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Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Ensuring Regulations Protect Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care"
Mar 20, 2012 - Today, we will examine the Department of Labor’s effort to narrow the long-standing companionship services exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act. As we all know, the FLSA continues to serve as the foundation of federal wage and hour standards. Today’s discussion is not about whether we stand ... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Secretary Solis to Discuss Labor Department's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget and Policy Priorities
Mar 19, 2012 - On Wednesday, March 21 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Labor.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of th... More

Kline Letter Encouraging Additional IDEA Funding to Support Students with Disablities
Mar 19, 2012 - Dear Chairman Rehberg and Ranking Member DeLauro: I write to encourage you to increase funding for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. To read the full lett... More

Doubling Down on Failed Stimulus Policies
Feb 17, 2012 - Hours before the nation recognized the anniversary of President Obama’s failed stimulus plan, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced unemployment could stay above 8 percent for the next three years. We are experiencing the longest run of high unemployment since the Great Depression, d... More

Kline Statement on President's Budget Proposal
Feb 13, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following remarks on President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2013: A Budget of Broken Promises “Time and again, President Obama has failed to keep his promises to the American people. Th... More

Kline, Foxx Request Information on Administration’s Latest Job Training Proposal
Feb 1, 2012 - U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis requesting more information about the president’s latest job training pro... More

New Report Finds Significant Overlap in Federal STEM Education Programs
Jan 24, 2012 - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the scope and efficacy of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs. The report, requested last January by House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee ... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Rep. McKeon Calls for Commonsense Reform of Nation’s Workforce Investment System
Dec 16, 2011 - Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce are taking action to improve the nation’s workforce investment system. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) spearheaded this effort with the introduction of the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 2295). The legislation removes fed... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Rep. Foxx Champions Effort to Streamline Workforce Development Programs
Dec 14, 2011 - Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce are taking action to improve the nation’s workforce investment system. Last week, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act (H.R. 3610). The legislation strengthens job training support f... More

Republicans Continue Efforts to Improve Workforce Training
Dec 8, 2011 - Today, members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced two additional proposals to reform the nation’s workforce investment system. The federal government currently administers at least 47 separate job training and employment programs, representing an annual taxpayer investm... More

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