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Kline, Foxx Introduce Market-Based Student Loan Interest Rate Legislation
May 9, 2013 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today introduced legislation to tackle the upcoming student loan interest rate cliff by moving to a market-based solution. The Smarter... More

House Approves Legislation to Give Working Families More Flexibility
May 8, 2013 - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013(H.R. 1406), legislation that will help more Americans balance the needs of family and work. Sponsored by Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), this commonsense proposal would allow private-sector employers to ... More

What They're Saying: Employers Support Enhanced Workplace Flexibility
May 8, 2013 - Organizations representing the nation’s job creators are voicing support for the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406), legislation that would allow private-sector employers to offer employees the option of accruing paid time off or ‘comp time' for overtime hours worked. As detailed i... More

Myth vs. Fact: The Working Families Flexibility Act
May 8, 2013 - The House will consider today the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406). Sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), this commonsense proposal will help Americans balance family and work by allowing private-sector workers to choose to accrue paid time off or ‘comp time’ for working overtime... More

Kline Statement: H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
May 8, 2013 - Today we have an opportunity to make life a little easier for working families across the country. This legislation doesn’t create a new government program or bureaucracy; it doesn’t spend taxpayer dollars or add to the national debt. The Working Families Flexibility Act simply removes an outdated f... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Urges Support for Working Families Flexibility Act
May 8, 2013 - Right now the House is considering H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. This commonsense legislation modernizes an outdated federal law that prevents private-sector employers from offering employees the option to accrue paid time off or ‘comp time’ for working overtime hours. Mom... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Roundtable Discussion with Working Parents Highlights Need for More Workplace Flexibility
May 7, 2013 - House Republicans today met with working parents to discuss the need for more flexibility in the workplace. At the CENTECH GROUP Inc. office in Falls Church, Virginia, members listened as small business owners and private-sector employees described how the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H... More

ObamaCare Burden Keeps Growing and Growing
May 7, 2013 - The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today released an updated version of the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden), which reveals the burden on employers and families has increased to almost 190 million hours. The Burden Tracker, first released i... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on “Raising the Bar: Exploring State and Local Efforts to Improve Accountability”
May 7, 2013 - Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark “Nation at Risk” report. By starkly illuminating the failures in K-12 schools, this Reagan-era report sparked a national conversation on the state of education in America. Without a doubt, “Nation at Risk” could be considered the catalyst for th... More

Kline: States, School Districts Deserve Flexible, Dynamic Education Policies
May 7, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine the appropriate federal role in accountability and explore innovative state and local efforts to hold schools accountable for student performance. In his opening remarks, Chairman K... More

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