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Foxx Puts Kvaal on Notice: Providing False Information to Congress is a Crime
By DOL Newswire | Jul 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Under Secretary James Kvaal to set the record straight after he mislead the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development during its hearing on May 24, 2023. Under Secretary...
NEWS: Senate HELP Committee Release Staff Bipartisan Discussion Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
By DOL Newswire | Jul 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 3 - Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback...
NEWS: Sanders and Murray Announce HELP Committee Hearing on the Disastrous Overturning of Roe v. Wade
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 21 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a senior member and former chair of the HELP Committee, today released the following statement announcing the HELP Committee will hold a hearing in the Fall on the disastrous Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade...
Chair Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Rebuke Biden’s New SEC Rule Threatening Americans’ Retirement Savings
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) rebuked the Biden administration’s “hard close" proposed rule that limits Americans’ ability to trade in mutual funds, threatening millions of retirement plans.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Demand Briefing on Return to Student Loan Repayment
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, reprimanded the Department of Education (ED) for their lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment. The lawmakers are demanding documents and a briefing from ED regarding the Biden administration’s plan to transition borrowers back to repayment.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chairwoman Foxx Blast Biden’s Lack of Transparency in Creating Title IX Rule
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, blasted the Biden administration’s lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports or risk losing federal funds. Specifically, the lawmakers raised concerns over the rushed review and public comment period, which limited Americans’ ability to provide feedback on a rule that has serious implications for women and girls’ athletics.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Braun, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Withdraw Julie Su Nomination for DOL Secretary
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mike Braun (R-IN), and 31 Republican senators called on President Biden to withdraw the nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). Currently, Ms. Su’s nomination for the Secretary of DOL is being considered by the U.S. Senate.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Rebuke Biden’s New SEC Rule Threatening Americans’ Retirement Savings
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, rebuked the Biden administration’s “hard close” proposed rule that limits Americans’ ability to trade in mutual funds, threatening millions of retirement plans.
ED is Woefully Unprepared to Return Student Loan Borrowers to Repayment
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for his department’s lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment.
Large Scale Fraud In-The-Making at Department of Education
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently briefed the Committee on Education and the Workforce on the massive potential for fraud if the Supreme Court permits the Department of Education to move forward with Biden’s student loan scam.
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Blast Biden’s Lack of Transparency in Creating Title IX Rule
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), blasted the Biden administration’s lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports or risk losing federal funds. Specifically, the lawmakers raised concerns over the rushed review and public comment period, which limited Americans’ ability to provide feedback on a rule that has serious implications for women and girls’ athletics.
Foxx on Pending SCOTUS Student Loan Case: We Need to Stop This Illegal Scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Fox Business to weigh in on Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme and historic declines in math and reading scores among students. Excerpts from Chairwoman Foxx’s interview:
Foxx Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Janus v. AFSCME Ruling
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which gave workers the right to choose whether to pay fees to a union or not:
US Department of Labor settles whistleblower case against Delaware salvage yard that wrongly terminated employee for reporting safety concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company fired a smelter operator for reporting safety concerns.
US Department of Labor invites small business owners, local governments to share input on potential heat standard to protect indoor, outdoor workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor urges small business owners and representatives from local government entities to join the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other government agencies for a series of upcoming discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard on small businesses.
US Department of Labor invites small business owners, local governments to share input on potential heat standard to protect indoor, outdoor workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor urges small business owners and representatives from local government entities to join the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other government agencies for a series of upcoming discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard on small businesses.
Foxx Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Janus v. AFSCME Ruling
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which gave workers the right to choose whether to pay fees to a union or not...
ED is Woefully Unprepared to Return Student Loan Borrowers to Repayment
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for his department’s lack of preparedness to handle millions of student...
Large Scale Fraud In-The-Making at Department of Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently briefed the Committee on Education and the Workforce on the massive potential for fraud if the Supreme Court permits the Department of Education to move forward with Biden’s student loan scam. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman...
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on Taiwan Trade Legislation
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on Taiwan Trade Legislation