On Thursday, September 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider nine bills: H.R. 4259, Think Differently about Education Act H.R. 5349, Crucial Communism Teaching Act H.R. 5110, Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act H. J. Res. 88, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted ... Read more »
On Tuesday, September 19, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "Academic Freedom Under Attack: Loosening the CCP's Grip on America's Classrooms." “From pushing propaganda and conducting espionage to undermining American education and indoctrinating students, the Chinese Communist Party... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined the Independent Women’s Forum’s Students Over Systems podcast to discuss the Committee’s efforts to advance K-12 education in America. Excerpts from the interview are below: Facilitating state and local education: “[Education is a state and local issue… So, my responsibility as I see it is to make ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced today by House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and House Ways and Means Comm... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) urged the Department of Education to provide details on its methodology in determining which student loan borrowers qualify for debt cancellation under the current income-driven repayment (IDR) program. ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General David Berry requesting that his office provide the Committee with a publicly releasable version of a report detailing findings of gross mismanagement in the NLRB’s administration of a mail ballot election. In the letter, Chairwoman... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ underhanded attempt to stymie a Virginia law that would expand health care access for small businesses: “The cost of health insurance weighs upon the shoulders of small business owners across our nation – it’s a pres... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Members Rick Allen (R-GA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Bob Good (R-VA), and Jim Banks (R-IN), announced the introduction of four bills respectively: H.R. 5339, the Roll back ESG To Increase Retirement Earnings (RETIRE) Act; H.R. 5337, the Retirement Proxy Protection Act; H.R. 5338, ... Read more »
On Wednesday, September 13, 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 “The Impact of Biden’s Open Border on the American Workforce.” “The Biden Border Invasion is the worst illegal immigration catastrophe in American history. The American workforce has not escaped the devastating impact of the Democrats’ ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s reckless income-driven repayment (IDR) rule—known as “Savings on a Valuable Education (SAVE)” plan. Experts estimate that the SAVE scheme could leave taxpayers on the hook for as much as $55... Read more »
