Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act: “Our adversaries will stop at nothing to undermine our national interests, so ensuring the nation’s military is prepared to combat new and serious threats is paramount. At the Education and the Workforce Committee, we know the modern battl... Read more »
In response to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s last-ditch effort to keep labor bosses happy, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement: “President Trump was given a mandate by the American people, and that means that Big Labor knows the days of having the federal government do its bidding are numbered. I’m not surprised, but I am disappoin... Read more »
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) today chaired a hearing titled, "Examining the Policies and Priorities of AmeriCorps and Its FY 2024 Audit Failure," and offered the following statement, as prepared for delivery: "It is truly a great honor to be entrusted with ensuring taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively. With that honor comes ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration’s final rule affecting the increased self-insurance liability obligations of coal production companies: “The Biden-Harris DOL is hanging the coal industry out to dry. Imposing a one-size-fits-all approach to collateralization for Bl... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for its continued failure to provide timely information and responses to the Committee’s repeated oversight requests related to the Biden-Harris administration’s botched job numbers fiasco. In a hastily scheduled call today, BLS told the Committee it shared documents with... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled: “Examining the Policies and Priorities of AmeriCorps and Its FY 2024 Audit Failure.” “AmeriCorps is a prime example of the federal government’s inefficiency. It has failed eight audits in a row, and yet the B... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke to Rick Hess for Education Week’s Straight Up opinion blog regarding her accomplishments, frustrations, and takeaways during her tenure as Chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee. The Trump Administration Should ‘Devolve the Ed Dept.'s Responsibilities to the States’ Rick Hess Decembe... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Crucial Communism Teaching Act with a bipartisan vote of 327 to 62. H.R. 5349, authored by Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), makes optional educational materials available through the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to help educate high school stud... Read more »
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), on the House Floor, called out the Biden-Harris Education Department for failing its third audit in a row. Chairwoman Foxx’s Remarks: “Mr. Speaker, the Biden-Harris Education Department has once again failed America’s hardworking taxpayers. “For THREE years in a row the Education Department failed its audit. In other words, the... Read more »
On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) highlighted “launchpad jobs,” which are setting students up for career success without requiring a baccalaureate degree. Launchpad jobs are at the center of a new study out that shows “one in five workers without a degree are out-earning the median college graduate and two million nondegree workers are earnin... Read more »
