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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Examine Legislation to Provide Greater EEOC Transparency and Accountability

| Posted in Press Releases

On Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a legislative hearing on the EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 4959), the Litigation Oversight Act of 2014 (H.R 5422), and the Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 (H.R. 5423). The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. ... Read more »

Strengthening Child Care Support for Working Families

| Posted in Moving in the Right Direction

Continuing its efforts to support working families, the House passed a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to reform and reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. A vital lifeline for parents working or pursuing an education, the program helps provide low-income families access to safe, quality child care. The bill passed last night includes important reforms that are long overdu... Read more »

Committee Seeks Information from NLRB General Counsel on Joint-Employer Standard

| Posted in Correspondence

Dear General Counsel Griffin: Your office recently filed an amicus brief indicating the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) should adopt a broader standard to determine joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). A month later, your office authorized complaints against McDonald’s, USA, LLC and McDonald’s franchisees as joint-employers. To better understand these recent a... Read more »

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Reform Child Care & Development Block Grant Program

| Posted in Press Releases

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) issued the following statements after the House passed as amended S. 1086, a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to reform and reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant program: “The Child Care and Development Block Grant ... Read more »

What They’re Saying: Child Care Stakeholders Support Bipartisan Bill to Help Working Families

| Posted in In Case You Missed It

Child care and community leaders are voicing support for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to help low-income families access child care while a parent pursues an education or job-training. “This bill will provide important reforms that will directly address quality improvement, affordability, continuity of care, and cost stabilization measures that will ... Read more »

Kline Statement: S.1086 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014

| Posted in Floor Statements

Across the country countless men and women are trying to build a better life for their families. Some are working more for less in order to make ends meet. Others are pursuing a degree at a local university or improving their skills at a nearby community college. Whether going to work or school, most parents face a difficult question: Who will care for my child? Is there a trusted child care provi... Read more »

Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement Reached to Reform Child Care & Development Block Grant Program

| Posted in Press Releases

A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders today announced a legislative agreement to improve and reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. Negotiated by Representatives John Kline (R-MN), George Miller (D-CA), Todd Rokita (R-IN), and David Loebsack (D-IA), and Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Richard Burr (R-NC), the agreement ... Read more »

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014

| Posted in Fact Sheets

THE PROBLEM Approximately 1.5 million children under the age of 13 are served in some type of child care arrangement supported through the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program. The program funds state efforts to help low-income families –parents who are working, pursuing an education, or enrolled in job training – access crucial child care services. The program has suppo... Read more »

Committee Leaders Applaud Passage of Employee Health Care Protection Act

| Posted in Press Releases

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act: “The president promised time and again if people liked their health care plan they could keep it,” said Rep. Kline. “But the American people... Read more »

Rokita Statement: Hearing on "Improving Department of Education Policies and Programs Through Independent Oversight"

| Posted in Committee Statements

A free and democratic society requires government transparency and accountability. We all want the federal government to serve the best interests of every American – those directly affected by federal programs and those whose tax dollars fund federal programs. To get there, we need to know what’s working and what isn’t. And we need to know the steps an agency should take to turn things around. The... Read more »

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