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Neal Statement On March 2023 Jobs Report
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2023 jobs report:
Neal Statement On The Next Chapter In Republicans’ War On Women
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement condemning the Texas District Court’s decision to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decades-old approval of mifepristone
Neal Statement On Irs’s Strategic Operating Plan For The Historic Inflation Reduction Act
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Strategic Operating Plan for the Inflation Reduction Act:
Committee Leaders Praise Biden Push To Improve Access To Reproductive Health Care
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted comments to the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and the Treasury in support of the proposed rules to ensure access to no-cost coverage for contraceptive services under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Event Recap: Skills Over Status
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
At Wednesday’s Axios event titled “Skills over Status: The Shift Towards Skills-Based Hiring,” Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined business reporter Erica Pandey in a conversation focused on how the education and workforce development systems can be aligned better to equip our workforce with skills needed to be successful in a 21st century economy.
Foxx, Good: Despite Receiving Necessary Warning, PBGC Remains Derelict
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
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 the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) expressing concerns over the agency’s handling of the taxpayer-funded bailout of multiemployer pension plans following the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) issuance of a negative risk advisory.
A Win for Women and Girls
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement following the passage of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and protects female athletes from the Biden administration’s radical regulatory scheme:
Hearing Recap: Independent Contractors Edition
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing featured a six-witness panel covering the Biden administration’s multi-pronged assault on the livelihoods of millions of independent contractors across America.
Foxx on GOP Restoring Fiscal Sanity in America
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement on the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, House Republicans’ plan to restore fiscal sanity in America:
Foxx: “Female Athletes are Being Erased”
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Kiley: “The livelihoods of millions of Americans are at risk”
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing that explores the benefits of the independent contractor model on the working economy and the negative impact the Biden administration’s policies are having on freelancers across the country:
Chair Foxx Calls on Julie Su to Testify
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting she testify before the Committee and fulfill her obligation to be accountable to the American people.
Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on School Choice
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how school choice expands educational freedom:
Hearing Recap: School Choice Edition
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), covered school choice and the educational freedom movement sweeping the nation
Foxx Chalks Up Biden Admin’s Flip-Flop on Third-Party Servicer Guidance to Failure in Planning
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) responded to the Department of Education’s blog post announcing a delay of the effective date of its guidance for third-party servicers.
Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on School Choice
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how school choice expands educational freedom:
Hearing Recap: School Choice Edition
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), covered school choice and the educational freedom movement sweeping the nation. Parents are eager for more choice because it empowers them to match educational options to their child’s unique needs.
Foxx Chalks Up Biden Admin’s Flip-Flop on Third-Party Servicer Guidance to Failure in Planning
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) responded to the Department of Education’s blog post announcing a delay of the effective date of its guidance for third-party servicers.
Chair Foxx Op-Ed Slams Biden’s Overreach on Third-Party Servicers
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
In another blatant example of regulatory overreach, the Department of Education recently issued guidance for third-party servicers that gives the federal government more control over private companies.
HELP Committee to Bring CEOs of Major Insulin Manufacturers and PBMs Together for Historic Hearing to Discuss the Need to Lower Insulin Prices and the Cost of Other Prescription Drugs
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on Friday that the committee will hold a hearing entitled “The Need to Make Insulin Affordable for All Americans” on Wednesday, May 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET.