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Bean, Courtney Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Missing and Exploited Children
By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON-Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the Committee, introduced H.R. 5224, the Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation renews the Missing...
ICYMI: Colleges Are Just Devouring Mone
By DOL Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: In Case You Missed It, the Wall Street Journal highlighted the meteoric rise of college tuition cost at several public universities and described the root causes, including wasteful investments, excessive administrators, and little accountability.
Foxx Slams Workers United for Ignoring Inquiry on Ties to Union Organizer
By DOL Newswire | Aug 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is demanding answers from Workers United after International President Lynne Fox ignored an inquiry about Michelle Eisen’s employment with the union. In a July 17 letter to Workers United, Chairwoman Foxx requested...
Foxx, Kiley Slam DOL for Failing to Consider Regulatory Impacts on Small Businesses
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su slamming the agency for failing to comply with rulemaking procedures under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The RFA requires the DOL to consider the impacts of its regulations on small businesses.
Investigation into NLRB Widens as Alarming List of Misconduct is Uncovered
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran and General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo outlining dozens of instances of misconduct found in documents provided by NLRB whistleblower...
Biden’s Davis-Bacon Rule is Nothing but Pork to Big Labor
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration issued a final rule to update Davis-Bacon Act regulations on prevailing wages for federal construction projects...
NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Retirement Savings Stagnate for Middle-Class Americans, While the Wealthy See Huge Gains
By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: Report shows that retirement account disparities have increased by income and persisted by race over time
Kiley, Foxx Bill Ensures Su Cannot Defy Congress By Serving Indefinitely
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today introduced H.R. 4957, the Department of Labor Succession Act. The bill clarifies federal law to ensure that the tenure of an Acting Secretary of Labor aligns with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (Vacancies Act).
Foxx, Cassidy Threaten ED With Subpoena After It Ignores Repeated Congressional Requests
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) blasted Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and his staff for stonewalling multiple requests for a member-level...
Chair Owens Leads Hearing on Lowering Costs and Increasing Accountability in Postsecondary Education
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers"...
Foxx Slams Biden Admin for Executive Overreach, Subverting the Constitution
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of an amicus brief, recently filed by the House of Representatives, to push back against the Biden administration’s dangerous regulatory overreach that is subverting the Constitution.
Chair Bean Leads Hearing on Learning Loss Caused by Pandemic School Closures
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students"...
Foxx Calls on Biden to Dump Julie Su
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to once again encourage President Biden to withdraw Julie Su’s nomination for Secretary of Labor.
Foxx Reacts to Damning Report of Chinese Donations Flooding America’s K-12 Schools
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a recent report from Parents Defending Education (PDE) that reveals the Chinese Communist Party’s financial grip on America’s K-12 schools...
Chair Owens to Hold Hearing on Accountability in Postsecondary Education — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - 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 “Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, and Taxpayers."
Chair Bean to Hold Hearing on Learning Loss Caused by Pandemic School Closures — Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, 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 “Generational Learning Loss: How Pandemic School Closures Hurt Students."
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on Bipartisan Apprenticeship and Other Workforce Development Legislation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 25 - The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday, July 27 will hold a markup of critical bipartisan legislation to expand high-quality economic opportunities for workers across the country through apprenticeships and other workforce development programs.
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 29 Democratic Senators, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028, Benefitting Nearly 28 Million Workers Across America
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: If the minimum wage had increased with productivity over the last 50 years, it would be $23 an hour today. If it had increased at the same rate that Wall Street employee bonuses have increased, it would be more than $42 an hour.
Foxx: New Mental Health Parity Rules Set Employers Up for Failure
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules that would make it harder for employers to demonstrate compliance with mental health parity law...
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Primary Care Legislation
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt., July 24 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Monday issued the following statement as bipartisan talks continue on primary care legislation...