Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement castigating the Department of Education’s issuance of a final rule that presses a thumb down on career schools across America: “For an agency that purports to serve the needs of veterans, minorities, and other disadvantaged students, the Department’s announcement today is steeped in hypocri... Read more »
Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing with OSHA agency head Doug Parker conducting oversight of OSHA’s underwhelming record and burdensome policies. In his opening statement, Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) teed off on OSHA’s failure to fulfill its mission “to ensure the nation’s workers have safe and healthy workplaces.” He described, in detail, the declining state of worker we... Read more »
Tomorrow, September 28, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “How SCOTUS’s Decision on Race-Based Admissions is Shaping University Policies.” "The Supreme Court delivered a resounding defeat for racism when it deemed race-based college admissions unconstitutional," said Chairman Owens. "Endin... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration”: "The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a vital mission. The agency is charged with protecting the rights o... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed H.R. 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, bipartisan legislation that overturns the Department of Education’s funding ban on hunting and archery programs in schools. On passage of the bill, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement: “The Department of Education is completely tone-deaf ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act. The bipartisan bill safeguards educational enrichment activities like hunting, archery, and culinary programs for millions of American students.. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “The Bide... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, September 27, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.” “A thriving American workforce can coexist with robust workplace health and safety protections,” said Chairman Kiley. “Unfortunately, OSHA is fallin... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement opposing a final rule issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that will allow wealthy families to participate in a school meal program intended for those in need: “This administration’s gross infatuation with expanding the welfare state is now spilling... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner about the dangerous decline of free speech on college campuses. Further, the op-ed highlights the Committee’s newly released report that shows 63 percent of students believe the political and social climate on their campus prevents free speech and expression and ... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Fox News ran an exclusive on the Education and the Workforce Committee’s newly released report titled “Freedom of Speech and Its Protection on College Campuses.” The report details how free speech is being stifled in postsecondary education and solutions to protect the First Amendment. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following s... Read more »
