biden’s futile policies are to blame. For these men and women, there are no life preservers in sight. In his State of the Union address last night, President Biden doubled down on the same proposals that will plunge America into even further ruin. Biden: “Pass the PRO Act because work... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement, as prepared for delivery, during a hearing on the state of education in America: “From elementary school to law school, the state of this nation’s education system is deeply troubling at every level. Republicans want transparency and innovative solutions to the problems in our education syste... Read more »
Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda to verify that Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met his ethics obligations as he sought employment with the National Hockey League Players Association. In the letter, Foxx writes: “It has come to my attention that after serving less than two years as Secretary of Labor, ... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in advance of President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Biden will make the two-mile trek to Capitol Hill and peddle more of his administration’s radical policies and far-left vision of America. Rather than focusing on protecting the rights of workers, job creators, s... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) hiring U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as its Executive Director: “Time and time again, we have seen the Biden administration’s Department of Labor—with Secretary Walsh at the helm—constrict job creators an... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded U.S. Congressman Andy Barr’s (R-KY) reintroduction of a Congressional Review Act measure to nullify the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent rule to greenlight environmental, social, governance (ESG) investing in employer-sponsored retirement plans. U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) is leading the companion measure i... Read more »
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its first hearing, titled “American Education in Crisis,” which will discuss the state of K-12 and postsecondary education. “Our education system should work for students—not the other way around,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “Our K-12 education system should promote education freedom, protect parental rights, and provide concre... Read more »
