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Republicans will always defend parents’ rights.
Read about Rep. Virginia Foxx's Parental Right to Protect Act and how it will help keep children safe ⤵️
RRep. Virginia Coxx introduced legislation which would block child protective services from penalizing parents who refuse to allow a child gender transition.
Foxx Leads Fight in House to Save Independent Contractor Jobs
A bicameral comment letter, led in the House by Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), was sent today to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh opposing DOL’s confusing and burdensome proposed rule regarding independent contractors.
On Day, we celebrate the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution which guaranteed our most fundamental rights and personal freedoms as Americans.
Recovery should be your first priority following an unexpected illness—not unexpected medical bills.
about the bipartisan effort by Rep. Virginia Foxx
and Congressman Bobby Scott to tackle surprise bills.
An advisory panel will convene next month.
Parents should never be punished for protecting their children from 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 procedures.
That's why Rep. Virginia Foxx introduced the Parental Right to Protect Act: to help parents keep children safe.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408723
🎶 She stared at the President and asked with alarm,
Why, Mr. President did you let unions and the CDC bring us such harm?
Closing our schools left us behind and distraught,
Why Mr. President did you prevent us from being taught? 🎶
Dual enrollment programs give high school students an opportunity to earn credit towards a certification or a postsecondary degree, and should be expanded.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408712
Following the damning U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Representative Lisa McClain introduced the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act to help ensure students know how much a degree will cost.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408710
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼.
A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that most colleges aren't reporting their true costs of attendance—in fact, about 91% massively understate how much students will pay once they enroll.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-104708
The Biden administration is after mass student loan cancelation and wants to use your money to pay for it.
Read more from the House Committee on Education and Labor Republicans' blog 👇
What stocking stuffer is the Biden administration leaving Americans with this Christmas?
Biden's plea to reinstate his scheme was rejected. Time for Democrats to dump the bailout.
Among 2022's most annoying words of the year: "WOKE."
The Left should take a hint and stop pushing wokeness in classrooms and the workplace.
Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Labor is waging an all-out regulatory assault to tie up employers and independent contractors in red tape.
Republicans are cutting through red tape—and putting worker first.
Happy Thanksgiving from Education & Labor Committee Republicans!
ICYMI on The Report Card with Nat Malkus, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is asked to grade to the Left's school closure policies.
🎧 LISTEN:
In case you missed it in The Hill, Rep. Virginia Foxx outlines why job creators need greater input America’s apprenticeship programs ⤵️
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408689
Parents, YOU are the biggest stakeholder in your child’s education. more from The 74 on how parents are standing up to the education bureaucracy and taking charge ⤵️
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408678
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is meant to enforce laws that protect workers and promote union transparency.
As the Biden administration caves to unions and Democrats undermine OLMS, Rep. Virginia Foxx and Congressman Rick Allen ask: can OLMS do it's job?
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408676
Rep. Virginia Foxx and Congressman Rick Allen are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw rule mandating that private health plans cover gender procedures and abortions.
the full letter here ⤵️
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408670
And Democrats think they’re the authority on education?
Remember when Biden claimed he got the student loan bailout "passed by a vote or two"? Now, Washington Post has given Joe Biden a "bottomless Pinocchio" for his misleading claims.
This president just can't get it right.
Here's a roundup of some recent flubs and misstatements by the president.
is a tax on all Americans.
is a tax on every American.
The Biden administration's student loan bailout is already a wasteful policy.
Now, fraudsters are poised to take advantage and rob American taxpayers—making a costly program even more expensive.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408664
Prolonged school closures caused severe learning loss for students. Democrats and the Left are trying to rewrite that narrative and cover for their own mistakes—Republicans are fighting to hold them accountable.
The size of younger students’ learning setbacks in math during the pandemic varied in accordance with how long their school system stayed closed in 2020-21, an analysis by The 74 of district-level National Assessment of Educational Progress data shows. Districts that spent the majority of that yea...
Wasteful Democrat policies are spurring inflation and driving up costs. Creating good-paying American jobs and helping workers take home more of their paycheck every month—that is Republicans' .
Happy National School Lunch Week! House Committee on Education and Labor Republicans are committed to using taxpayer dollars wisely so students most in need have access to healthy meals.
The most pro-union president in American history isn't pro-worker.
more on how Biden's so-called wins put union bosses first.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408644
“This regulation is a perfect example of the Left’s hypocrisy."
Watch Rep. Virginia Foxx slam President Joe Biden for his hypocrisy on COVID Health Care worker regs despite
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408624
Parents are not domestic terrorists.
Today marks 1 year since the National School Board Association sent a letter to DOJ Attorney General calling parents, who spoke up for their children, "domestic terrorists."
The GOP will never stop fighting to give a voice.
Democrats refuse to let parents manage their children’s mental health.
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408617
Rep. Virginia Foxx and Congressman James Comer write to Secretary Miguel Cardona: "Institutions of higher learning should be havens of free speech. Instead, school administrators are undermining the very purpose of their institutions."
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408610
Rep. Virginia Foxx and Senator Richard Burr slam the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for its "secrecy, a lack of transparency, and a willingness to evade scrutiny" which characterized the agency since the start of the Biden administration.
the full letter here ⤵️
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408604
School lockdowns erased 20 YEARS of progress in K-12 education because CDC collaborated with teachers .
The House Republicans' is dedicated to keeping our gov accountable.
https://www.republicanleader.gov/commitment/
It appears OSHA didn't get the President’s memo. At the same time President Joe Biden proclaimed the pandemic over, his own admin is reviving a regulatory scheme against the health care industry.
Read the letter from Rep. Virginia Foxx and Congressman Fred Keller demanding an end to this gov overreach.
https://t.co/tv1b6nS5Qq
S. 1098 is flawed legislation. The bill:
❌delays relief for joint consolidation borrowers
❌fails to protect taxpayers
❌creates opportunities for Secretary Miguel Cardona
to expand gov control
Have you heard about the Peace Corps payout? more from
Rep. Virginia Foxx ⤵️
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408570
Following pressure from Rep. Virginia Foxx, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it will repeal its mask mandate for toddlers in Head Start programs.
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Foxx's reaction to HHS' decision to put children's wellbeing first:
https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408568
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The Responsible Education Assistance through Loan (REAL) Reforms Act is a fiscally responsible, targeted alternative to Biden’s reckless #studentloan scheme.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, Rep. Elise Stefanik, and Congressman Jim Banks' REAL Reforms Act will expand Pell Grants to cover short-term career programs 𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹. #studentloans
The REAL Reforms Act opens Pell Grants to short-term programs to help students access upskilling at a fraction of the cost of a baccalaureate degree. Just one sensible alternative offered by Rep. Virginia Foxx, Rep. Elise Stefanik, and Congressman Jim Banks. #studentloans
🚨BREAKING: Government watchdog US Government Accountability Office finds $311 BILLION budget error at U.S. Department of Education, learn more about the report below 👇👇 cc Rep. Virginia Foxx, Congressman Greg Murphy, MD, Senator Richard Burr, Senator Mike Braun https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408470
It's time for universal #schoolchoice so every child has an opportunity to succeed!
“We should be doing all we can to safeguard the savings of retirees instead of putting them at risk to satisfy the woke mob.” Rep. Virginia Foxx on forcing retirement account managers to apply ESG factors https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408418
"We must equip workers with the tools for success by empowering employers to play a more influential role in our nation's workforce development system." -Rep. Virginia Foxx Watch the full video below ⤵ https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408413
“A transfer of wealth." During an interview with NTD Television, Rep. Virginia Foxx explains why student loan forgiveness is a slap in the face to taxpayers.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, legislation that revolutionized women’s sports and access to education. But these gains are under threat today. Rep. Virginia Foxx explains why ⤵️ https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=408383
📺 WATCH 📺 Congressman Jim Banks slams Democrats’ misinformation that harmed the lives of American people.
Despite claiming to be “the party of science,” Democrats fueled the public’s vaccine hesitancy by spewing doubt over whether a Republican president could be trusted to deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Democrats’ #SocialistSpendingSpree hurts workers, job creators, and the economy. Pass it on.
The Democrats are once again trying to push their socialist agenda by including misguided higher education policies in a national defense bill. They are detracting from the bill’s important work of providing for the national defense. 🔥🔥 Rep. Virginia Foxx
We must ENSURE workers have the opportunity to learn in-demand skills that are necessary to succeed. Workforce development programs are CRITICAL to ensure a strong recovery for workers, employers, and our economy.
Watch Rep. Virginia Foxx bring the 🔥 and condemn Democrats' #SocialistSpendingSpree for punishing small businesses and destroying jobs.
#Bidenflation and spending are through the roof. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Democrats' budget will bankrupt our country and hurt working-class families. #BernieBudgetBust #BidenBankruptcyBlueprint 📈
So what DOES Secretary Marty Walsh know? Asking for a friend.
📺WATCH: Rep. Virginia Foxx Slams Teachers Unions for Keeping Children Out of School Newsmax https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407490
𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 from American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin about Pelosi's radical drug pricing scheme ⬇️ "It does nothing to improve market competition in the United States. It does a lot to damage the futures of those who are faced with catastrophic illness..." 📺📺
The Paycheck Fairness Act is not about women's rights, it's about giving power to trial lawyers. "Democrats are hellbent on telling all Americans how to live their lives, how to spend their money, and now how to make career decisions." 📺 WATCH Rep. Virginia Foxx https://republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407378
April is #ChildAbusePreventionMonth. No child should experience the dreadful impacts of abuse and neglect. That's why the House passed the bipartisan #StrongerCAPTA, reaffirming Congress' commitment to protecting the most vulnerable among us.
Health care and social service workers are the most susceptible to workplace violence. But H.R. 1195 is NOT the answer. "Rushing to mandate an ill-conceived response to this problem will not only result in an insufficient solution; it will also be damaging." -Congressman Fred Keller
H.R. 1065 EXCLUDES a provision from the Civil Rights Act that protects religious organizations from being forced to make employment decisions that conflict with their faith. 📺 WATCH Rep. Russ Fulcher offer an amendment to defend religious religious freedom.
🚨 Democrats' idea of "safe" committee proceedings exposed Driving during a committee hearing is a poor example for America's children. With masks and social distancing, in-person hearings, just like classrooms, are 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄.
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