Our nation is in crisis, yet President Biden touted multiple radical bills during his State of the Union address that would double down on the failed economic policies that are hurting America’s workers, job creators, and students. Put together, the bills President Biden called out within the Education and Labor Committee’s jurisdiction would decimate our economy, obliterate the rights of workers,... Read more »
Modern union bosses are more akin to political magnates than workers’ rights advocates. This week, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh traveled to North Carolina to tout their pro-union agenda in the right-to-work state. In Case You Missed It via Carolina Journal, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has a clear message for union bosses: hit... Read more »
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the vital role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs): “Minority Serving Institutions are important contributors to the postsecondary education landscape. These institutions should be applauded for... Read more »
More parents than ever want school choice, yet President Biden didn’t mention it once in his State of the Union. Clearly President Biden isn’t willing to stand up to the teachers unions who want to keep their stranglehold on K-12 education. Good thing parents are standing up instead. Parent activists, disillusioned with traditional public schools during the pandemic, are embracing school choice in... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union in crisis: “Tonight, the American people did not watch a State of the Union address. They did not see a resolute leader provide an accurate assessment of our country’s trajectory. What they watched was the leader of the free world draw a caricature of... Read more »
The Biden administration’s policies have created worldwide catastrophes. America’s job creators, workers, and students are being forced to deal with the fallout of this administration’s failures. Here’s our advice to President Biden ahead of tonight’s address: Blanket student loan forgiveness is not a solution This administration cares more about appeasing the progressive wing of the Democrat part... Read more »
Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the future of our retirement system: “Our retirement system is healthier than it has been in decades. Employer-based retirement savings are thriving, and more Americans are saving for their future. “Committee Repub... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance on mask mandates in schools: “The CDC’s latest guidance regarding masking in schools comes too little too late—the irreparable damage to America’s children has already been done. Make no mistake, falling poll num... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Education Department’s plans to overhaul the nation’s student loan servicing: “This is yet another sign the Department does not have a cohesive, workable plan for the future of student loan servicing. Over the last five years, the Department has continually changed its direction... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s federal court ruling on surprise medical billing: “Yesterday’s ruling on implementation of the No Surprises Act threatens patient protections against surprise medical bills and will raise health care costs for Americans at a time inflation is already soaring. I am disappointed ... Read more »
