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Kline Statement on President's Address to Congress
Sep 8, 2011 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following remarks after President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress: On education and school construction… “At its core, education is a jobs issue, and we must encourage policies that help prepar... More

Kline Statement on House Passage of Budget Control Act
Jul 29, 2011 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement upon House passage of the Budget Control Act: "Today marks the second time in nine days that the House of Representatives passed a solution to fundamentally change the way Washington spends ... More

VIDEO: Kline Delivers Floor Remarks on Cut, Cap and Balance Act
Jul 19, 2011 - Today, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) spoke on the House floor in support of the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560). Chairman Kline said, “The severity of our nation’s fiscal crisis cannot be overstated. More than 14 million Americans are looking for... More

Kline Statement on Cut, Cap and Balance Act
Jul 19, 2011 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560): “For too long, leaders on both sides of the aisle have allowed spending to run rampant in the nation’s capital. As a result, the national debt ha... More

Subcommittee to Examine Impact of Fair Labor Standards Act on Modern Workforce
Jul 14, 2011 - LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (remarks as prepared): Since the start of the 112th Congress, the Education and the Workforce Committee h... More

Committee Approves Reform of Federal Workers' Compensation Program
Jul 13, 2011 - Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed with unanimous support the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The legislation updates the federal workers' compensation program to better protect taxpayer resources and modernizes benefits... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Examine Impact of the Fair Labor Standards Act on the Modern Workforce
Jul 12, 2011 - On Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “The Fair Labor Standards Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Workplace?” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn Hous... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Committee to Consider Proposals to Improve Education Funding Flexibility and Modernize Federal Workers’ Compensation
Jul 11, 2011 - On Wednesday, July 13 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 markup of the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) and the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The mark... More

Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Reforms to Federal Workers' Compensation Program
Jul 8, 2011 - Today, leaders of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), bipartisan legislation to reform the existing federal workers' compensation program. Since 1916, a federal program has provided compensatio... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Roe Announces Hearing to Investigate Financial Mismanagement at the Department of Labor
Jun 1, 2011 - On Thursday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Investigating Financial Mismanagement at the U.S. Department of Labor.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House O... More

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