WASHINGTON–Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s confirmation of President Biden’s nominee Jessica Looman to serve as Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD): “Jessica Looman is a union crony who has spent her career doing the bidding of Big Labor. With Looman at the helm o... Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s issuance of a tranche of new regulations without extending due deference to Congress’ jurisdiction and oversight authorities: “Adopting a ‘go it alone’ strategy to advance the Education Department’s own agenda is not a viable avenue to reform post... Read more »
WASHINGTON — The Workforce Protections subcommittee hearing entitled, "Bad for Business: DOL's Proposed Overtime Rule" which was scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2023 has been postponed until further notice. ### Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su requesting that the Department of Labor extend its comment period on a proposed overtime rule that will negatively impact workers, students, small business owners, nonprofits, and more. In the letter, Foxx writes: “Among other changes, this proposed rule signifi... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) penned an op-ed for the Washington Times about the Committee’s effort to combat malign foreign influence on college campuses. Foreign dollars come with strings attached. These donations can allow our enemies to infiltrate America’s campuses and subvert our nation’s interests.... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Protecting Kids: Combatting Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries": "Before getting started, I would like to make a disclaimer that we are going to be handling some very sensitive, mature issues toda... Read more »
DISCLAIMER: The following hearing recap contains direct quotations from children’s books. If the need for a disclaimer confuses, confounds, or concerns you, we suggest you proceed. Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce covered one of the most contentious issues in American politics: children’s books. Republican members fought back against the narrative that concerned parents are “boo... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, 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 "Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries." “Parents are rightly concerned about the kind of content their children are consuming at the K-12 level. It’s time that we have a conversation that’s ... Read more »
*Tomorrow's hearing is postponed until further notice* WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, 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 “Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth.” “The Biden administration’s radical union agenda is a threat to our most fundamen... Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opposing the Tri-Agencies’ proposed mental health parity rules. In the letter, Chairwoman Foxx says the proposed r... Read more »
