WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding processing delays of H-2B applications. The Department of Labor (DOL) is required to take first action on applications within seven more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following commentary to the National Review: * * * Many employers are feeling the effects of Biden's economic policies as they struggle to access the skilled workforce needed. More and more, job creators are removing degree requirements and shifting to skills-based hiring to broaden the talent pipeline and fill in-demand, good-paying careers. Yet society has per more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 7, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's latest push to strip health coverage options away from Americans: "Evidently, the thought of Americans exercising choice when it comes to picking their own health insurance makes the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to scrutinize the legality of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su's ability to serve as an acting secretary for a prolonged period. Ms. Su began her tenure as Acting Secretary of Labor on Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "How Mandates Like ESG Distort Markets and Drive Up Costs for Insurance and Housing" Time: 9:00 AM ET Date: Friday, July 14, 2023 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Add more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. "With this ruling against race-conscious admissions, the Supreme Court has effectively taken our country back decades and robbed students of color of meaningful opportunities for acade more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Senators Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, announced that they'll lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania next week. Joining Tillis and Shaheen will be Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooper more PR