Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing. I would like to thank our witnesses for joining us. Our panel has a wide range of knowledge and experience with the Davis-Bacon Act, and your testimony will provide important insight as we work to ensure the law is serving the interests of job-creators, workers, and taxpayers. We are in the middle of an important debate over the country’s fiscal future.... Read more »
Over the last several months, our committee has been actively examining the current state of education in the nation. We have listened to state and local leaders who are working to improve the quality of education our children receive. Through a series of hearings, we have heard stories of both challenges and opportunities facing schools. The opportunities are found in the determination of countle... Read more »
Good morning and welcome. I’d like to thank the U.S. Comptroller General, Mr. Gene Dodaro, for joining us today as we shed light on wasteful federal government spending. Your time is valuable and we appreciate the opportunity to get your thoughts on duplicative teacher and workforce training programs. At a time when our nation faces a historic fiscal crisis, we must make a concerted effort to redu... Read more »
Good morning everyone. Welcome to our witnesses; thank you for joining us today. We appreciate your views and expertise on how we can best ensure union transparency and accountability. It has been almost two years since the recession that struck our economy in late 2007 officially ended. However, as we are reminded with the release of virtually every set of updated economic data, many Americans co... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to our second field hearing of the 112th Congress. It is good to be here in Utica, New York with Representative Hanna. Thank you all for coming, and special thanks to our witnesses. We appreciate you taking the time to join us today, and we look forward to your testimony. These are tough times, and although our economic recovery remains uncertain, we are encouraged by rec... Read more »
Thank you Mr. Kline. Good morning and thank you to SUNY IT for hosting us here today. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for participating and everyone in the audience for their interest as well. We are very fortunate to have a special guest joining us for this event. My colleague and friend sitting next to me is Congressman John Kline. Congressman Kline serves as the Chairman of th... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to our first field hearing of the 112th Congress. It is good to be here in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania with Representative Barletta. Thank you all for coming, and special thanks to our two panels of witnesses. We appreciate you taking the time to join us today, and we look forward to your testimony. Our nation faces many challenges today. With unemployment still hovering a... Read more »
Thank you, Chairman Kline, for bringing the Committee on Education and the Workforce to Wilkes-Barre and for holding this important hearing today. I always appreciate the opportunity to hear from leading voices in our local community, and I am thrilled that Chairman Kline can share in this experience. The Committee has assembled an extraordinary panel of witnesses from our community’s business and... Read more »
Good morning and welcome to the fourth hearing in our series to examine federal rules and regulations that undermine the strength of our nation’s education system. I’d like to thank our witnesses for joining us today. Your time is valuable and we appreciate the opportunity to hear from you about the impact of the Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulation. The Higher Educatio... Read more »
Good morning, welcome to the subcommittee’s first hearing of the 112th Congress. I would like to thank our witnesses for being with us today; we look forward to your testimony. During today’s hearing, we will examine the adverse impact extensive federal regulations and reporting requirements have on teachers, administrators, and students in elementary and secondary schools. Here’s what we know: to... Read more »
