Today, top members of Columbia leadership, including President Minouche Shafik, answered for the disturbing wave of antisemitic harassment and discrimination engulfing their university campus. Since the barbaric attack on October 7, antisemitism—verging on support for Hamas terrorism—has been pervasive at Columbia, and university administrators have been left paralyzed in response. In her opening ... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism.” “Some of the worst cases of antisemitic assaults, harassment, and vandalism on campus have occurred at Columbia University,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “Due to the severe and pervasive natu... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled: "ERISA's 50th Anniversary: the Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care": "Fifty years ago, President Ford signed into law the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, better known as ERISA. For half a cent... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) final silica rule: “The Department of Labor’s wrongheaded recklessness in pushing through this final rule serves as a serious detriment to the mining industry – the feedback of stakeholders has largely been ignored in this pr... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden’s latest student loan rulemaking scheme: “Like clockwork, the Biden administration continues to drag the nation into a debt spiral by forcing hardworking taxpayers—many of whom never stepped foot on a college campus—to foot the bill for this reckless and fisca... Read more »
Today’s Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee hearing commemorated the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). For the past 50 years, ERISA has served as the legislative bedrock for employer-sponsored benefits. Through key provisions such as ERISA preemption, the employer-sponsored benefits system continues to deliver health care val... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final rule requiring abortions and abortion services to be covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): “Adding this controversial provision into the PWFA is wrong. Period. Abortion is not a medical conditi... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled: “ERISA’s 50th Anniversary: the Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care.” “Employer-sponsored insurance—governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)—is the core of America’s health care system. Employers have been ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) sent a letter to New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty A. Rosa requesting information related to reports that N... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week to highlight the accomplishments of the Congresswomen on the Committee and express gratitude for their work on behalf of the American people. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “While women’s history month was in March, the impact that the women on the Education ... Read more »
