Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (FVPSA), without any provisions safeguarding religious freedom: “The Democrats’ partisan proposal could harm the unborn and obstruct high-quality providers from offering services to domestic viole... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Jim Jordan (R-OH) in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that he suspend his unnecessary parent task force, as outlined by the October 4th memo threatening concerned parents at school board meetings. Th... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act, which tramples religious freedoms under the guise of serving victims: "I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2119, Family Violence Prevention and Services Impro... Read more »
Today, Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) likely unlawful federal vaccine mandate: "There’s no way around it. President Biden’s vaccine mandate is bad for workers, it's bad for business, and it's bad... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) likely unlawful federal vaccine mandate: "[T]he Biden administration has created uncertainty and confusion through its politicized COVID-19 policy. "President Biden has resorted t... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Doug Parker to run the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): “I am deeply concerned with Doug Parker’s ability to run OSHA. He was a key architect of the controversial and discredited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard in California,... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. Now, more than ever, we need to advocate for flexible workplace policies that improve conditions for, and empower, working mothers. This bill is not a step in that direction. It takes a sweeping and more punitive route, creating extra hu... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced executive action to promote labor unions: “The Biden administration is exploiting federal authority to sell Americans on unions. Union bosses bought and paid for Democrat politicians, and now Biden is directing the fed... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement on Catherine Lhamon’s confirmation as assistant secretary for the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights: “It is unconscionable to confirm an assistant secretary who has already committed to violating her oath of office. Lhamon does not believe in the presumption of innocence for stu... Read more »
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial aptly points out that Democrats have a glaring double standard when it comes to conflicts of interest in cases before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Democrats are refusing to follow ethics standards they pushed for under the Trump administration. This blatant hypocrisy prompted Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and ... Read more »
