Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA), and Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Republican Leader Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of telehealth. Members heard from the Alliance for Connected Care and the American Benefits Counsel. Following the meeting, Republican Leader Foxx said: “The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the way Americans access remote care. Over the past two years, employers provi... Read more »
During a meeting for H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) urged conferees to address disastrous provisions that will harm job creators and put students in danger. Republican Leader Foxx delivered the following remarks (as prepared for delivery) at today’s COMPETES conference meeting: “In its current form, the House-passed COMPETE... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022, which throws out important accountability measures for the federal workers’ compensation program. Below are key excerpts from Republican Leader Foxx’s remarks: “Federal firefighters deserve our utmost respect and admiration ... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on Democrats’ overreaching legislation that will harm job creators and increase federal control over the workforce: “All workers must be paid in full for their work—that is not in question or open for debate. Republicans fully support t... 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 Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding accountability on the recently reported privacy violations of prospective college students across the country. On April 28, 2022, it was reported... Read more »
Today, during National Charter School Week, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of school choice: Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: “In honor of National Charter School Week, I am here to talk about the importance of school choice. “Families should be empowered to find the best learning environments for their children instead of ... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05) cosigned Congressman Chris Jacobs’ (NY-27) letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on a proposed rule change to the Charter Schools Program that would limit school choice access for families. The letter was cosigned by 21 other Members of Congress. On March 14 the Department of Education published a Notice of ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in filing an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in two landmark cases currently before the Supreme Court of the United States. The consolidated cases, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissi... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Central States Pension Plan request for billions in bailout assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): “Democrats are operating under the presumption that throwing more money at failing and mismanaged multiemployer pension plans will cause them to stop hemo... Read more »
