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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Secretary Duncan to Discuss Education Department’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Policy Priorities
May 17, 2013 - On Tuesday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m., the 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 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Education.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Ra... More

Kline, Roe Applaud Passage of ObamaCare Repeal Bill
May 16, 2013 - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements today after the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 45, legislation that would repeal Presi... More

Committee Approves Legislation to Prevent Student Loan Interest Rate Cliff
May 16, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved two pieces of legislation designed to address a pair of problems facing the nation’s higher education system. The Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911), introduced by Chairman Kline and Sub... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Committee to Consider Proposals to Strengthen Federal Student Loan Programs, Enhance Higher Education Transparency
May 13, 2013 - On Thursday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will mark up the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911) and the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act (H.R. 1949). The markup will take place in room 21... More

Committee Introduces Legislation to Enhance Higher Education Transparency
May 13, 2013 - House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans, led by Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), today introduced the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act (H.R. 1949), legislation that would direct the Department of Education to explore opportunities to enhance higher education transparen... More

Kline, Foxx Introduce Market-Based Student Loan Interest Rate Legislation
May 9, 2013 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today introduced legislation to tackle the upcoming student loan interest rate cliff by moving to a market-based solution. The Smarter... More

House Approves Legislation to Give Working Families More Flexibility
May 8, 2013 - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013(H.R. 1406), legislation that will help more Americans balance the needs of family and work. Sponsored by Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), this commonsense proposal would allow private-sector employers to ... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Urges Support for Working Families Flexibility Act
May 8, 2013 - Right now the House is considering H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. This commonsense legislation modernizes an outdated federal law that prevents private-sector employers from offering employees the option to accrue paid time off or ‘comp time’ for working overtime hours. Mom... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Roundtable Discussion with Working Parents Highlights Need for More Workplace Flexibility
May 7, 2013 - House Republicans today met with working parents to discuss the need for more flexibility in the workplace. At the CENTECH GROUP Inc. office in Falls Church, Virginia, members listened as small business owners and private-sector employees described how the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H... More

ObamaCare Burden Keeps Growing and Growing
May 7, 2013 - The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today released an updated version of the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden), which reveals the burden on employers and families has increased to almost 190 million hours. The Burden Tracker, first released i... More

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