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As Republicans Move to Provide a $1.8 Trillion Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Sanders Introduces Bill to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
While 41 Senate Republicans recently introduced legislation to permanently repeal the estate tax – which would provide a $1.8 trillion tax giveaway to billionaires in America and would only provide relief to the top one-tenth of one percent – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today introduced a progressive estate tax bill that would make sure that the wealthiest people in America pay their fair share.
Foxx to Su: Will You Testify on May 17?
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a follow-up letter to Acting Secretary Su to ask whether she plans to accept Chairwoman Foxx’s invitation to testify before the Committee on May 17. Chairwoman Foxx sent the initial request on April 18, detailing...
Good Leads Hearing on Reducing Health Care Costs
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Bob Good (R-VA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families"...
Foxx, Owens: Secretary Cardona, Show Us Your Plan
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona questioning whether the Department is ready to restart student loan repayments.
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Good to Hold Hearing on Lowering Health Care Costs
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, April 26, 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 “Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families."
NEWS: Sanders and Cassidy Announce Bipartisan Deal to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 25 - Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) on Tuesday issued the following statement announcing a bipartisan deal on legislation to lower drug prices in America...
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 24 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today announced that the committee will hold a markup this Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. ET on the nomination of Julie Su to serve as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Good to Hold Hearing on Lowering Health Care Costs
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
On Wednesday, April 26, 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 “Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families.”
HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today announced that the committee will hold a markup this Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m. ET on the nomination of Julie Su to serve as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
NEWS: 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 | Apr 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 21 - 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.
Foxx, Good: Despite Receiving Necessary Warning, PBGC Remains Derelict
By DOL Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, 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 | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, 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...
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Good to Hold Hearing on Lowering Health Care Costs
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: On Wednesday, April 26, 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 “Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families."
Foxx: “Female Athletes are Being Erased”
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - 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. The bill strengthens existing protections for women, ensures a level playing field for female athletes, and protects women and girls from the Biden administration’s radical regulatory scheme.
Kiley: “The livelihoods of millions of Americans are at risk”
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, 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...
NEWS: As Republicans Move to Provide a $1.8 Trillion Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Sanders Introduces Bill to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
NEWS: As Republicans Move to Provide a $1.8 Trillion Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Sanders Introduces Bill to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
NEWS: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing to Consider Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
NEWS: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing to Consider Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
Chair Foxx Calls on Julie Su to Testify
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
Chair Foxx Calls on Julie Su to Testify
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to Hold Hearing on Independent Contractors
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to Hold Hearing on Independent Contractors
Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on School Choice
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on School Choice