Deleted Tweets From EdLabor Cmte, D-D.C.
EdLabor Cmte's accounts: EdWorkforceDems
Tracking Since: February 06, 2019
.@BobbyScott: “For many children, the food they eat at school is their only access to healthy, nutritious meals. The Trump administration is putting special interests above the long-term health and development of America’s students.” Read more here: https://t.co/bZcEAwLt16
Breaking: The Trump administration just announced a new proposal to weaken nutrition standards for school meals. The proposal would REVERSE the science-based guidelines that ensure students eat healthy food at school.
“I protected and defended this great nation only to come back and be robbed by predatory industries that are supposed to uplift and the same community.” -Kendrick Harrison, an Iraq War vet shares his personal story about being defrauded by a for-profit school. https://t.co/XGGgoFXuB7
More than half of workers age 45 and older have seen or experienced age discrimination. Today, the House is voting on H.R. 1230, a BIPARTISAN proposal to restore strong workplace protections for older workers. #POWADA https://t.co/VHJftMNn3q
WATCH “Most flight attendants that I worked with worked well into the end of their second trimesters, risking the health of not only their lives, but their unborn children.” @RepLucyMcBath shares her personal story about the hardships of working while pregnant. https://t.co/HeBvDQFNU6
Chairman @BobbyScott: "I challenge this body to honor Courtney’s legacy in the months and years to come by taking the necessary actions to support and advance school integration." To read Chairman Scott's full statement, click here: https://t.co/6CAVUpFC8h
In 2019, the Committee on Education and Labor advanced 16 bills (!) out of Committee. Today, we’ll advance two more: The Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019 and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Watch Live: https://t.co/kufCYicWEb
RT @RepAdams: Signed, sealed, delivered! My bill, the #FUTUREAct, was signed into law today, permanently providing $255 million… https://t.co/R1Jfwul1Uz
WATCH⬇️ @RepLoriTrahan reveals the absurdity of @BetsyDeVosED's latest scheme to deny defrauded students the relief they deserve. https://t.co/7ew0WCGm9d
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, three State Attorneys General, and the Education Department’s own staff concluded that ITT and Corinthian Colleges committed consistent and pervasive fraud. Yet @BetsyDeVosED continues to defend them. https://t.co/VrYRaO4tXF
NEW: @USDOL recently proposed changes to how tipped workers get paid that could cost workers more than $700 million annually. Today, House Democrats sent a letter asking the Department to ensure workers get paid for every hour they work. https://t.co/6VXocFV5Cg
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is refusing to provide debt relief to student borrowers defrauded by predatory, for-profit colleges. Tomorrow at 9am, we’ll ask her why. https://t.co/PumPZuq89t
REPORT: The Trump administration’s proposed tip rule would result cost workers more than $700 million annually and could reduce job opportunities for people of color. https://t.co/fAmnRugIdH
Today, @RepBobbyScott spoke to Patient Advocate @MoreThanMySLE about the importance of signing up for health care coverage. Visit https://t.co/xuwuBo0fGe to #getcovered! The deadline for open enrollment is December 15th. https://t.co/f5E3j9jepE
Employers should not be able to use the threat of deportation to deter immigrant workers from exercising their workplace rights. This week, House and Senate Democrats introduced the #POWERAct to ensure immigrant workers can stand up for their rights. https://t.co/LEsHU0WOe3
@RepSusanDavis @RepJoeCourtney The #CollegeAffordabilityAct would block Secretary DeVos’s survivor-blaming Title IX rule by creating stronger accountability to track and prevent classes of sexual assault, harassment, and hazing. https://t.co/G9JH9Pczr1
The Committee’s markup of the #CollegeAffordabilityAct has recessed for the day. The markup will continue tomorrow morning at 10:15 a.m. Stream it live at: https://t.co/bHpZPbopGt
@RepSusanDavis Millions of Americans are paying high interest rates on students loans they took out years ago. The #CollegeAffordabilityAct would provide financial relief by allowing existing borrowers to refinance at today’s rates. Watch @RepJoeCourtney explain: https://t.co/WhBZJS3co2
RT @RepSusieLee: Today, the House is voting on my bipartisan bill with @RepBonamici and @RepSusanWild, the Dignity in Aging Act, to… https://t.co/wTxmv7AdD4