Fact Sheets & Alerts

Big Labor Still Anxious for Job-Destroying ‘Card Check’ Scheme
May 30, 2013 - Across the country, the American people are still struggling in the slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression. At a time when nearly 12 million are searching for work, the Republican-led House continues to champion a positive agenda that will help spur economic growth and job creation. Re... More

Say WHAT?? Obama Administration Plans Campaign-Style Event on Student Loans
May 30, 2013 - Tomorrow President Obama will hold an event at the White House to “call on Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1st.” But wait a minute – the House has already taken action, approving legislation that mirrors the president’s own proposal to shift interest rates to a ... More

Committee Urges Withdrawal of DOL's Proposed "Persuader" Rule
May 30, 2013 - Dear Acting Secretary Harris: In 2011, the committee submitted a comment opposing the Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards' (OLMS) proposed changes to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) "advice" exception. The committee continues to be concerned about th... More

Kline, Heck Express Concerns with USDA's Proposed Competitive Foods Rule
May 30, 2013 - Dear Secretary Vilsack: As the school year comes to an end, states, school districts, parents, students, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Congress have now had a fully year to examine the effects of the updated meal pattern standards on the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Aft... More

Getting Politicians out of the Business of Setting Student Loan Interest Rate
May 14, 2013 - Unless a long-term solution is enacted, millions of student loan borrowers will see their interest rates double on July 1, 2013. To prevent this interest rate cliff, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training ... More

Committee Leaders Request Information on Allegations of Misconduct by IUOE Local 501
May 14, 2013 - Dear Acting Secretary Harris: We are seriously concerned by allegations that the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), its officers, and their co-conspirators aided and abetted in and/or embezzled and/or withheld millions of dollars from IUOE Local 501 and its members, prevented IUOE L... More

Committee Leaders Request Information on Richard Griffin and IUOE Local 501
May 14, 2013 - Dear Ms. Ruemmler: We are deeply concerned by allegations that Richard Griffin, while serving as General Counsel of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), participated in a conspiracy to conceal the embezzlement of union funds from IUOE Local 501 and its members, as well as deprive ... More

Committee Leaders Request Information from DOL Deputy Inspector General on Richard Griffin and IUOE Local 501
May 14, 2013 - Dear Mr. Petrole: We are seriously concerned by allegations that the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), its officers, and their co-conspirators aided and abetted in and/or embezzled and/or withheld millions of dollars from IUOE Local 501 and its members. We respectfully request info... More

H.R. 1949: The Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act
May 13, 2013 - THE PROBLEM: In recent years, the federal government has taken steps to improve data collection and transparency in the higher education system. Under Republican leadership, the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act included several provisions to provide students and families with the da... More

Headlines Highlight Republican Effort to Provide Working Families More Flexibility
May 10, 2013 - This week the House of Representatives approved this week the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406), a commonsense proposal that will help more Americans balance family and work. This legislation will allow private-sector employers to offer workers the choice to accrue paid time off o... More

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