WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Dan Morenoff, executive director of the American Civil Rights Project, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * I appreciate the Committee allowing me to contribute to its consideration of the status of so-called "DEI" in higher education.1 B more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Nathan Mehrens, vice president for workforce policy at the American Trucking Associations, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on behalf of the American Trucking Associations (ATA)./1 ATA is a 9 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Kurt Miceli, medical director for Do No Harm, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Wilson, and members of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, thank you for the invitation and opportunity  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer leads Minnesota Republican Delegation Effort to Defund the Department of Education Washington, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Emmer led the entire Minnesota Republican congressional delegation in a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies urging them to fully defund the Department of Education in their Fiscal Ye more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by freelance writer and editor Kim Kavin from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * Thank you, Chairman Mackenzie and Ranking Member Omar, for this chance to testify about what we've learned since I was here two years ago. I'm a co-founder of the grassroots coalition Fight For Freelancers. Several of us freelance writers create more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following opening statement from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * The way people do work in America is changing. New platforms, technologies, and business models have transformed how people earn a living--giving millions of workers more flexibility, autonomy, and opportunity. Whether it's freelance wr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, released the following opening statement from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Whitewashing history. Creating a conservative boogeyman. Using a racist dog-whistle. These are the Left's accusations whenever Americans call out the toxic ideolo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Renu Mukherjee, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have had a profoundly negative impact in higher education. Research shows that these programs are ju more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Announces Billions in FY26 Appropriations Requests for 12th District Families and Communities DETROIT -- Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) announced the priorities she's fighting for in the federal appropriations process that determines federal funding for Fiscal Year 2026. One of the key ways to bring investments home to our district is through appropriations requests. Congresswoma more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * WSU Prof Joins Cantwell & Leading Scientists to Highlight Devastating Impacts of Slashing Funding for Science Research 05.27.25 Trump Administration wants to gut National Science Foundation funding by 55%, would be the most severe reductions in agency's history, overturn bipartisan consensus reached in CHIPS & Science Act; WSU Professor Kalyanaraman: Cuts will "directly undercut" AI precision a more PR