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  • ***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
  • House Approves Job Training Reform Legislation
    Mar 15, 2013  - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803). Sponsored by Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the legislation will help workers access the education and training they ne... More
  • VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Urges Colleagues to Reject the Failed Status Quo
    Mar 15, 2013  - Moments ago, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) urged his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote against the status quo and support the SKILLS Act. The current workforce development system is riddled with red tape, making it difficult for workers and job cr... More
  • VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Urges Support for SKILLS Act
    Mar 15, 2013  - Right now the House is considering H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act, legislation that will revamp the nation's broken workforce development system and help put Americans back to work. Just moments ago, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairm... More
  • ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TODAY: #SKILLSAct Press Conference at Northern Virginia Community College
    Mar 14, 2013  - Today at 11:15 a.m. EST, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will join Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Republicans to tour the automotive program at the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in Alexandria and hold a press conference on this wee... More
  • What They're Saying: Governors Support GOP Job Training Reform Efforts
    Mar 14, 2013  - The nation’s governors are voicing their support for reforms included in the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), legislation to create a more transparent and effective workforce development system. As the leaders note in letters to the committee, H.R. 803 w... More
  • Visit to Local Community College Highlights Urgent Need for Job Training Reform
    Mar 14, 2013  - House Republicans today visited a workforce development center at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to discuss the need to reform the nation’s broken job training system. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Subcommittee... More
  • Committee Members Introduce Bill to Prevent Future NLRB Legal Uncertainty
    Mar 13, 2013  - House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans, led by Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN), today introduced the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). The legislation responds to the ongoing legal chaos surrou... More
  • House Approves Legislation to Protect Vital Welfare Reforms, Extend TANF Program
    Mar 13, 2013  - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 (H.R. 890), legislation that will prevent the Obama administration from waiving the work requirements at the heart of the 1996 welfare reform law. Additionally, the legislation included... More

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