On Tuesday, May 23, 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 Employees’ Rights: Ensuring Fair Elections at the NLRB.” “The NLRB and its General Counsel are pursuing an extreme agenda that is undermining employee free choice, burdening small business owners, and unfairly tilting the union repr... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Education: "On my first day as Chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce this Congress, I made a promise to officials in the Biden administration: think ab... Read more »
Tomorrow 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 “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.” Secretary Miguel Cardona will testify at the hearing. “The wheels are falling off at the Department. Reckless spending proposals, policymaking by press release, backroom charades, and... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by 17 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona objecting to the agency’s proposed rule, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female At... Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) today are calling on Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide answers about the Department’s decision to waive in... Read more »
Yesterday’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development.” The hearing covered reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and the need for reforms to help America overcome the skills gap in our nation’s workforce. With 10 million unfilled jobs in... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in support of National Charter School Week and the flexibility that charter schools provide to parents whose children would otherwise be trapped in underperforming schools. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: “I rise today to recognize National Charter School Week, during which we celebrate the work... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development": "If these past three years have proven anything, it’s that America has an extremely resilient workforce. Through the COVID pan... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by 12 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack raising concerns over the agency’s proposed rule, “Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” Chairwoman Foxx and the Members argue that th... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify Biden’s unlawful student loan debt transfer scheme. On the passage of H.J. Res. 45, Chairwoman Foxx said: “The culture of this country has shifted from one in which individuals are responsible for paying for themselves to one in which the government plays nanny to eac... Read more »
