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Never let Chairwoman Foxx catch you using the T-word, especially during Apprenticeship Week. Read more »

The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), today held a joint hearing on “Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities”. At the opening of the hearing, Chairman Rokita disc... Read more »

Lyndon B. Johnson's Vision for Higher Education No Longer Serves Students By Chairwoman Virginia Foxx The Higher Education Act of 1965 turns 52 years old Wednesday. To call this legislation groundbreaking would only tell part of its story. It did break ground, but the evidence suggests that now we’re stuck in the mud. In the middle of the last century, the Higher Education Act was billed as a rel... Read more »

Good morning, and welcome to today’s joint subcommittee hearing with our colleagues from the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. I’d like to thank our panel of witnesses and our members for joining today’s important discussion on opioid abuse and addiction that is taking a toll on the nation. The opioid crisis is having a profound impact on families, jobs, communities, and ... Read more »

Thank you Subcommittee Chairman Rokita, and I want to echo the Chairman’s appreciation for the witnesses joining us at today’s hearing. The opioid crisis is having a profound impact on my constituents as well, and I’m sure the stories we will hear from the witnesses today will resonate with many of the stories I have heard in Kentucky. The opioid crisis is a public health emergency and Congress mu... Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate voted to confirm Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board: “We applaud our Senate colleagues for taking another step toward restoring... Read more »

Republicans and Democrats don’t always agree on how to promote economic growth and opportunity. Read more »

The House of Representatives today passed the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441) to clarify what constitutes a “joint employer” under federal labor law. Introduced by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, the bill rolls back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) vague and expansive joint employer standard and provides certainty for local businesse... Read more »

Too often, misguided federal policies stand in the way of job creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in local communities. Read more »

On November 8 at 10:30 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a joint hearing on "Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities". The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The joint subcommittee hearing will examine how the opioid public health emergency is affecting American families, communities, and the economy. Witnesses Tim Robinson Founder and CEO Addiction Recovery Center Louisa, KY Toni Miner Family Support Partner Child and Youth Leadership Commission Jefferson County, CO Dr. Leana Wen Health Commissioner City of Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore, MD ? Dr. David Cox Superintendent Executive Officer of the County Board of Education Allegany County, MD For more information and to view a live webcast, click here. Read more »