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“I’m stunned we chose a person who’s going to be 80 to run education. My gosh will she even remember being in school. This was a bad pick. Should have picked a house member in their 30’s who probably didn’t go to a one room school house and use a quill pen. “

I suspect the old one room school houses provided students with a better education in reading, writing, arithmetic, and American history/government than the progressive schools today’s woke 30-40 year olds were educated in.

You might want to look at Virginia Foxx’s background. She came from a poor family and worked as a janitor during high school. She has earned masters and doctoral degrees in education. She taught English and was president of a community college from 1987 to 1994. She has extensive experience working in education and is much more knowledgable than most Republicans in Congress.
She was a very strong supporter of President Trump.

Her committee is also responsible for labor issues. She and her husband owned a small business in North Carolina so she does have experience in the business world operating a labor intensive small business. She is strongly anti-union. Again, she has practical experience. Would you prefer a Congressman in his/her 30’s who graduated from law school to enter politics and has never worked in the private sector?

Consider also Virginia Foxx is only 4 years older than Donald Trump. If you support Trump for reelection in 2024, note he will be 80 years old midway in his term if elected. Why should age exclude Virginia Foxx from serving as chairman of a House committee if the same age doesn’t preclude Donald Trump from running for a second term as president?

Virginia Foxx is my representative in Congress. She is more conservative philosophically than most GOP establishment Congressmen, though she will loyally vote with party leadership in critical votes. While I have differences of opinion with some of her votes, she is very capable of chairing a committee and will do a much better job chairing this committee than many much younger men who have zero experience as an educator or businessperson.

If you have concerns about her mental acuity, I suggest you look up some of her recent speeches on YouTube. Here’s a link to a speech she made three months ago, on higher education, to the American Enterprise Institute. She speaks to the policies she favors for higher education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLuAPphsXhc

I would rather have a tough 80 year old with a sharp mind, fighting spirit, and strong conservative philosophically heading a committee than a squishy, political ambitious 35 years old lawyer attempting find a middle ground with the Democrats on the committee.