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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Secretary Sebelius to Testify on HHS Budget and Priorities
May 31, 2013 - On Tuesday, June 4 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 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." The hearing will take place i... More

5 Questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan
May 20, 2013 - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday, May 21 to discuss the Department of Education’s priorities for Fiscal Year 2014. In advance of the hearing, the committee has compiled 5 key questions Secretary Duncan should address... 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 Passes Bill to Increase Claims Processing Efficiency Under Davis-Bacon Act
Nov 13, 2012 - The House of Representatives today approved the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act (H.R. 6371), legislation that moves responsibility for wage claims adjustments for workers employed by federal contractors from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Depart... More

Kline Statement on President’s Decision to Ignore Sequestration Transparency Act Deadline
Sep 7, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement on President Obama’s failure to comply with the Sequestration Transparency Act: Forty-three straight months of unemployment above 8 percent is a difficult reminder of President Obama’s fai... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Calls for Senate Action on Stafford Loan Interest Rates
Jun 25, 2012 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared on Sunday’s edition of C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program to discuss student loans and Republican efforts to prevent a scheduled rate increase on subsidized Stafford Loans without raising taxes or adding to the deficit. Educ... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Lends Support to Interest Rate Reduction Act
Apr 27, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today offered his support for the Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R. 4682), legislation introduced by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) that will roll back wasteful ObamaCare spending to pay for a one year extension of the current ... More

VIDEO RELEASE: HHS Secretary Admits “No Intention” to Shut Down Controversial CMS Project
Apr 26, 2012 - U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today vowed to continue a controversial “demonstration project” that has come under fire recently by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Democrats’ 2010 health care law cut $200 billion from Medicare Advantage, ... More

Kline Statement on Republican Stafford Loan Interest Rate Legislation
Apr 25, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) introduced the Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R. 4628), legislation that provides a one-year extension of the 3.4 percent subsidized Stafford Loan interest rat... More

Kline Urges Additional Funding to Support Students with Disabilities
Mar 20, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) has requested additional 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. IDEA ... More

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