Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after a Texas federal judge overturned a Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that rescinded a Trump-era rule clarifying the classification of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): “Independent contractors are an important part of the American workforce, ensuring that the U.S. ec... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup regarding workers’ compensation programs, school safety, and Community Services Block Grants: “Most of the bills being presented in this markup are missed opportunities for bipartisanship. Instead of improving taxpayer-funded pr... Read more »
The integrity of the U.S. academic system is under attack, yet President Biden is more concerned with pushing outrageous spending packages than he is with protecting students. Biden displayed this complacency last year by rescinding the Trump administration's proposal to strengthen the enforcement of foreign gift reporting requirements, even after a bombshell Department of Education report found ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Inspector General Larry D. Turner requesting that he review Secretary Marty Walsh’s participation in strike activity and ensure Walsh is following federal ethics laws. This letter comes af... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP): “Like pouring salt on an open wound, today’s anniversary of the American Rescue Sham is not sitting well with families across the country. According to the Department of Education, only four percent of th... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division released a proposed rule to update Davis-Bacon Act regulations regarding prevailing wages on federal construction projects: “Despite what the Biden administration touts, this proposal will do nothing to create good jobs or improve infrastructu... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming Education Secretary Cardona’s response to the passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill, in the Florida State Legislature: “The Department of Education is a bureaucratic monolith that clearly has no understanding of federalism—nor its own jurisdiction. Overstepping its bounds and int... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh warning that the recommendations of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment (Task Force) will harm workers and taxpayers by exclusively focusi... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor about college enrollment decreases and the opportunities it presents for students and the workforce. Excerpts from Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: “College enrollment decreased this year by a million students. Although many claim dropping enrollment is a crisis, this is a once-in-a-generation opp... Read more »
The Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX has weakened this landmark legislation and its protection of women. For fifty years this legislation has increased women’s access to athletic programs in schools, yet Democrats’ dangerous re-interpretation of Title IX is putting women’s sports in jeopardy. In Case You Missed It via Family Research Council, Education and Labor Committee Republ... Read more »
