Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the NLRB are teaming up to harass job creators with unnecessary red tape and overzealous enforcement: “Allowing the WHD and the NLRB to join forces will ... Read more »
Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter calling again on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the Department’s statutory basis for reforming the Public Service Loan Forgive... Read more »
For decades young people have been pressured into attending traditional colleges or universities in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree despite the high cost. Too many have been forced into a one-size-fits-all box instead of being encouraged to pursue other pathways to success. It is time to stop limiting opportunities for Americans and make skilled trade education more accessible. ICYMI via The Hec... Read more »
There is No Excuse for Neglecting the Needs of Our Children As powerful teachers unions continue to push for school closures, many school districts are still turning a blind eye to the mounting evidence that remote learning has numerous negative consequences for many children. From increased depression and suicide attempts to massive learning loss, children forced out of the classroom are struggli... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03), and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) led 136 Representatives and 47 Senators in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the upcoming case ... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a final rule to eliminate a Trump-era reporting requirement that added transparency to labor organization finances and union boss spending: “Secretary Walsh receives his paycheck from the American people, yet he is taking orders from Big Labor. Ev... Read more »
Democrats have been claiming for months that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not taught in K-12 schools. They have called claims to the contrary by concerned parents a red herring. We now have even more evidence that liberal teachers unions and the leftist media have been misleading the American people all along. According to journalist John Murawski, lesson plans, school curricula, teacher surveys,... Read more »
Democrats are still hawking their so-called Build Back Better Act to the American people, but they aren’t telling them the whole story. Biden’s radical bill treats small business owners like criminals. In Case You Missed It via Fox Business, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) wrote an op-ed a... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would extend the pause on student loan repayments yet again: “The president is continuing to use the pandemic to push his preferred progressive policies. Rather than adequately preparing and working with stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition in... Read more »
