Providing more information about educational quality to families and communities is essential to improving K-12 schools in America. We are here today to discuss the value of education research, explore the appropriate level of federal involvement, and examine ways to improve current law to provide more immediate and relevant data to parents and educators. Since the enactment of the Education Scien... Read more »
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court announced it would consider several legal challenges to the 2010 health care law. Following the Supreme Court’s announcement, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline stated, “I hope the Supreme Court ultimately recognizes ObamaCare for what it is: an indefensible overreach by the federal government that must be overturned.” Toda... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced it would consider legal challenges to the health care law: "The decision by the United States Supreme Court is good news for every American who wants commonsense solutions to the problems in our nation’s health care system. Rather than enact ... Read more »
On Wednesday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Under current law, the federal government supports s... Read more »
Based on the latest unemployment report, it is clear our economy is growing at an extremely sluggish pace. Employers’ efforts to create new jobs continue to be undermined by threats of higher taxes, more federal spending, and new bureaucratic regulations. In the face of such adversity, it’s no wonder many employers choose to remain on the sidelines, postponing plans to hire new workers or invest ... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following statements on President Obama’s changes to the Head Start Program: “Despite claims of Congressional inaction, the plan announced by President Obama today is already law – and his ... Read more »
As the default rate rises on federally backed student loans, President Obama has responded with a plan to make education lending even more expensive for taxpayers. That's hard to do, but he's determined. In his first student-lending reform, which was rushed through the Senate as part of ObamaCare, Mr. Obama added $1 trillion to the federal balance sheet over the next decade by eliminating private... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for October: "Today’s jobs report reflects the lack of confidence overwhelming America’s job-creators. During a recent regulation tour across parts of Minnesota, employers continually expressed their desperate need for certainty. Effor... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing entitled, “Examining Regulatory and Enforcement Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Members of the committee discussed the punitive enforcement agenda adopted by the Obama Department of Labor and its effect on workers and job-creators. “Without a doubt, the overwhelming majority of employer... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine the Obama administration's regulatory and enforcement agenda under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Republican committee members expressed concerns about recent actions that take a far more punitive approach to enforcement, fostering greater uncertainty among employers. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John... Read more »
