Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee hearing to examine COVID-19 impacts on racial inequities in education, health, and the workforce: "Mr. Chairman, you’ve heard me express my concerns about these virtual Committee hearings, but it bears repeating – they... Read more »
Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee hearing to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on K-12 education: "As a former teacher I want to begin by recognizing the teachers and schools for their herculean work this spring to stand up distance learning mechanisms f... Read more »
Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that includes several recommendations the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) should take to address long-standing failures to meet the needs of students with disabilities: “As a former educator and lifelong advocate fo... Read more »
Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), sent letters today to the presidents of the AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and UNITE HERE calling for them to stop collecting dues and fees from unemployed workers and to halt dues checkoffs at companies receiving coronavirus... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Trump announced a proclamation restricting visas for certain students and researchers from the communist People’s Republic of China: “China is stealing American intellectual property and national security research. These brazen efforts can have a serious and d... Read more »
Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections convened a hearing to examine the federal government’s actions to protect workers from COVID-19. DEMOCRATS PLAYED PANDEMIC POLITICS This hearing was originally scheduled to take place last week, however Committee Democrats unilaterally called off the hearing in the eleventh hour for ridiculous reasons. DEMOCRATS WANT STRUGGLING BUSINESSES TO FAC... Read more »
Today, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to examine the federal government's actions to protect workers from COVID-19: "Let me state for the record that I, Ranking Member Foxx, and other Members are here in the Committee room in Washington, sociall... Read more »
Following the introduction of bipartisan legislation to create a “safe harbor” for independent contract workers in the sharing economy as we combat COVID-19, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued this statement: “As we continue to combat COVID-19 and businesses around the country struggle to remain solvent, workers continue to seek the flexibi... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order directing federal agencies to rescind or temporarily waive regulations to provide relief to businesses and job creators as the nation’s economy recovers from COVID-19: “The strong economy ushered in through Republican-led pro-gr... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections was scheduled to hold a hearing today to examine the federal government’s actions to protect workers – an issue Democrats assert is a top priority. Yet, Committee Democrats called off today’s hearing in the eleventh hour. Their excuse? First, the Democrats claimed they didn’t know what door the witness would use or what kind of car she was driving. After b... Read more »
