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Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary
Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary
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Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities
Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities
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Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms
Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms
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Foxx, Comer, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas
Foxx, Comer, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas
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Foxx, Miller Condemn Biden’s Rule that Robs Women of Athletic Opportunities
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) made the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s proposed rule that will limit athletic opportunities for women and girls by allowing males identifying as women to compete in school sports:
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Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary
American workers and businesses will face more regulation, mismanagement, and waste from Washington should the Senate confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary, warned House Republicans today.
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Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter sent to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona seeking information on whether colleges and universities are complying with reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, which requires schools to report foreign gifts and contracts.
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Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a comment letter to the Tri-Agencies (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury) in opposition to proposed rules regarding the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate.
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Commitee on Education and the Workforce
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students’ historic learning losses.
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Foxx, Good Blast Department of Commerce for Big Labor Favoritism that Hurts Workers and Taxpayers
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to express strong disapproval of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CHIPS Incentive Program, which strongly encourages companies seeking CHIPS funding to use project labor agreements (PLAs) in connection with their construction projects.
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Foxx, Owens Denounce Stanford Law School’s Culture of Illiberalism
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) Chair Joseph West urging the accreditor to make a determination whether Stanford Law School is out of compliance with the ABA’s academic freedom standard in light of the school’s treatment of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan.
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Foxx Reacts to NLRB, Democrat Smear Campaign to Silence Whistleblower
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) to provide clarity on oversight being conducted following information received by a whistleblower.
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Hearing Recap: Free Speech on Campus Edition
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee hearing covered the degradation of constitutionally protected free speech on college campuses.
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Hearing Recap: Workforce Edition
Education and the Workforce Committee hearing covered the Biden administration’s heavy-handed mandates and out-of-touch regulatory policies that have led to high inflation, shortages in skilled labor, and supply chain disruptions.
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Owens Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Free Speech at College Campuses
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how free speech rights are continuously being violated on college campuses:
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Chair Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on America’s Workforce
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how the Biden administration's heavy-handed mandates and out-of-touch regulatory policies are hurting America’s workforce:
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Foxx Calls Out FTC For Exceeding Authority With Non-Compete Clause Rule
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to express concerns with the agency’s proposed “Non-Compete Clause Rule” which would impose a ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts.
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Foxx to Cardona: Don’t Trample on Religious Student Organizations’ Rights
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, joined by Reps. Tim Walberg, Glenn Grothman, Elise Stefanik, Rick Allen, Jim Banks, Burgess Owens, Lisa McClain, Mary Miller, Aaron Bean, Nathaniel Moran, and Erin Houchin, sent a comment letter to the Department of Education urging the Department to withdraw a proposed rule that removes protections provided to religious student organizations at public institutions of higher education:
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Chairwoman Foxx Celebrates House Passage of the Parents Bill of Rights
House passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and puts in place concrete legal protections that will ensure parents always have a seat at the table when it comes to their child’s education.
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Foxx, Owens Denounce Stanford Law School’s Culture of Illiberalism
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) Chair Joseph West urging the accreditor to make a determination whether Stanford Law School is out of compliance with the ABA’s academic freedom standard in light of the school’s treatment of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan.