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VIDEO RELEASE: Rep. Luke Messer Urges Support for Legislation to Enhance Higher Education Transparency
May 23, 2013 - Today the House will vote on the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act (H.R. 1949). Sponsored by Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), the legislation will help strengthen higher education transparency and ensure students and families have access to the data they need to choose the right colleg... More

Kline and Foxx: Getting politics out of student loans
May 23, 2013 - Bipartisan compromise is tough to find in Washington right now — but when there is opportunity for agreement, we owe it to the American people to take action. In the coming weeks, millions of student-loan borrowers could see their interest rates double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. We’re in this... More

THEN vs. NOW: Education Secretary Flip-Flops on Support for Long-Term Student Loan Solution
May 22, 2013 - Once again Washington is working to prevent subsidized Stafford Loan interest rates from doubling. The House is expected to vote tomorrow on the Smarter Solutions for Student Act, legislation that provides a permanent solution on behalf of students and taxpayers. Just yesterday Education Secretary A... More

Kline Responds to Administration’s Statement on House Republican Student Loan Bill
May 22, 2013 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after the Obama administration threatened to veto H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act: I’m disappointed the administration has threatened to veto the Smarter Solutions for S... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Examining the Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"
May 22, 2013 - Chair Berrien we are pleased to see you today. It has been a long time since the committee convened a hearing to examine the policies and priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We are grateful you’ve joined us and thank you for your service to our country. Republicans and Democra... More

Secretary Duncan Joins House Republicans in Support for Long-Term Solution to Student Loan Interest Rates
May 21, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing with Education Secretary Arne Duncan to examine the administration’s budget and policy proposals. During the hearing, members spoke with Secretary Duncan about the need to address the upcoming... More

ICYMI: Reforming student loans is off to a good start
May 21, 2013 - Congress has only begun working on student loans this year, and already it’s going better than last year’s debacle. Election-year politics drove Congress and the White House to endorse a bumper-sticker policy — keep loan rates from doubling! — instead of looking at the substance. Lawmakers rushed t... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Education”
May 21, 2013 - I’d like to begin with a brief overview of what’s in the administration’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The president has asked for more than $71 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education – up $5 billion from last year’s request and $3 billion from the year before. This... More

5 Questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan
May 20, 2013 - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday, May 21 to discuss the Department of Education’s priorities for Fiscal Year 2014. In advance of the hearing, the committee has compiled 5 key questions Secretary Duncan should address... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** EEOC Chair Berrien to Testify on Commission’s Regulatory and Enforcement Actions
May 20, 2013 - On Wednesday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.” Commission Chair Jacqueline Berrien is scheduled to test... More

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