The mission of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) “is to protect the interests of workers who are injured or become ill on the job, their families and their employers by making timely, appropriate, and accurate decisions on claims, providing prompt payment of benefits and helping injured workers return to gainful work as early as is feasible.” However, ... Read More »
On Thursday, May 23, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing with the presidents of Northwestern, Rutgers, and UCLA titled “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos.” “The Committee has a clear message for mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders: Congress will not tolerate your derelicti... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su requesting additional information about the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s (EBSA) cybersecurity capabilities and procedures after a cybersecurity breach at Optum’s Change Healthcare unit exposed the threat cybercriminals pose to EBSA’s ability t... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released a detailed investigative update highlighting major flaws in Harvard University’s response to antisemitic events on its campus. Documents obtained by the Committee in its antisemitism investigation reveal that Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group (AAG) presented significant recommendations to Harvard... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to University of California system President Michael Drake, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor Gene Block, and University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib requesting documents and information regarding UCLA’s response to the unlawful antisemitic encampment; ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 22, 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 “Big Labor Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections.” “Union bosses often use shady tactics to intimidate employees and undermine free and fair election processes, forcing workers into union membership,” ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services": "Good morning, and welcome. Thank you everyone for joining me to conduct the Committee’s yearly oversight of the budget request for the Depar... Read More »
Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce conducted an oversight hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department). Members held Secretary Xavier Becerra to account as he testified on behalf of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request and his radical HHS policies. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) opened the hearing on offense with her opening statement. She criticized ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to recognize National Charter Schools Week. Chairwoman Foxx’s remarks: “This week we celebrate and recognize the impact of the 8,000 public charter schools across the country. “Charter schools offer students and their families a crucial alternative to the one-size-fits-all education m... Read More »
WASHINGTON--Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) reacted to subpoenaed documents received from Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su regarding the agency’s return-to-office action plan. For months, Acting Secretary Su failed to provide the Committee with a plan that Su’s own administration required. What’s worse, it appears DOL wasn’t taking re... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) are continuing to investigate the funding sources for the illegal, antisemitic encampments on college campuses. In a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the lawmakers are requesting all suspicious activity rep... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services.” “Under Secretary Becerra, the Department of Health and Human Services has pursued a radical political agenda that has compromised Americans’ religious freedoms and... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) served a subpoena for a deposition to Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (Local 2325) President Lisa Ohta. The subpoena compelling Ohta to participate in a deposition on May 29, 2024, comes as Local 2325 continues to obstruct the Committee’s investigation into the contentious vote and subsequen... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Northwestern University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris requesting documents and information regarding Northwestern’s response to numerous antisemitic incidents on its campus and its failure to protect Jewish students, faculty, and staff. The deadline for Nor... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published an official score for Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx’s (R-NC) bill, the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA), finding that it will save taxpayers $185 billion over the next decade through policies that rein in the executive branch, strengthen and simplify the nation’s broken student loan program, and r... Read More »
