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ICYMI: Lighter Lunches Leave Kids Hungry
Oct 31, 2012 - Reports continue to reveal new school lunch requirements are leaving students hungry, increasing food waste, and running up costs for schools nationwide. According to a school food services director from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, "Participation is down, and the feedback we are getting is that [stu... More

Committee Requests Study on Controversial New School Lunch Requirements
Oct 31, 2012 - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), along with Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the impact of new requirements under the National School Lunch Program on students, schoo... More

Committee Members Ask GAO to Conduct Study on New School Lunch Requirements
Oct 31, 2012 - Dear Mr. Dodaro: In December 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was signed into law, enacting the most comprehensive changes to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in more than 15 years. Among the most significant change was a requirement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) upd... More

ICYMI: House Members Question Overdue Regs Report
Oct 29, 2012 - A group of House Republicans are sharply questioning a lengthy delay by the Obama administration this year in producing a mandatory report that details the government’s regulatory agenda and what impact it will have on businesses and the economy. “For some reason, they’re just not telling us — the ... More

Curbing College Costs: Highlighting State and Institutional Efforts to Help Keep College within Reach
Oct 26, 2012 - The College Board this week released a pair of reports on trends in student aid and college costs. According to the reports, average college tuition increased at the lowest rate in more than a decade – welcome news in these times of soaring student debt. However, more must be done to help students e... More

Despite Promises of Transparency, Obama Administration Buries Report That Would Detail Rise in Welfare Dependence
Oct 25, 2012 - A day after his inauguration, President Obama promised his administration would be defined by its openness and transparency, proudly declaring, "I will also hold myself, as president, to a new standard of openness….Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency." Sadly,... More

House and Senate Leaders Request Overdue HHS Report on Welfare Dependence
Oct 25, 2012 - Dear Secretary Sebelius: As you are aware, under current law the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to issue an annual "Indicators of Welfare Dependence" report. Past issues of this report have provided Congress ant the public valuable information about Americans' depend... More

Committee Continues Oversight of Administration’s Missing Regulatory Agenda
Oct 25, 2012 - Dear Acting Administrator Bershteyn: Thank you for taking the time to discuss the status of the Spring 2012 Unified Agenda ("Spring Agenda") on October 12, 2012. It became clear during our conversation that rather than publishing the Spring Agenda, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (... More

New Report Documents President’s Executive Overreach in Education, Workforce Issues
Oct 24, 2012 - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) this week released a report titled “The Imperial Presidency” that highlights the Obama administration’s pattern of executive overreach. “The president’s disturbing track record of legislating by executive fiat is simply unacceptable. I applaud Majority Leader... More

House and Senate Republicans Request Overdue Reports on Multiemployer Pension System
Oct 19, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today sent... More

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