Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, testified before the House Committee on Rules today to highlight the bureaucratic maze created by Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care. Citing a series of specific new powers and authorities granted to the Health Choices Commissioner created by congressional Democrats, Kline identified the ex... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, pointed to the latest employment report as further evidence that Democrat-controlled Washington is failing to focus on economic recovery even as families and small businesses continue to struggle. The figures, released this morning by the U.S. Department of Labor, showed a loss of 190,000 jobs in October, w... Read more »
You can add South Carolina to the growing list of states that are acting against the Employee Free Choice Act. In an essay for The State, state Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler announced that he plans to introduce a bill that would protect a worker’s privacy at the ballot box in the Palmetto State: “In this increasingly tough financial climate, the last thing we need is for Congress to pass a ... Read more »
Small businesses are learning each day that Speaker Pelosi’s proposed government takeover of health care plan will be a bitter pill to swallow. Buried amid more than 2,000 pages of bureaucratic red tape are proposals that spell disaster for small businesses – the employers who create the majority of jobs in America. Play-or-Pay Scheme – Speaker Pelosi and Congressional Democrats have adopted an “o... Read more »
As congressional Democrats prepare for a House vote on 2,000+ pages of new health care taxes, red tape, and federal mandates, House Republicans have unveiled a commonsense alternative that makes targeted, meaningful reforms that will bring down the cost of health care and expand access to quality coverage, including for those with pre-existing conditions. A new analysis from the Congressional Budg... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today as Americans begin to wade into the more than 2,000 pages of Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care. This latest big government agenda item is the product of partisan deliberation behind closed doors and out of view of the American people. “American families... Read more »
If the Employee Free Choice Act becomes law and sets aside the secret ballot for workers, voters in Colorado will have a chance to set it back. The Centennial State’s Supreme Court recently declared the three – count ‘em, three – ballot initiatives to protect the secret ballot are fair under state law. The Daily Camera praised this decision and weighed in on the debate here: “The misnamed Employee... Read more »
Late last week, the Obama Administration revealed troves of data about its nearly trillion dollar government spending spree, which it continues to describe as an economic stimulus package. Unfortunately for struggling American families and small businesses, the massive spending program simply hasn’t lived up to its “economic stimulus” moniker – leaving the American people to ask: “Where are the Jo... Read more »
How many ways are there to interfere with a union election? While the Employee Free Choice Act has been receiving most of the attention, few realize there are other proposals out there that also would affect workers’ rights at the ballot box. The latest attack occurred Monday at the National Mediation Board on a 75-year-old election rule that covers thousands of airline and railway workers. The Wa... Read more »
Reps. John Kline (R-MN) and John Mica (R-FL) today strongly criticized a proposal by the National Mediation Board to alter workplace organizing elections in the aviation and railway industries, questioning the limited review process for developing the new policy and an apparent attempt to limit public opposition. The Board’s split decision was announced via a proposal in the Federal Register yeste... Read more »
