WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting DOL withdraw the proposed apprenticeship rule. The over 600-page rule expands federal power over apprenticeships, injects political ideology into the apprent  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,941,442 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services throughout West Virginia. The funding will specifically support improving health services for individuals with HIV/AIDS, advancing cancer detection and diagnosis research, bolstering re  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and a bipartisan group of colleagues sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to call for immediate action on reforming pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in an effort to reduce the cost of prescription drug prices. Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Tester (D-MT), Shelley Mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Brandon Williams, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) and Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-5) announced the introduction of H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act. This legislation safeguards students by making free speech protections on campus a condition which must be met by colleges and universities seeking to receive Title IV funds under the Higher Education Act (  more