Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the White House released its plan, via the task force on union organizing, to increase union bosses’ stranglehold over American workers: “It’s truly baffling to watch a President openly collude with anti-worker groups to identify government actions which will provide union bosses with mor... Read more »
Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor) joined Representative Fred Keller (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections), Senator Mike Braun (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety), and Senator Richard Burr (Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) in se... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Biden issued his latest Executive Order that requires burdensome project labor agreements on federal construction projects above $35 million: “Union bosses don’t need to visit a casino with the hopes of winning a jackpot – they’ve got President Biden to hand-deliver one to t... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4521, the so-called America Competes Act, which emboldens the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the expense of American job creators, workers, and students: “With today’s passage of the so-called America Competes Act—more aptly described as the America Concedes Act—... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Rep. Andy Levin’s (D-MI) amendment, which risks putting the personal information of every American college student in the hands of Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: “Members on both sides of the aisle want more transparency and accounta... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the passage of the Levin amendment, a conduit for the federal government to track every college student in America through their adult lives without their consent: “If House Democrats were looking to resurrect Joseph McCarthy’s political tactics from the 1950’s, they’ve succeeded. The L... Read more »
Today, the House will vote on the Levin Amendment which empowers the Department of Education to the collect the private and sensitive information of college students - including income, race, and disability information - without their consent and without giving them the option to opt-out, even if they refuse federal financial aid. This amendment threatens Americans’ right to choose how their priva... Read more »
Democrats are trying to include a troubling amendment in their China bill that will give the Biden administration unprecedented control over Americans’ private and personal information. The Levin amendment will allow the Biden administration to create a data system that will track the personal information of EVERY college student for years into the future without their consent or any ability to op... Read more »
Democrats are sneaking anti-worker and pro-union boss policies into their China bill. These provisions hurt our workforce and hold our economy back, ultimately making us less able to compete with China. Card Check Amendment Democrats’ “Card Check” amendment gets rid of the secret ballot for union elections, a hallmark of free and fair elections. If this becomes law, a union can be immediately form... 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 answers regarding the Department’s application of Title IX. The letter follows reports of a 12-year-old girl’s suicide attempt on her public scho... Read more »
