We all agree that the safety of our children must be prioritized when discussing reopening plans. Encouragingly, recent studies have found a minimal link between opening schools and COVID-19 cases. In fact, health professionals are pointing to mounting health consequences—due to school closures—for students who miss out on vital services provided by in-person instruction. NPR recently published an... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement today after U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a report examining foreign influence on American higher education: “If we want to protect the integrity of American education, we must require greater transparency and accountability of foreign money in our college... Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented families with unique challenges, from dealing with pandemic-related school closures, navigating virtual learning, accessing affordable child care, or all of the above. Unfortunately, the reality is that women in the workforce have faced the brunt of these obstacles, but the good news is: there’s a way to fix it. The answer? Safely reopening more schools and allo... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement to extend nationwide school nutrition program waivers through the end of the 2020-2021 academic year: “Today’s action from USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue will provide families with flexibility and peace of mind that st... Read more »
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), reports of online child exploitation have increased as much as 126 percent during COVID-19. Fox News, recently reported that “according to a recent NGO study, more than 50 percent of domestic minor sex trafficking survivors interviewed met their traffickers via a website, app, or text.” In response to these startling stat... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement today after Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion-dollar socialist wish list riddled with radical left priorities: “While millions of Americans face unprecedented challenges, Speaker Pelosi is focused on wasting taxpayer dollars to forgive private student loans and ... Read more »
Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), spoke on the House floor today to oppose Pelosi’s $2 trillion-dollar wish list that does more to fulfill the radical left agenda than help Americans recover from COVID-19. Republican Leader Foxx’s remarks as prepared for delivery: "Our colleagues across the aisle try to convince Americans that this bill is ... Read more »
Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), applauded the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to increase financial accountability and transparency for labor unions: “Union bosses have a long history of corruption. In light of the ongoing federal investigation into the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and resulti... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement on the China Task Force’s release of a detailed report highlighting the generational threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): “For decades, the CCP has proven to be an untrustworthy adversary while also putting at risk American citizens’ safety and prosperity. The report ... Read more »
Modernizing the apprenticeship system in this country is more important than ever as our nation recovers from COVID-19 and millions are seeking to reenter the workforce. This is why we should be doing all we can to expand employers’ opportunities to address the needs of their current and prospective workers. Unfortunately, Democrats chose a partisan approach and marked up a bill, H.R. 8924, that c... Read more »
