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Ranking Member Cassidy, Colleagues Request Information to Ensure Proper Use of COVID-19 Education Funds
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mike Braun (R-IN), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) requested information on the Department of Education (ED)’s oversight of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program to ensure proper protocols are in place to prevent abuse and mismanagement of federal funds.
Ranking Member Cassidy Requests Information on Impact of TikTok on Louisiana Students
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, requested information from Louisiana educators regarding the impact of TikTok on the physical and mental health of Louisiana students.
Ranking Member Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Executive Session on Generic Drug and PBM Reform
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s executive session on generic drugs and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Tuberville Request Memo from Julie Su Directing Staff to Obstruct Federal Immigration Officials
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) requested the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) to provide a memo from then-California State Labor Commissioner Julie Su directing her staff to obstruct U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officials who visited state labor offices.
Foxx Leads Letter to Ag Secretary Over Harmful Revision to School Meal Patterns
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
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.”
@EdWorkforceCmte Advances CRA Resolution to Overturn Biden’s Student Loan Bailout
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
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.
Chair Owens to Hold Hearing on Workforce Development Programs — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development.”
Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Nullify Biden’s Student Loan Debt Scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s markup to consider H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme:
Americans Agree: Protect Equality in Women’s Sports
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
A recent poll from the Washington Post found that 60 percent of Americans believe that—at all levels—boys and men should not be allowed to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.
@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on CRA to Nullify Biden’s Student Loan Debt Scheme — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will markup H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme.
Cardona to Testify at Hearing as Foxx Conducts Oversight of the Education Department
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Cardona to Testify at Hearing as Foxx Conducts Oversight of the Education Department Full Committee Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this Page Share by Email WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2023 On Tuesday, May 16, 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.
Foxx Decries Students’ Record-Low History and Civics Scores
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to the Biden administration’s efforts to radicalize the federal American history and civics grant priorities amidst the record drop in students’ history and civics scores.
@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on CRA to Nullify Biden’s Student Loan Debt Scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
On Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will markup H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme.
Foxx, Kiley Call Out Su’s DOL For Unlawfully Ignoring Trump Rule
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent an oversight letter to Acting Secretary Su after recent Committee testimony uncovered the Department of Labor (DOL) is unlawfully ignoring Trump’s independent contractor rule, which is still in effect.
Foxx, Owens, Grothman, Murphy Question Medical School Accreditor Over Race-Driven Standards
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), and Dr. Greg Murphy (R-NC) sent a letter to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)—the accrediting body for medical schools—expressing concerns about its accreditation standard, and whether the standard pushes diversity outcomes at the expense of skills-based programs that prepare the next generation of health care professionals.
Chair Owens to Hold Hearing on Workforce Development Programs
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
On Thursday, May 11, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development.”
NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, Moore and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 11 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), along with 15 colleagues in the Senate and 68 in the House of Representatives, today introduced legislation...
Owens Leads Hearing on America’s Workforce Challenges and the Ways to Improve Skills Development
By DOL Newswire | May 12, 2023
News Release: 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"...
Cardona to Testify at Hearing as Foxx Conducts Oversight of the Education Department
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: On Tuesday, May 16, 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.
NEWS: Chairman Sanders Releases Digital Short Featuring Insulin Patients
By DOL Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Video Comes the Day Before Senate HELP Committee Hearing with CEOs of Insulin Makers and Leaders of PBMs