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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday February 22, 2024 ( 4 items )  

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx on Biden Transferring Billions in Student Loan Debt to Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration transferring $1.2 billion in student loan debt to taxpayers as President Biden continues to implement his radical income-driven repayment (IDR) rule--known as "Savings on a Va  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Seeks Good Governance Reforms to NAEP Contracting Model
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a follow-up letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding further information and action to reform the contracting process for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In August 2023, Foxx raised concerns, brought to   more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: Biden Administration is Limiting Affordable Health Care Options for Americans
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's proposed rule rescinding the Trump administration's association health plan (AHP) rule: "The Biden administration continues to double down on policies that will limit c  more

Three Democratic Science Committee Members Tapped for Bipartisan AI Taskforce
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Yesterday, Democratic and Republican Leadership of the House of Representatives announced a bipartisan artificial intelligence taskforce. The bipartisan taskforce will work to address the legitimate risks of AI while fostering innovation and ensuring the U.S. can remain a leader in this technology. The Science Committee is consistently at the forefront of the technologies of the   more