Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) re-introduced H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act, legislation that will expand health care choices for small businesses and self-employed individuals through association health plans (AHPs). AHPs are a type of group plan that allows multiple employers to band together to purchase health coverage to access group rates, ac... Read more »
Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a seismic impact on our economy and everyday lives. During today’s hearing on the impacts of AI in the classroom, Committee Members and witnesses highlighted the power – and pitfalls – artificial intelligence will have in modern classrooms. At the start of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) noted that artificial intelligence is no longer sc... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, announced she is stepping down: “Now is not the time for Columbia University to regress as it works to combat the rampant antisemitism plaguing the school. So far Columbia has largely failed to uphold its commitment to Jewish students... Read more »
America’s adversaries exploit lucrative financial ties with colleges and universities to steal critical research, undermine our national security interests, and indoctrinate students with anti-American propaganda. Unfortunately, schools are all-too willing to skirt the rules and obfuscate their financial ties with malign foreign actors to maintain these financial partnerships. Groups across the na... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1048, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: “The lack of transparency around foreign relationships with our nation’s universities should concern every American as we see stolen ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent letters to five schools (Barnard College, Bowdoin College, Northwestern University, Pomona College, and Sarah Lawrence College) demanding answers regarding their lackluster response to the rise in antisemitism on their campuses. In the ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN), Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO), and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer requesting that the Department of Labor (DOL) withdraw a Biden-Harris administr... Read more »
Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled “A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care” When: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FLSA's Effectiveness, Challenges, and Opportunities": "Good morning. Today we are here to examine critical reforms to modernize labor law, bringing more clarity to both workers and employers. At today’s he... Read more »
