By DOL Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, today issued the following joint statement in response to the Department of Education's updated guidance on state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement today on Secretary DeVos’ state plan...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 11, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the selection of Dr. Scott Gottlieb to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write to you today to express our outrage at your decision to revoke the joint U.S. Department of Education (“the Department") and U.S. Department of Justice guidance on transgender students’ rights under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX"). This guidance...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Dear Acting-Chairman Ohlhausen: We write to commend the decision by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation of Mylan’s business practices. The astronomically high cost of prescription drugs continues to burden families across the country, and Mylan has faced well-deserved scrutiny...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senate Democrats condemned Senate Republican for voting to significantly weaken the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act and give a blank check to Secretary DeVos to implement her anti-public school agenda. Senate Democrats were joined by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) to vote against resolution - the final vote was: 50-49.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after meeting with President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta. Acosta is President Trump’s second nominee for Secretary of Labor. His first nominee, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his nomination under fierce opposition from Democrats, workers, and advocates.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved a number of legislative proposals to expand affordable health care for working families and promote a healthy workforce. The bills - the Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), introduced ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As residents recover from the damage caused by the recent tornadoes and severe storms in Missouri and Kansas, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges recovery workers, employers and the public to use caution during cleanup and recovery efforts. The agency urges all to be aware of hazards they may encounter, and steps needed to stay safe and healthy.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. Acosta: I am writing today to request that you voluntarily provide three years of tax returns as I have requested of all of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and specifically those before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (“HELP"). As you may know, in December...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today delivered the following floor speech urging her colleagues to reject a Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would weaken the Every Student Succeeds Act and give Secretary DeVos a blank check to promote her anti-public school agenda.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: On Wednesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will consider legislative proposals to help expand health care coverage, lower costs, and promote a healthy workforce. The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today delivered the following floor speech on House Republican legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and rip apart the health care system.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 6, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today Senate Democrats took to the Senate floor to speak out against the Republican-led vote to eliminate the ‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" rule. Senate Democrats unanimously voted against overturning the “fair pay" rule-the final vote was: 49-48.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 6, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. Aronin: We write to understand the pricing scheme for Marathon’s recently approved product Emflaza, known by the non-proprietary name deflazacort. Deflazacort, like prednisone, is a steroid and has been used internationally to treat the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) for decades.[1] ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 6, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U. S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on House Republican legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and undermine the health care system.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee leaders today introduced two legislative proposals as part of a broader effort to advance patient-centered health care reform. The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (H.R. 1313), introduced by Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), would provide much-needed ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Barr & Barr Inc., a construction management company, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have signed a strategic partnership to enhance workplace safety and health during the construction of Amherst College's New Science Center.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write today in support of and to expand on the concerns raised in a February 2nd letter from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce related to the independence and integrity of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Like our House colleagues, we seek a commitment from...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: (Washington, DC) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s delay of the conflicts of interest rule...
