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House Republicans today voted to name Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) as chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in the next Congress.

“My colleagues have entrusted me with a significant responsibility, and I look forward to building on the foundation established by leaders such as John Kline and John Boehner and continuing their legacy of honest, dogged work confronting the challenges facing America’s schools and workplaces,” Foxx said in a statement.

Foxx has been an outspoken critic of President Obama’s agenda, and has pledged to undo many of the current administration’s education policies, which she views as federal overreach. She also told POLITICO in September that she would prioritize repealing the Labor Department’s major initiatives under Obama, including the overtime, fiduciary, and persuader regulations.

Foxx replaces the committee’s current chairman, Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), who is leaving Congress at the end of the month.

https://www.politicopro.com/labor-employment/whiteboard/2016/12/virginia-foxx-tapped-to-lead-house-education-and-the-workforce-committee-080495