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 "Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market." “One of the greatest challenges the health care market faces is rapid consolidation, which obscures the prices and quality of services. Thanks to Federal Government o... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced H.R. 4144, the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment (FAIR) Act, which takes a critical step towards addressing the failures of the student loan program by providing a fair,... Read more »
On Thursday, June 22, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a Skills-Based Economy.” “America is moving towards a skills-based economy in which individuals’ skills and competencies are what matter, not where or how they obtained them,” said Chairwoman Foxx.... Read more »
Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities.” Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) kicked off the hearing with an opening statement outlining the many ways in which the modern college landscape is changing to meet evolving student needs. To compliment postsecondar... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona highlighting the potential for fraud within President Biden’s student loan scam. In the letter, Reps. Foxx and Owens write: “[We] write to express our dee... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, via the Washington Times, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wrote an op-ed that underscores why the Biden administration—not student loan servicers—is to blame for America’s failing student loan system. Biden’s game of Monopoly: Student loans By Rep. Virginia Foxx June 12, 2023 For years, militant progressives have blamed student loan serv... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, June 21, 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 “Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market.” “One of the greatest challenges the health care market faces is rapid consolidation, which obscures the prices and quality of services. Thank... 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 "Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Opportunities": "Welcome to today’s hearing on postsecondary innovation and thank you to the witnesses for coming to testify on such an important... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce conducted an oversight hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Xavier Becerra was the lone witness, charged with defending the indefensible—HHS policies and President Biden’s FY 2024 budget request. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led the hearing with a reminder for Secretary Becerra. Per the White House’s Office o... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, which will help ensure workers do not lose access to critical telehealth services they have come to rely on for the past three years. The Committee also passed H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, which puts the academic success and safety of America’s studen... Read more »
