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  • 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 Statement on Upper Big Branch Anniversary
    Apr 5, 2013  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster: A reckless mine operator and a failure of safety enforcement contributed to the worst mining disaster in forty years... More
  • ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Foxx and Walberg to Host Michigan Field Hearing on Higher Education and Job Growth
    Mar 26, 2013  - On Tuesday, April 9th at 9:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District for a field hearing entitled, “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and D... More
  • Kline Statement on ObamaCare Anniversary
    Mar 23, 2013  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the president’s health care law: Three years later, it is clear the health care law still being implemented is failing America’s families and businesses. ... 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
  • VIDEO RELEASE: Committee Republicans Discuss Need for Job Training Reform and the SKILLS Act
    Mar 20, 2013  - The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), legislation that will reform the nation’s broken job training system and help put Americans back to work. During debate on H.R. 803, House Education and the Workforc... 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
  • Kline Statement on Labor Secretary Nominee
    Mar 18, 2013  - U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after President Obama nominated Thomas E. Perez to serve as the next secretary for the Department of Labor: Our country needs a labor secretary who will put America’s jobs before his ow... More

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