Committee Statements

Rokita Statement: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R. 5
Jun 19, 2013 - The Student Success Act takes a very important step forward in the education reform debate. As Chairman Kline said earlier, No Child Left Behind isn’t working, and the Obama administration’s waivers are only making things more complicated for parents and school leaders. We can do better. In addition... More

Kline Statement: Markup of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act
Jun 19, 2013 - The legislation before us today will take concrete steps to revamp the nation’s K-12 education law and help our children achieve excellence – the excellence needed to boost our economy and make our country more competitive. We are all too aware of the problems facing schools and students across Amer... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Promoting Accuracy and Accountability of the Davis-Bacon Act"
Jun 18, 2013 - Enacted in 1931, the Davis-Bacon Act requires the payment of local prevailing wages to workers on federal construction projects. Determining local prevailing wage rates is a complicated process, one that involves the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division conducting surveys to collect wage and... More

Foxx Statement: Hearing on "Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation”
Jun 13, 2013 - Based on an idea of self-regulation, accreditation was originally developed to assure and improve excellence in higher education programs. When the federal government began investing in higher education, accreditation took on another role by ensuring that the gate to federal funds is open only to h... More

Roe Statement: Hearing on "Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: What Reforms Should Policymakers Consider?”
Jun 12, 2013 - As the title of the hearing suggests, today we will begin to review possible reforms to the nation’s multiemployer pension system. In 2014 provisions in the Pension Protection Act affecting multiemployer pensions are set to expire. For more than a year the committee has looked closely at the challen... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on "Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services"
Jun 4, 2013 - Though the economic recovery began four year ago, countless Americans continue to face serious challenges. Roughly 12 million are searching for work. Families have recouped less than half of their household wealth lost during the recession. The economy continues to move along at an anemic pace. And ... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Examining the Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"
May 22, 2013 - Republicans and Democrats share the same goal: We want to ensure the American people work in an environment free of discrimination. Whether or not an individual succeeds in a workplace should be determined by merit and hard work, not the unlawful prejudice of their boss. For most employers, a person... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Education”
May 21, 2013 - I’d like to begin with a brief overview of what’s in the administration’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The president has asked for more than $71 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education – up $5 billion from last year’s request and $3 billion from the year before. This... More

Messer Statement: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R. 1949
May 16, 2013 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to offer this Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1949, the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act. Few decisions in life are bigger than whether to attend college and which college to attend. Yet many families struggle to wade throu... More

Foxx Statement: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R. 1911
May 16, 2013 - As many of us know, on July 1, today’s 3.4 percent subsidized Stafford Loan interest rate is set to double to 6.8 percent for millions of current students – all because elected officials made a promise they couldn’t afford to keep for the long-haul. Student borrowers shouldn’t have to ride the rolle... More

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