Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats

Building an America where everyone can succeed. Ranking Member @BobbyScott.

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

Child care is not a luxury - it's a necessity.  

But instead of making child care more affordable for working families, Republicans are fighting for a bill that would make it more expensive and harder to find.

📺 Watch Ranking Member @BobbyScott fight this bad bill ⤵️

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

Artificial intelligence is already shaping the landscape of higher education.

Committee Democrats are committed to ensuring AI is used as a tool to help students and educators, not as a weapon against them.

🔗Watch now: https://t.co/nuZPaepeiF

[Rep. Bobby Scott @BobbyScott]

Unions like @CWAUnion are the reason Americans have some of our most important worker protections, like overtime pay and the five-day workweek.

I was honored to join the members of CWA today to celebrate their advocacy and hard work on behalf of all workers.

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

The Trump Admin’s proposal would not only open Americans’ retirement savings to risky investments but also boost the President’s bottom line at their expense.  @BobbyScott, @SenSanders, & @SenWarren are fighting to protect Americans’ financial well-being.
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[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

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[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

Workers deserve an NLRB that fights for their rights —but the Trump Administration is hampering the agency's ability to respond to cases of unfair labor practice.

Ranking Members @BobbyScott and @RepDeSaulnier are demanding answers and accountability.

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

How Trump Is Wrecking the Agency That Protects Worker’s Labor Rights https://t.co/rEpa5gK27O

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

From providing school meals to making infant formula accessible, USDA helps feed millions of hungry children.

That is why @BobbyScott and @RepBonamici are sounding the alarm that the Trump Administration is putting these programs at risk. Read more here ⤵️

[Rep. Bobby Scott @BobbyScott]

Today, I had the opportunity to speak with @Teamsters822 workers and hear about the issues they are facing at work.

When workers have an opportunity to organize and form a union, they can bargain for higher pay, better benefits, and safer workplaces. #1u

[Suzanne Bonamici @RepBonamici]

My Republican colleagues introduced legislation to extend and expand sheltered workshops, which employ individuals with disabilities and pay less than minimum wage. To support their bill they said it provides the dignity of work. But there's nothing dignified about saying to people with disabilities that they don't even deserve minimum wage. Oregon ended sheltered workshops and now uses a more respectful, successful supported employment model. I voted no on their bill in the Education Committee and will continue to oppose it if it comes to the House floor for a vote.

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

We can’t support students if we stop tracking what’s happening in schools — from teacher shortages to student outcomes.

The Trump Administration’s cuts to the Education Department's research arm are weakening our ability to help schools support students.

[Chalkbeat @Chalkbeat]

Federal data on enrollment, teacher pay, school spending, safety, and more has gone stale — raising questions about what the public can still know about American education. https://t.co/ndKGKUAihU

[Rep. Bobby Scott @BobbyScott]

Across this country, more than 100 million workers wake up every day not knowing whether they can afford to care for themselves or a loved one without risking their paycheck or their job.

Congress must finally pass the FAMILY Act to establish a national paid leave program.

[Rep. Lucy McBath @RepLucyMcBath]

There is no excuse for paying someone below minimum wage just because of a disability. Job seekers with disabilities deserve real pathways to independence, employment, and fair wages for their work. This issue is personal to me. Equal work should earn equal pay.

[Congressional Equality Caucus @EqualityCaucus]

🚨BAD BILL ALERT🚨
House Education & Workforce Committee Republicans are marking up a bill that would censor leading government-funded history & civics education programs—in order to shape history lessons to conform to their partisan ideology.

Here's what you need to know:

[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

Right now, Americans are struggling in an economy that isn't working for them.

Instead of addressing real issues, Committee Republicans are marking up bills that put culture wars in classrooms and roll back worker protections. Democrats are fighting back. https://t.co/zrbv9MmkiN

[Mark DeSaulnier @RepDeSaulnier]

At today’s Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee hearing, I reiterated the ways that hate and discrimination lead to unequal outcomes in healthcare. Republicans are attempting to weaponize the issue of antisemitism to attack groups like labor unions while doing nothing to meaningfully address antisemitism in good faith.

[Congressman Donald Norcross 🇺🇸 @DonaldNorcross]

The discharge petition for my Faster Labor Contracts Act just hit 218 signatures, guaranteeing that it will be voted on in the House! For too long, companies have used bad-faith stall tactics to deprive American workers from getting the contracts they deserve. With this bill, we’re giving our nation’s hardworking men and women the protections they deserve, because workers rights make the American Dream possible.

[Rep. Bobby Scott @BobbyScott]

Workers across Virginia finally have access to paid sick leave and will not have to choose between their health and making ends meet.

This is not only a major win for workers and their families, but also for businesses that depend on healthy employees.

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[Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats @EdWorkforceDems]

Combatting hate is a moral imperative. Unequal treatment leads to unequal outcomes, especially in health care.

Democrats remain committed to pursuing real solutions to expand access to affordable, high quality care.

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[Rep. Bobby Scott @BobbyScott]

The RISE rule eliminates affordable repayment options for millions of borrowers and will limit students' opportunities.

I led a letter with nearly 90 colleagues opposing it,  and I'll fight in Congress to repeal it.

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[Rep. Joe Courtney @RepJoeCourtney]

The Trump Administration’s new rule classifying nurses, including those in advanced nursing degrees as “non-professional” is an insulting denigration of the caring profession. 

This groundless definition by the Department of Education effectively caps federal student loans for advanced nursing students, sharply raising education costs at a time when we need more midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurse anesthetists. 

Today in Norwich, I joined State Senator- Nurse Martha Marx, the Dean of the UCONN School of Nursing, the Connecticut Nursing Association, and rank-and-file nurses to call out this out-of-touch rule. 245,000 nurses signed a petition in strong opposition to the rule. Last week, I grilled Education Secretary McMahon, who devised this appalling measure. Congress must reverse it before it takes effect on July 1st.