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Retirement Security

Roe Statement: Hearing on "Retirement Security: Challenges Confronting Pension Plan Sponsors, Workers, and Retirees"
Jun 14, 2011 - Roughly 60 million workers participate in an employment-based retirement plan. They, like so many Americans, have felt the impact of the recent recession and continue to experience tough times during this slow economy. As more Americans reach into their retirement savings just to make ends meet, po... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Current State of Private Pension Plans and Retirement Security
Jun 13, 2011 - On Tuesday, June 14 at 11:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled Retirement Security: Challenges Confronting Pension Plan Sponsors, Workers, and Retirees. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of th... More

Letter to ESBA on Definition of Fiduciary Under ERISA
Apr 14, 2011 - Dear Secretaries Solis and Geithner and Commissioner Shulman: Recently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration ("EBSA") of the Department of Labor (the "Department") proposed to change the regulatory structure for and definition of the term "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Se... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on "The Policies and Priorities at the U.S. Department of Labor"
Feb 16, 2011 - Allow me to begin today’s hearing by welcoming Secretary Solis to the committee. The secretary isn’t a stranger to Congress or this Committee. I appreciate the time you have taken to be with us today and look forward to your testimony. The Department of Labor is an agency whose size and mission have... More

Kline Statement: Full Committee Organizational Meeting
Jan 25, 2011 - Good morning. Let me begin by welcoming the Members of the Committee, staff, and guests to our first meeting of the 112th Congress. There are many new faces in the room, and with those new faces comes a new degree of eagerness and excitement to get to work. I also am pleased to welcome back a number... More

**MEDIA ADVISORY*** Education and the Workforce Committee to Hold Formal Organizational Meeting
Jan 24, 2011 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold its full committee organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m. in 2175 Rayburn House Office Building. At the organizational meeting, the Committee will consider: 1. Adoption of the Committee rules; 2. Adoption of the Commi... More

Kline Named Chairman of House Education and Labor Committee
Dec 8, 2010 - Rep. John Kline (R-MN) was selected today to serve as Chairman of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee in the 112th Congress. Kline, who was first elected to Congress in 2002 and is currently the committee's Senior Republican Member, issued the following statement: “Job creation and American... More

Kline Op-Ed in The Washington Examiner: More Jobs, Less Government Tops Education Agenda for 2011
Nov 19, 2010 - The following op-ed was published online in The Washington Examiner. At first glance, it may be difficult to understand the pairing of education and workplace issues in a single congressional committee. What does a third grade classroom have in common with a construction site? How do school lunches... More

Kline Outlines Education and Labor Priorities
Nov 3, 2010 - Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today outlined broad-based priorities for education and employment policy that will promote American competitiveness and hold government accountable. Kline is asking for the support of his fellow Republi... More

Price Statement: Hearing on Creating Greater Accounting Transparency for Pensioners
Jul 20, 2010 - I would like to begin by thanking our distinguished panel for appearing today. We appreciate that they have taken time out of their busy schedules to share their experiences and expertise with us. This is a critical issue. Some pension plans are experiencing funding shortfalls after the economic dow... More

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