WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on a newly released Congressional Budget Office report on S. 2488, the so-called Raise the Wage Act of 2023: “Bad ideas take their first breath in the Democrat-controlled Senate—that much is clear. S. 2488 might have a glossy exterior and a poll-tested title, but it’s nothing mo... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s notice of proposed rulemaking that would turn registered apprenticeship regulations into a woke free for all: “It’s no secret that DOL has been trained like a dog to sit, shake, and roll over on command by leftist mobs. Look no further than the Depar... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy raising concerns over USPS’s changes to its privacy policy that could allow the release of customers’ personal information to labor unions. In the letter, Foxx writes: “I am astonished by such a potential br... Read more »
Today’s Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee hearing covered the partisan National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or the Board) systematic attack against long-standing employee rights. Under the Biden administration, the NLRB has weakened the union election secret ballot process, threatened the franchise model supporting millions of workers, and undermined independent contrac... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed H. Res. 927, a resolution condemning antisemitism on campuses and the testimony of university presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement on the House Floor ahead of the resolution’s passage: “Jewish students are facing a massive rise in viol... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that supports the health, development, and education of our young people by giving students, parents, and food service providers the simplicity, flexibility, and choice in milk options needed for nutritious meals. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) ... Read more »
WASHINGTON–Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in support of Conference Chair Elise Stefanik's resolution, H. Res. 927, condemning the rampant antisemitism spreading across college campuses and the deplorable testimony given by now-former President Magill and Presidents Gay, and Kornbluth of UPenn, Harvard, and MIT before the Commi... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, bipartisan legislation which offers school food service providers simplicity, flexibility, and choice to serve all types of milk, including whole and 2 percent milk. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): “It... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the creation of a Committee-run email dedicated to college students, faculty, and concerned community members who are interested in reporting cases of antisemitism on campus. Reports may be filed at Report.antisemitism@mail.house.gov. “In the wake of the December 5 hearing with the presidents of Har... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Fox News reported that Oberlin College professor Mohammad Jafar Mahallati has been placed on “administrative leave” a year after Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) sent a letter to Oberlin College demanding answers on Mahallati’s ties to the Iranian regime. These disturbing allegations, along with the curre... Read more »
