WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration issued a final rule to update Davis-Bacon Act regulations on prevailing wages for federal construction projects: “This administration can’t bend over backward far enough to satisfy its union puppet masters. The Wage and Hour Division’s sweeping D... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) co-led a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona condemning the Department of Education’s decision to withhold Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funds from hunting and archery education programs nationwide and requesting a... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su slamming the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) for demanding financial information related to company officials and supervisors who discussed issues related to collec... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, the Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board highlighted Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx’s (R-NC) oversight efforts to rid medical schools of harmful DEI student-recruitment standards. A Medical School Treatment for DEI By The Editorial Board July 25, 2023 Several states have been working to roll back the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bur... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined NTD, NewsNation, Fox Business, and the Julie Mason Show this week to discuss improving outcomes for students and taxpayers. The Committee is holding the Biden administration accountable for its regulatory overreach in education, working to restore the value of a college degree, and investigating un... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today introduced H.R. 4957, the Department of Labor Succession Act. The bill clarifies federal law to ensure that the tenure of an Acting Secretary of Labor aligns with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (Vacancies Act). “Having made the worst ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) blasted Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and his staff for stonewalling multiple requests for a member-level briefing on the Biden administration’s plans to return student loan borrowers to repayment.... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers": "Deeply embedded in the American psyche is the idea that colleges and universities provide valuable education that offers the best pat... Read more »
Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers.” For too long, colleges have skirted accountability for sky-high tuition prices and low-value degree programs. After going unchecked for years, the problem has given rise to a looming national student debt total of over $1.7 tril... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to once again encourage President Biden to withdraw Julie Su’s nomination for Secretary of Labor. “Julie Su has now exceeded the previous record for the longest duration between a Presidential cabinet nomination and a confirmation—when the same party controls the White House and the S... Read more »
