In Case You Missed It, last week, the Education and the Workforce Committee released its report “Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed,” highlighting the systematic failure by universities and their leaders to implement and uphold policies to protect their Jewish communities. The report reveals an utter failure by cowardly administrators to combat antisemitism. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx penned a... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Based on a year-long investigation, the Committee on Education and the Workforce majority, under Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), has released findings on how antisemitism engulfed college campuses while administrators put the wants of terrorist sympathizers over the safety of Jewish students, faculty, and staff. “For over a year, the American people have watched antisemitic mobs rule... Read more »
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA) today sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona asking for an investigation into the alarming pattern of antisemitism among senior officials of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD). The letter builds upon the Committee’s work to fight against antisemitism and for Jewish... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) continue to root out antisemitism at taxpayer-funded institutions across the country. Their recent letters to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Columbia University’s Interim President Katrina Armstrong m... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued six subpoenas as part of the ongoing effort to root out antisemitism at Columbia University. The individuals subpoenaed include the interim president, Katrina Armstrong, and the Co-Chairs and Vice Chairs of the University’s Board of Trustees. “Columbia should be a partner in our efforts to ensure Jewish... Read more »
Ahead of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s joint meeting of Congress, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor about the importance of the Committee’s antisemitism investigation in the face of continued discrimination against the Jewish people in the United States and around the world. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: “I rise today to support Prime Minister... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Confronting Union Antisemitism: Protecting Workers from Big Labor Abuses": "Today’s hearing will examine the ways in which unions put politics over people through the lens of rampant union antisemitism. "Unfortunately, t... Read more »
Today, the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss the ways in which unions contribute to the viral spread of antisemitism and how the law can better protect Jewish employees. Antisemitism is at record highs, in part thanks to the actions taken by unions. Across the country, unions have staked out political positions on the ongoing war in Israel, often incorp... Read more »
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Combating Workplace Antisemitism in Postsecondary Education: Protecting Employees from Discrimination": "Since the evil, horrifying October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists on Israeli men, women, and children, America has witnessed a deeply disturbing ... Read more »
Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing that exposed antisemitic discrimination festering in the workplace—and notably in the university setting—in potential violation of the Civil Rights Act. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on religion, national origin, or race. It applies to both direct antisemitic discrimination and ... Read more »
