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 committee markup of H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and H.R. 5191, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019. "Today we are marking up two bills, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) ... Read more »
Today, Committee Democrats held a markup on two bills, one of which Republicans were completely denied an opportunity to engage in bipartisan talks. While the first bill, H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, has been improved, it lacks necessary religious safeguards that the Civil Rights Act guarantees. The other bill, H.R. 5191, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention A... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement in support of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule to clarify the standard to determine joint-employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): “I applaud DOL for providing workers and job creators with a more uniform, clear, and precise standard to determine join... Read more »
Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), submitted a comment letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman John Ring in support of the Board’s proposed rule that would expand employee free choice on union elections. In the letter, Reps. Foxx and Walberg write: “Since the enactment of the Labor-Manage... 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 on the future of work and ensuring workers are competitive in a rapidly changing economy: "Today, we are here to discuss the future of work and how we can ensure workers are competitive i... Read more »
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate is unconstitutional: “This is no surprise. Republicans... Read more »
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the Democrats’ so-called College Affordability Act will cost more than $330 billion in mandatory funds and nearly $150 billion in discretionary funds in just the first 10 years of the bill’s enactment. Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), said: “The CBO analysis of the Democrats' higher education ... Read more »
Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule on union elections that will give workers adequate time to make an informed decision on whether or not to join a union. Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), issued the following statement in support of the rule: “We applaud the NLRB for amending ... 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 address how the Department of Education is working to address borrowers’ defense claims that have been filed with the Department. “Thank you, Secretary DeVos, for being here today. It is my hope that today’s... Read more »
This morning, the House will consider H.R. 19, a Republican amendment to Speaker Pelosi’s radical and partisan drug pricing scheme. Unlike H.R. 3, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (H.R. 19) encourages innovation of new cures, promotes low-cost options for patients, and improves transparency and accountability. On the House floor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Education and Lab... Read more »
