Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's Members Day hearing: "Good morning, I welcome our guests for this year’s members day hearing. "I will not take up too much of our time, but I will acknowledge the work our Committee does to provide educational opportunities for all Amer... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) released the following statement announcing the start of a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which is the nation’s primary federal workforce development legislation. Today, the Committee held a bipartisan roundtable to discuss opportun... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released legislation – the Lower Costs, More Cures Act – to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures. The Leaders sent this letter to their Republican colle... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on for-profit college conversions: "Our education system is in crisis. "High school graduation rates are declining, the nation’s skills gap is growing, COVID-19 pandemic polices have led to years’ worth of learning loss, federal student debt... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the extension of school nutrition program waivers nationwide through the 2021-2022 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic: “I appreciate today’s decision from the USDA for putting American students and their families first... Read more »
Today, the House passed Democrats' Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill that will unnecessarily strain the health care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing rushed, costly, and burdensome regulations on all health care facilities, including rural hospitals already at risk of closure. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virgini... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 1195, the Democrat-proposed Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. H.R. 1195 is the wrong solution to a serious problem. It will result in an overly prescriptive, catch-all rule that will hurt workers and employers in the already overwhelmed health care and... Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which uses women’s “equality” as a pawn to bog employers down with limitless lawsuits. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said on the House floor prior to the vote: “Women, in terms of employment and pay, have made great strides in this country. When I was graduating from high school, basically, there were... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 7, Democrats’ so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, which offers no new protections against pay discrimination and rewards trial lawyers with limitless paydays at the expense of working women. On the House floor today, Foxx delivered the following remarks: “We all agree on the fundamental principle o... Read more »
The House of Representatives will vote later today on the Democrats' so-called Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), which burdens business owners with frivolous lawsuits without offering any new protections for working women. Don’t just take our word for it, here’s what others are saying: “While we agree Congress should consider policies that ensure equitable pay practices, H.R. 7 is the wrong approach... Read more »
