In late June, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s illegal student loan “forgiveness” scheme – and gave his administration a swift kick in the ribs. Hours after the decision was handed down, the President emerged at a podium in the White House, flanked by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, to announce his next attempt to pin the student loan tab on hardworking taxpayers. The President’... Read more »
On Wednesday, July 26, 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 “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students.” “Across the board—from math and reading to civics and history—student scores have hit long-term lows. Years after pandemic shutdowns went into effect, s... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, a bill to ensure the facilities of our nation’s schools and colleges are used to educate students, not house illegal aliens. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “I rise today in support of H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters ... Read more »
Today’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing covered the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and its repeated failure to comply with accountability mechanisms enshrined in the law. The hearing was led by Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA), who started by outlining the dire straits of the American economy under the Biden Administration. “After two and a half years of unprecedent... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses and the Economy": "There is broad agreement across party lines that the American economy is on the wrong track. After two and a half years of unprecedented spending ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – As first reported by the New York Times, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) of the Education and the Workforce Committee, and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Dr. Michael V. Drake and Carol T. Christ, President and Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley, about Berkeley's joint institute with Tsinghua Univ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its final rule that would re-instate provisions of the controversial Obama-era recordkeeping rule: “OSHA is putting job creators through the wringer—again. This final rule will not do a thing to improve work... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Workers United International President Lynne Fox to request information about Michelle Eisen’s employment and compensation history with the union and whether it coincided with her testifying as a Starbucks barista at a Committee hearing in September 2022. Workers United’s LM-2 filing with the Department o... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Cutting Corners at WHD: Examining the Cost to Workers, Small Businesses, and the Economy.” “WHD is pushing economically damaging regulations that will negatively impact the economy and small businesses. WHD rules are excessively burdensome, impose enormous costs on bu... Read more »
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Education Department’s illegal and unilateral actions to cancel loans for more than 800,000 borrowers: “The Biden administration’s blatantly political attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court is shameful. The Biden administration is trampling the rule of law, hurting borrowers, a... Read more »
