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  • Kline Statement on July Jobs Report
    Aug 3, 2012  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for July: Forty-two straight months of unemployment above eight percent is a painful indictment of the president's failed policies. Whe... More
  • Kline Statement on June Jobs Report
    Jul 6, 2012  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for June: Another month of sluggish job growth offers more proof that the president’s tax-and-spend policies are destroying opportuniti... More
  • Committee Approves Vital Job Training Reforms
    Jun 7, 2012  - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation to fix the nation’s broken workforce training system and help ensure workers have the skills and education they need to succeed. The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 42... More
  • Organizations Representing America’s Job Creators Support Republican Job Training Reforms
    Jun 7, 2012  - Today the House Education and the Workforce Committee is considering legislation to fix a broken workforce development system and help put Americans back to work. The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) will eliminate dozens of ineffective programs; create a single, flexible Wor... More
  • Foxx, McKeon, and Heck Welcome Markup of Key Legislation to Help Put Americans Back to Work
    Jun 5, 2012  - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will on Thursday consider legislation introduced by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), and Joe Heck (R-NV) that will help unemployed Americans gain the skills and education necessary to fill in-demand jobs. Today, more than 47 ... More
  • ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Committee to Mark Up the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012
    Jun 5, 2012  - On Thursday, June 7 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 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. According t... More
  • Kline Statement on May Jobs Report
    Jun 1, 2012  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for May: “News that the unemployment rate ticked back up to 8.2 percent is nothing short of devastating for millions of Americans despe... More
  • House Republicans Continue Fight Against NLRB’s Unlawful Poster Regulation
    May 30, 2012  - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and 30 House Republicans this week filed a legal brief challenging a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulatory action that requires virtually every private employer to post a biased and vague notice of employee “rights” in... More
  • Kline Statement on April Jobs Report
    May 4, 2012  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for April: “The recent slowdown in hiring signals a need for renewed efforts in Washington to advance policies that promote economic ce... More
  • Republican Workforce Leaders Join Legal Fight Against Job-Destroying Micro-Unions
    Apr 24, 2012  - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) this week joined Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Michael B. Enzi (R-WY) and Senate Subcommittee on ... More

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