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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to highlight the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act, which expands career-focused, skills-based education programs.

Foxx, Duncan Lead Amicus Brief on Biden’s Student Loan Scheme

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC) led 126 House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the upcoming case considering the Biden administration’s student loan bailout, which exploits legislation drafted in the wake of September 11, 2001, meant to assist service members and veterans.

Foxx and Boozman: USDA’s Nutrition Standards Put Schools in a Pickle

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Republican Leader John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced unworkable nutrition standards that will hamstring schools:

Foxx, Cassidy Call Out Administration’s Potential $1 Trillion Student Loan Repayment Scheme, Rushed Public Review Process

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Republican Leader Bill Cassidy (R-LA) rebuked the administration’s reckless Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) rule proposal and called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to extend the rushed public comment period.

ICYMI: Foxx Speaks Out to Protect Women’s Sports

National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and a panel of House Republicans to highlight the importance of protecting Title IX against the Left’s attacks on the landmark legislation.

Foxx to NLRB: Proposed Rule Puts Unions Before Employees

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (the Board) Chairman Lauren McFerran in opposition to the Board’s proposed rule which weakens employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), makes the interests of unions a priority, and strips employees of vital protections.

Chairwoman Foxx Celebrates Reintroduction of Rep. Steube's Bill to Save Women's Sports

National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) celebrated the reintroduction of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisi

Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisi

Comer Statement on Biden’s State of the Union Address

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 8, 2023

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: We are writing to strongly condemn your actions at today’s Committee hearing. You began the hearing by spending approximately 15 minutes posing questions to former IRS official Lois Lerner, who stated, as she had nine months ago, that she was invoking her Fifth Amendment right not...

Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisis

On Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its first hearing, titled “American Education in Crisis,” which will discuss the state of K-12 and postsecondary education.

Tune In: Chairwoman Foxx to Join House Republicans to Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Tune in live E.T. to hear from Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Members of the House GOP, and female athletes on National Girls and Women in Sports Da

Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress

Following the Education and the Workforce Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.

Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Organizational Meeting

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress:

Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Organizational Meeting

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress:

Granger Gavels First Meeting of 118th Congress

House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) gaveled the first committee meeting of the 118th Congress. During the meeting, the Committee Rules and Subcommittee Jurisdictions were adopted by voice vote.

Durbin, Padilla Request Biden Admin Consider Recommendations to Recently Announced Migrant Initiative at Southwest Border

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, today sent a letter to President Joe Biden to offer suggestions regarding the Administration’s recently announced initiative to give migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela a safe and orderly pathway to the United States, and to surge resources to humanely process migrants at our southwest borde

Granger Remarks at 118th Organizational Meeting (As Prepared)

Good morning and welcome to the first meeting of the Committee on Appropriations for the 118th congress.

In Amicus Brief, Durbin And Colleagues Call On Seventh Circuit To Reject 3M’s Attempt To Use Bankruptcy To Evade Accountability To Military Veterans

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of Senate and House Democratic colleagues in submitting an amicus brief in a bankruptcy case before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in support of 231,000 military veterans who are seeking restitution from 3M and its subsidiary Aearo Technologies for allegedly manufacturing defective earplugs.

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances 15 Judicial Nominees with Bipartisan Support

The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced fifteen judicial nominations, the first series of judicial nominations to go to the full Senate in the 118th Congress. All fifteen advanced with bipartisan support.

Durbin Presses DOJ & FBI for Information on Potential Impact of Former FBI Official Charles McGonigal’s Alleged Misconduct