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Education Committee Chair Foxx Criticizes Columbia University's Handling of Antisemitism
NEW YORK, NY — Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) expressed strong criticism towards Columbia University's management of antisemitic incidents during a meeting hosted by Jewish students at the university. In her remarks, Chairwoman Foxx highlighted the failures in the administration's response to the antisemitic attacks on campus.Foxx stated, “Columbia University is in a freefall." She continued, pointing out that the Education and the Workforce Committee had initiated an investigation following the surge in antisemitism. The Committee...
Foxx, Steel Warn of Considerable Fraud Within Student Financial Aid System
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) have raised significant concerns about the prevalence of fraud within the federal student financial aid system. In a letter addressed to Department of Education Inspector General Sandra Bruce, the lawmakers highlighted the disturbing trend of fraudulent activities affecting the distribution of financial aid.Foxx and Steel expressed their distress over the exploitation of federal student aid programs by criminals utilizing the identities of others to...