WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final rule requiring abortions and abortion services to be covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): “Adding this controversial provision into the PWFA is wrong. Period. Abortion is not a medical conditi... Read more »
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: “ERISA’s 50th Anniversary: the Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care.” “Employer-sponsored insurance—governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)—is the core of America’s health care system. Employers have been ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) sent a letter to New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty A. Rosa requesting information related to reports that N... Read more »
WASHINGTON –Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week to highlight the accomplishments of the Congresswomen on the Committee and express gratitude for their work on behalf of the American people. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks (as prepared for delivery): “While women’s history month was in March, the impact that the women on the Education ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on Biden’s latest student loan shenanigans: “The administration is tone deaf. There’s no other way to put it. “Just two days ago the Committee heard from experts what American families have experienced for months: the administration did not make implementing bipartisan FAFSA sim... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concluding its review of a fiduciary rule that would unduly burden retirement plans, retirees, and savers: “OMB’s swift conclusion in its review of this fiduciary rule gives rise to serious questions as to whether the agency has exten... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Unlocking Opportunity: Allowing Independent Contractors to Access Benefits": "How can we ensure that American workers remain secure and prosperous in the modern economy? "Expanding access to benefits is central to that goal. Benefits—... Read more »
Today, the Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing that covered potential ways to expand access to benefits to every American worker—not just those classified as employees. Nontraditional, independent work is exploding as a sector of the U.S. economy and is expected to constitute half of the workforce by 2027. However, under current law, nontraditional workers— those who do not receive a... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the overwhelming opposition to Biden’s joint-employer rule, including Senate passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to stop the job-killing mandate: “Given today’s vote in the Senate, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas having struck down t... Read more »
On Wednesday, April 17, 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 “Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism.” “Some of the worst cases of antisemitic assaults, harassment, and vandalism on campus have occurred at Columbia University,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “Due to the severe and ... Read more »
