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Foxx on Upcoming Markup: @EdWorkforceCmte is Laser-Focused on Delivering Results

News Release: On Thursday, Sept. 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider nine bills...


Chairman Good to Hold Hearing on the Impact of Illegal Immigration on America’s Workforce — Tomorrow at 10:15 AM

News Release: Tomorrow, Sept. 13, 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 “The Impact of Biden’s Open Border on the American Workforce."


NEWS: Sanders Statement on Corporate Media Coverage of Pending UAW Strike

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement on the corporate media’s coverage of the negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Big 3 carmakers...


Chairman Bean to Hold Hearing on the CCP’s Influence in K-12 Education

News Release: On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 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 "Academic Freedom Under Attack: Loosening the CCP's Grip on America's Classrooms."


NEWS: Sanders Statement on HHS Contract with Regeneron for Reasonable Pricing of COVID-19 Treatment

News Release: Sanders Announces HELP Committee Will Move Forward on Biden’s NIH Nominee


5 notices published in week ending Aug. 26 by Labor Department

There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Aug. 26, according to the Federal Register.


Education & the Workforce, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means Committees Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Costs and Increase Transparency for Patients and Employers

News Release: WASHINGTON - New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced today by House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Energy...


Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Seek Transparency on Biden’s Decision to Cancel $39 Billion in Student Debt

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) urged the Department of Education to provide details on its methodology in determining which student loan...


Foxx To NLRB Inspector General: Release Your Findings

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General David Berry requesting that his office provide the Committee with a publicly releasable version of a report detailing findings of gross mismanagement in the NLRB’s administration of a mail ballot election.


Foxx Reacts to Biden Admin Efforts to Limit Health Care Options in Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ underhanded attempt to stymie a Virginia law that would expand health care access for small businesses...


Chairman Good to Hold Hearing on the Impact of Illegal Immigration on America’s Workforce

News Release: On Wednesday, Sept. 13, 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 “The Impact of Biden’s Open Border on the American Workforce."



Labor Department discusses DOL Acquisition Regulation: Department of Labor Acquisition Regulation System on Sept. 5

The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


@EdWorkforce Republicans Unveil Package to Combat Biden’s Harmful ESG Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Members Rick Allen (R-GA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Bob Good (R-VA), and Jim Banks (R-IN), announced the introduction of four bills respectively: H.R. 5339, the Roll back ESG To Increase...


McClain, Foxx Introduce CRA Resolution to Stop Biden’s Latest Free College Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s reckless income-driven repayment (IDR) rule-known as “Savings on a Valuable Education (SAVE)" plan. Experts estimate that the SAVE scheme could leave taxpayers on the hook for as much as $559 billion, making it the costliest regulation in U.S. history.


NEWS: Sanders Statement on Medicare Negotiating Drug Prices

News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 29 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the first ten prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and drug manufacturers...


Labor Department publishes 17 notices in week ending Aug. 19

There were 17 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Aug. 19, according to the Federal Register.


Foxx, Cassidy Rake Acting Secretary Su Over the Coals on Botched Fiduciary Rulemaking

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su demanding the agency cease further...



Foxx: DOL’s Overtime Rule is Misguided and Partisan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement condemning the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule...