The lawmakers are investigating the Department of Education allowing COVID relief funds to be used to indoctrinate America’s children in leftist ideology Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) are again pressing U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about COVID relief funds ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) issued this statement following the Department of Labor’s release of a proposed rule on worker classification, which will severely restrict individuals’ ability to work as independent contractors: “Independent contracting is a popular work model, b... Read more »
President Biden gave a speech today touting his record on jobs. But the truth is Biden’s record on jobs falls flat. Real wages have not kept up with inflation for 17 consecutive months. In fact, workers’ take-home pay has been shrinking. Inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings fell 2.8 percent from August 2021 to August 2022. Many hardworking families are struggling to put food on the table and... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expressing concern over the “Workers’ Voice Summit” hosted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The event, held close to election day for ... Read more »
Reckless Democrat policies and prolonged school closures have put our students behind academically. According to the Nation’s Report Card, average reading scores for 9-year-olds declined five points in 2022—the largest average reading score decline since 1990. Math scores didn’t fare much better. In fact, a report from Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research found students who le... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the Biden administration’s rule implementing Democrats’ uncapped handout to multiemployer pension plans will cost $4.5 billion more than CBO’s initial estimate: “CB... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Republican Leader Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Minnesota Republicans in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (U... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led eight letters to Biden administration agencies that fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee to denounce and call attention to multiple instances of executive overreach. The Members begin: “We write to bring to your attention West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a recent Supreme Court decision that cla... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) highlighted the Biden administration’s hypocrisy by calling out the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for trying to implement a permanent COVID-19 standard for health care industry employers, reviving the previously withdrawn emergency temporary standard—despite President Biden’s admission that the pande... Read more »
Foxx and Banks Question Oberlin College’s Relationship with Iranian Regime Foreign influence on college campuses is a serious problem. Billions in federal funds are given to colleges and universities every year. Congress must exercise its authority to ensure these funds are not used to bolster our nation’s adversaries. Moreover, Congress has a responsibility to ensure that foreign money is never u... Read more »
