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Kline Expresses Disappointment with MSHA’s Failure to Produce Mine Safety Documents
Mar 31, 2011 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement today after the Mine Safety and Health Aministration failed to provide requested documents regarding the administration's enforcement of mine safety: “More than three weeks after I asked A... More

Kline, Walberg Question MSHA Leader on Reported Enforcement Lapses
Mar 3, 2011 - The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing today to examine recent regulatory and policy changes aimed at improving mine safety. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Secretary Joseph Main testified as the sole hearing witness. During the h... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Review Recent Mine Safety and Health Administration Regulations
Mar 1, 2011 - On Thursday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Recent Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Mine Safety and Health Administration.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn ... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Secretary Solis to Testify on the Labor Department's Policies and Priorities
Feb 15, 2011 - On Wednesday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing on “Policies and Priorities at the U.S. Department of Labor,” in which the Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, will t... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Investigate OSHA’s Regulatory Priorities and Its Impact on Job Creation
Feb 14, 2011 - On Tuesday, February 15 at 10:00 a.m., the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing on “Investigating OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda and Its Impact on Job Creation” in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since 1970, the Occupational Safety and... More

Education and the Workforce Republicans Join Effort to Remove Barriers to Job Creation and Economic Growth
Feb 11, 2011 - Members of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives today in support of H.Res. 72, a resolution that instructs various committees to investigate existing, pending, and proposed regulations that hurt job creation and economic growth. Memb... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Committee to Hold Hearing on State of the American Workforce
Jan 24, 2011 - On Wednesday, January 25, 2011 at 2 p.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing on “The State of the American Workforce” in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since the Great Recession began in December of 2007, m... 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 Statement on Mining Legislation
Dec 8, 2010 - Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the bipartisan defeat of H.R. 6495: “It is always unfortunate when opportunities for bipartisan agreement fall victim to partisan politics. Democrats designed t... More

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