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ObamaCare Burden Keeps Growing and Growing
May 7, 2013 - The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today released an updated version of the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden), which reveals the burden on employers and families has increased to almost 190 million hours. The Burden Tracker, first released i... More

Kline, Roe Statement on Court Striking Down NLRB Poster Regulation
May 7, 2013 - 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 joint statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidated a National Labor Relations Bo... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Roe and Hudson to Host North Carolina Field Hearing on Health Care Challenges Facing Workers and Employers
Apr 16, 2013 - On Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) will join Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) to host a field hearing entitled “Health Care Challenges Facing North Carolina’s Workers and Job Creators.” The hearing will take place at Rowan-Ca... More

House Passes Bill in Response to Ongoing NLRB Legal Crisis
Apr 12, 2013 - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). Sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chair of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, the legislation requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLR... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Kline and Roe Urge Colleagues to Support H.R. 1120
Apr 12, 2013 - Right now, the House is considering the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). The legislation responds to the ongoing legal chaos surrounding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the wake of President Obama's 2012 non-recess recess appointments by requ... More

Kline, Roe Statement on NLRB Nominations
Apr 9, 2013 - U.S. 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) today released the following statement after President Obama announced three nominations for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): ... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Examine Federal STEM Education Programs
Apr 8, 2013 - On Wednesday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Raising the Bar: Reviewing STEM Education in America.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Offic... More

Kline, Roe Request DOL Analysis of ObamaCare’s Impact on Workers’ Wages
Mar 21, 2013 - U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following joint statement after requesting the Department of Labor provide an analysis that describes how the president’s health ca... More

Committee Approves Legislative Response to Ongoing NLRB Legal Crisis
Mar 20, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation requiring the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to cease all activity requiring a three member quorum until the legal crisis surrounding the board is appropriately resolved. Introduc... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Committee to Mark Up the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act
Mar 18, 2013 - On Wednesday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will mark up the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Buildin... More

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