House Democrats are pushing partisan child care legislation that spends billions of taxpayer dollars recklessly, places more burdensome requirements on child care providers, and denies support for certain eligible providers. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks: "I rise in opposition to H.R. 702... Read more »
Much of the debate on reopening schools has focused on teachers, media pundits, administrators, and unions, but this important discussion should be centered on our nation’s students and what’s best for them to achieve lifelong success. Republican Committee Members used yesterday’s hearing to put students first by learning more about how to safely reopen America’s classrooms this fall. Republican L... Read more »
Today, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on safely reopening America's K-12 schools: "Reopening America’s schools has dominated family conversations around the country the last few weeks. The good news is, science is on ... Read more »
In recent weeks, conversations on how to reopen our nation’s schools safely in the fall have turned increasingly partisan. Noticeably, the news cycle and left-wing politicians have eclipsed the judgement of health experts at the expense of America’s students. It’s time to end the political finger pointing, take a word from the experts, and listen to what the research and science is telling us… Ame... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement in support of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision to modernize the standard by which union organizers and members are held accountable for profanity or language that is sexually or racially offensive: “Today’s decision from the NLRB to hold employees, regardless... Read more »
Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the future of higher education: "Before I discuss the topic of today’ hearing, I want to talk about the importance of doing our work in person. Leader... Read more »
H.R. 2 includes harmful, anti-worker provisions which were added to the bill in a last-minute amendment offered by House Democrats at the behest of their Big Labor allies. Vastly expands Davis-Bacon wage requirements. This expansion forces contractors to pay “prevailing” wages, which are calculated by unscientific government surveys that tilt the scale in favor of union wages. This mandate adds re... Read more »
House Democrats are pushing a partisan infrastructure bill, H.R. 2, which includes school construction provisions that will result in increased costs to taxpayers, increased costs to states and school districts, and onerous new requirements for the entire education community. On the House floor today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, delivered the ... Read more »
Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman John Ring and General Counsel Peter Robb expressing concerns with Democrat demands to require the Board to hold union elections electronically. Regrettably, union bosses and their allies in Congress are usin... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued this statement following today’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: “Educational choice is powerful. Students have the best chance at lifelong success if they have access to expanded opportunities at every level of education. “Sadly, state-sanctioned religious bigotry has, f... Read more »
