Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats
@EdWorkforceDems
Building an America where everyone can succeed. Ranking Member @BobbyScott.
Dear America, While you were sleeping, House Republicans voted to: ❌Reduce or eliminate Pell Grants for 4 million students. ❌Rip access to free school meals away from up to 18.3 million children. ❌Kick at least 13.7 million people off their health insurance.
NEWS: As @SecKennedy attacks lifesaving vaccines, Congressional Democratic leaders are stepping up and demanding insurance companies protect vaccine coverage and keep them affordable & accessible for everyone.
Need more proof the pressure is working? washingtonpost.com/education/2025…
Our pressure on the Trump Administration to release education funding approved by Congress is working—we can't let up now. Georgia's teachers and students are counting on us.
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a bipartisan law to ensure all people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. Despite our progress, there is still more work to be done. disabilityscoop.com/2025/07/24/as-…
Republicans are betting on billionaires and gambling with America’s future. Ways and Means is heading west this week.
Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised. Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
Housing costs keep rising. Food costs keep rising. Child care costs keep rising. Health care costs keep rising. Yet, workers earning the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, have not gotten a raise since 2009.
A Tesla worker in my district was electrocuted to death because the company ignored safety rules. OSHA fined Tesla $50,000. Elon Musk makes that back in nine minutes from federal contracts alone. Workers’ lives are worth more than nine minutes of Elon Musk’s day.
All Republicans just voted against Rep. @RepYassAnsari's amendment. This would require coaches to report to Title IX coordinators anytime they have reason to believe a student is being abused, which could have prevented the abuse of many athletes at Ohio State University.
Committee Republicans are continuing their attacks on working people. Democrats are fighting back. Republicans are advancing bills that are out of step with America’s workers, making it harder to get care, keep coverage, and make ends meet. 📺Watch now youtube.com/live/-zyO0krKL…
The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration is charged with protecting 153 million workers’ hard-earned health and retirement benefits. Congress must protect EBSA to keep working families physically and financially healthy. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=xz9jZu…
Together with my colleagues on @EdWorkforceDems, I'm fighting against Republican attempts to raise health care costs and gut coverage. As a two-time breast cancer survivor, I understand how important it is to have affordable and accessible health care.
Reheating Democrats' nachos. democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/imo/media/doc/…
A total of 10 Republican senators are urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to withhold more than $6 billion in federal funds for education programs already appropriated by Congress. abcnews.link/8gkbLew
Heat remains the leading weather-related killer, yet there is still no federally enforceable heat standard. Today, a group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers reintroduced the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act to protect workers from heat.
‼️Tune in now! I’m joining @SenAlexPadilla, @BobbyScott, @SenMarkey, @RepAdams, @UFWupdates, @AFSCME, & @steelworkers to introduce legislation to protect workers from extreme heat. It’s simple: no one should risk their life just to earn a paycheck. We need a national heat…
Over 20 years ago, Asunción Valdivia died of heatstroke after picking grapes for ten hours straight in extreme temperatures. As summer temperatures continue to break records, we're fighting to protect workers from heat illness and death.
The high cost of child care is a burden on families and the economy. Under @BobbyScott and @PattyMurray's Child Care for Working Families Act, the typical family will pay no more than $15 a day for child care.
In 41 states, child care costs more than tuition at an in-state university. Today, Democrats introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act to help working families access affordable, quality child care and raise child care workers' wages. WATCH ⤵️ youtube.com/live/bLXa_0TX3…
Republicans are holding their 9th hearing about antisemitism on campus while the Administration is undermining the very systems that protect these students. Committee Democrats are fighting for students and to protect institutions' independence. 📺 ⤵️youtube.com/live/1y6k42bhO…
The Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department will have tragic consequences for our students, families, and communities. The Supreme Court's decision now paves the way for the Trump administration to roughly fire half of the staff at the Department.
Breaking news: A divided Supreme Court cleared the way for now for the Trump administration to sharply shrink the Education Department, one of the cornerstones of the president’s efforts to radically downsize the federal government. wapo.st/3TEnfBa
Today, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act, a landmark law that has empowered and protected older adults for decades. Unfortunately, Republicans' “Big Ugly Bill” undermines many of the programs seniors rely on. ncoa.org/article/why-th…
Tribal colleges offer Native students a quality, affordable education that also embraces and uplifts their culture. Now, the Trump Administration's drastic cuts may force many of these schools to shut their doors. Read more: montanafreepress.org/2025/07/03/our…
