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- ↑ "Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress". Committee on Education & the Workforce. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Jurisdiction". Education and Labor Committee. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ↑ 117th Congress Member Roster – Committee on Education of Labor (Page 6)
- ↑ Members – Committee on Education and Labor (Page 6)