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Foxx, Owens Question Cardona about Fraud within Biden’s Student Loan Scam
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 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 highlighting the potential for fraud within President Biden’s student loan scam.
NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition- and Debt-Free for Working Families
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2023
News Release: The College for All Act would be fully paid for by the Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, also introduced today by Sanders in the Senate and Lee in the House
Chairman Good to Hold Hearing on Strengthening the Health Care Market
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, June 21, 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 “Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market."
Foxx: The NLRB and Big Labor Are Unabashed Bedfellows
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest ruling that takes a hatchet to the independent contractor model and ties the hands of workers and employers across the nation...
Foxx Presses Becerra to Answer for Additional Burdens on Taxpayers and Harmful Health Care Policies
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
@EdWorkforceCmte Pass Bills to Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, which will help ensure workers do not lose access to critical telehealth services they have come to rely on for the past three years. The Committee also passed H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, which puts the academic success and safety of America’s students first.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate HELP Committee to Mark Up Legislation on Thursday
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 13 - The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday, June 15 will hold an Executive Session to mark up legislation at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - 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 two bills - H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act...
Chairman Owens to Hold Hearing on Innovation in Postsecondary Education — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: 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 “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities."
@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on Bills that Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, June 13, at 4 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act.
NEWS: New Report Shows How Badly Big Pharma Is Ripping Off American People With Publicly Funded Medications
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: The American People Pay the Highest Prices in the World For Lifesaving Prescription Drugs That They Helped Create. Report shows, over the last 20 years, the average price of new medical treatments that NIH scientists helped invent is $111,000 - more than ten times the price that led the NIH to first introduce a reasonable pricing clause in 1989.
Secretary Becerra to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, 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 Health and Human Services." Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing.
Secretary Becerra to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Tomorrow, 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 Health and Human Services.” Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing.
@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on Bills that Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Tomorrow, June 13, at 4 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act.
Ways and Means Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape and Improve Federal Responsiveness for Americans with Compromised Social Security Numbers
By Homeland Newswire Report DOL Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Americans whose Social Security numbers (SSNs) have been compromised or misused ought to have an easier time getting help from the Social Security Administration (SSA). To that end, the Ways and Means Committee adopted two bipartisan bills that cut red tape for Americans whose SSNs have been compromised or misused.
Chairman Smith Committee Remarks: Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
By Homeland Newswire Report DOL Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Chairman Smith Committee Remarks: Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Health Care and Social Security Bills
By Homeland Newswire Report DOL Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Health Care and Social Security Bills
WSJ: Biden OECD Tax Deal Makes “U.S. Even Less Competitive”
By Homeland Newswire Report DOL Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Without congressional input or oversight, the Biden Administration has negotiated a global tax surrender to foreign bureaucrats that will kill American jobs, cost America tax revenue, and hand Communist China a competitive edge in the global economy.
Malliotakis, Steel Lead Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Working Families
By Homeland Newswire Report DOL Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Today Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-45), members of the House Committee on Ways & Means, introduced the Working Families Tax Cut Act, legislation that would give middle-class Americans a guaranteed deduction bonus for the next two years.
Chairman Smith: “Help Wanted” Signs in Store Windows Are Small Business’s Cry for Relief in Biden Economy
By Homeland Newswire Report DOL Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Signs reading “Going Out of Business” may soon begin appearing up and down main streets across America, as small businesses are increasingly preparing for a recession. For more than two years, small businesses have faced multiple crises that have left them with fewer workers, smaller inventories, and less income, whether it is skyrocketing prices, spiraling wages to stay competitive in the labor market, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, or rising interest rates.