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Kline and Roe Welcome Labor Department's Decision to Reexamine Flawed Fiduciary Proposal
Sep 19, 2011 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) released the following statements today after the Department of Labor announced it would reexamine its regulation on the definition of fiduci... More

Hearing Discusses Bipartisan Concerns with Labor Department's Fiduciary Proposal
Jul 26, 2011 - The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today held a hearing to examine a proposal by the Department of Labor to dramatically alter the long-standing fiduciary definition. Members of the committee discussed bipartisan concerns with the polic... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TOMORROW: Subcommittee to Examine Impact of Department's Fiduciary Proposal on Workers and Retirees
Jul 25, 2011 - On Tuesday, July 26 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 “Redefining ‘Fiduciary’: Assessing the Impact of the Labor Department’s Proposal on Workers and Retirees.” The hearing will take place in... More

Subcommittee Reviews Private Pensions Plans
Jun 14, 2011 - The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), today held a hearing to review the state of private pension plans and the challenges facing plan sponsors, workers, and retirees. "Roughly 60 million workers participate in an employment-based retirem... 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

**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 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

Kline Highlights New Venue for Americans to Speak Out on Education and Workplace Issues
May 25, 2010 - Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding launch of AmericaSpeakingOut.com, a new website created by House Republicans as part of the broader America Speaking Out initiative to engage the American p... More

GOP Savings Solutions Group Warns Against Plan to Federalize Workers’ 401(k)s
May 4, 2010 - As part of continued efforts to safeguard Americans’ retirement savings, members of the House GOP Savings Recovery Solutions Group wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to oppose proposals that would jeopardize workers’ hard-earned retirement savings by undermi... More

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