Today, the House will vote on H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. At a time when workers are desperately seeking to reenter the workforce, H.R. 447 will limit employers’ abilities to create apprenticeship programs that meet the unique needs of workers and encourages union giveaways. Democrats’ approach to apprenticeships doubles down on burdens that prevent more workers from accessi... Read more »
Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Democrats’ reintroduction of the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act, far-reaching, radical legislation that allows union bosses to consolidate power, coerce workers, line their own pockets, and bolster their own political agenda: “A new Congress, but we are seeing the same ill-... Read more »
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a confirmation hearing today for President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Mayor Marty Walsh. Education and Labor Committee Republicans have legitimate concerns that President Biden’s nominee will fail to deliver for America’s workers and job creators. We’re hoping to get some answers to a few questions today. Will Walsh... Read more »
Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Education. Ahead of today’s confirmation hearing, Education and Labor Committee Republicans have a few questions: Will Mr. Cardona work with states to safely reopen America’s schools? The CDC recently stated that America’s schoo... Read more »
House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) today wrote to the Biden-Harris Transition Team and White House Counsel’s office about President Biden’s “unprecedented removal” of National Labor Relations Board (N... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement rebuking the Biden administration’s decision to eliminate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program: “Compliance assistance is vital in ensuring that business owners understand and fulfill obligations under the law. With the eliminati... Read more »
A study published this week called President Biden’s minimum wage mandate a “death knell” for businesses. This isn’t surprising. The Democrats’ radical, job-killing proposal could kill nearly 4 MILLION jobs according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. This ill-timed political stunt from Democrats will fail to deliver their promises of bigger paychecks. In reality, it will result in si... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Amy Gutmann, expressing concerns over the university’s close relationship with the Biden family and recent revelatio... Read more »
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that “federal health officials weighed in with a call for returning children to the nation’s classrooms as soon as possible, saying the ‘preponderance of available evidence’ indicates that in-person instruction can be carried out safely as long as mask-wearing and social distancing are maintained.” Parents across America have been caught in an inescapable vic... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement today regarding President Biden’s designation of Peter Sung Ohr to serve as Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relation’s Board (NLRB) after Biden fired Peter Robb from the position on January 20: “One of President Biden’s first actions to ‘unify’ our nation was to fire th... Read more »
