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VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Supports Bill to Protect Retirement Security of America's Workers

| Posted in Press Releases

Today the House of Representatives is considering the Retail Investor Protection Act (H.R. 2374), bipartisan legislation to help protect the retirement security of hardworking Americans. Federal law has long provided clear guidance to determine whether someone who provides retirement services is held to a fiduciary standard of care. However, since 2010 the Department of Labor has tried to signific... Read more »

Roe Statement: Hearing on "Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reforms Affect Employers, Workers, and Retirees?”

| Posted in Committee Statements

The topic of this hearing personally affects many in our audience, men and women who have spent a lifetime in the workplace and hope to enjoy retirement with the financial security they were promised. Unfortunately, that security is now in jeopardy for a number of different reasons. For example, the recent recession and a sluggish economy continue to threaten the multiemployer pension system and t... Read more »

Then vs. Now: You can't take it with you

| Posted in Left Turns

THEN: "If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period." President Barack Obama NOW: “Millions of Americans are getting their health insurance cancelled under the Affordable Care Act and the Obama administration has known for about three years that this would happen.” USA Today “More than two million Americans have been told they cannot renew their current i... Read more »

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Discuss Proposed Multiemployer Pension Reforms

| Posted in Press Releases

On Tuesday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reforms Affect Employers, Workers, and Retirees?" The latest in a series of hearings on multiemployer pension reform, the hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Raybu... Read more »

Letter to Secretary Duncan on Streamlining Servicemembers' Student Loan Interest Rate Benefits

| Posted in Correspondence

Dear Secretary Duncan: In preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has been collecting feedback from the higher education community, students, and their families on ways to strengthen the nation’s postsecondary education system. The responses received have led to several hearings in the Subcommittee on Higher Educ... Read more »

Is Secretary Sebelius still excited?

| Posted in Left Turns

President Obama attempted yesterday to address the “outrageous” rollout of his signature health care law, but his speech missed the mark. Ron Fournier of National Journal told MSNBC viewers the president “diminish[ed] the significance of what’s been happening” and ”doesn’t really take full responsibility.” The Wall Street Journal said of the president’s remarks: “Too bad this infomercial lacked ta... Read more »

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Students from Sexual and Violent Acts

| Posted in Press Releases

With broad bipartisan support, the House of Representatives today passed legislation to help keep children safe from sexual predators and other violent adults in their schools. The Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act (H.R. 2083) creates consistency across states in criminal history background check policy. It requires public schools to conduct comprehensive background checks ... Read more »

Rokita Statement: H.R. 2083, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

| Posted in Floor Statements

A report released by the Government Accountability Office in December 2010 examined 15 cases where individuals with histories of sexual misconduct were hired or retained as teachers, support staff, volunteers and contractors. In 11 of these 15 cases, those individuals had previously targeted children. Despite the fact that states have varying policies intended to protect children from sexual preda... Read more »

Committee Leaders Request More Time for Public to Comment on Silica Rule

| Posted in Correspondence

Dear Secretary Perez: We respectfully request that you extend the comment period for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Proposed Rule for 90 days. Eliminating the health risks posed by silica is a goal we all share. To achieve this goal we need we need strong, sensible standards and tough, responsible enforcement. OSHA ... Read more »

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** POSTPONED: Hearings Examining Federal Student Aid and Proposed Multiemployer Pension Reforms

| Posted in Press Releases

The following hearings scheduled for the week of October 7, 2013 have been postponed: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, “Keeping College Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student Aid,” Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Reschedule date to be determined. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reform... Read more »

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