Today at 10:00 a.m. ET, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join House Republican Leaders to discuss the radical, anti-worker PRO Union Bosses Act, which the House is expected to vote on this week. WHO: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), Republican Whip Representative Liz Ch... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Biden signed an Executive Order demanding the Department of Education reevaluate Trump Administration Title IX rules: “The right to due process is bigger than partisan politics - it is a cornerstone of American democracy. By overturning these stakeholder-ve... Read more »
With schools closed, many children are isolated from those who can spot signs of neglect and abuse and left to fend for themselves in the worst of circumstances. Education and Labor Committee Members are taking action. This week, the House is expected to pass H.R. 485, the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Stronger CAPTA). This bipartisan legislation, authored by members of the Ed... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) responded to a newly released report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding military families’ limited access to high-quality, K-12 educational options for their children. "Today’s GAO report highlights that military families, particularly those in rural areas, lack ... Read more »
Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) today called for a bipartisan investigation into the effe... Read more »
Today at 3:30 p.m. ET, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will discuss the radical, anti-worker PRO Union Bosses Act, which the House is expected to vote on this week. WHO: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Monica Wyman, Founder of RSVP Designs, a flower design business in Temecula, California Jennifer O’Connell, ... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement strongly criticizing the Biden administration’s unprecedented firing of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Sharon Fast Gustafson, ending her Senate-confirmed, four-year appointment more than two years early, in contravention of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: “T... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 57 other House Republicans in sending a letter to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), questioning the CDC’s latest guidance on safely reopening K-12 schools. In the letter, the Members write: "…you are no doubt aware of the serious con... Read more »
Left wing politicians and liberal activists continue to push for blanket student loan forgiveness. Their sunny promises don’t tell the truth. Bailing out student loan borrowers will do more to help wealthy students who attend pricey private colleges than it will to provide relief to low-income students who hold a disproportionately smaller amount of federal student loan debt. But don’t just take o... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned an exclusive letter to the editor for the Wall Street Journal. The letter denounces Democrats’ most recent attempt to limit educational choices for students and veterans. Attacking For-Profit Colleges Helps Nobody March 3, 2021 By Rep. Virginia Foxx The recent editorial, “A Poison Pill for For-Profit Col... Read more »
