The Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss the importance of Head Start and how to improve the program for current and future generations. Members learned from child development and education experts how quality programs can make a difference for low-income children and what reforms Congress should consider as it works to reauth... Read more »
The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold hearings this week to discuss a number of important issues facing America’s children and workers. On Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m., the full committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, "Strengthening Head Start for Current and Future Generations." The hearing will provide members an opportunity to discus... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced his plan to step down in December: Secretary Duncan has been a dedicated public servant for nearly 15 years, including more than six years leading the Department of Education. It goes without saying that we have had our disagreements, but I have neve... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved a reconciliation proposal introduced pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016. By repealing the so-called auto-enrollment mandate in the president’s health care law, the committee’s reconciliation proposal is part of a broader effort to dismantle Ob... Read more »
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-MN), and House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) will stand with small business owners from across the country impacted by the extreme policies of the National Labor Relations Board (... Read more »
The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act of 2015. Introduced by Reps. Mike Bishop (R-MI) and Mark Pocan (D-WI), members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, this legislation extends for one year the Perkins Loan Program that is set to expire on September 30, as well as other higher education provisions scheduled to sunset at the end o... Read more »
On Wednesday, September 30 at 10:30 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will consider a reconciliation proposal introduced pursuant to S.Con.Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016. The markup will take place in room HVC 210 in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The reconciliation proposal would repeal Section 151... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced his plan to retire: Speaker Boehner has a long record of dedicated leadership, and I am shocked and saddened by his decision. His announcement today is a selfless act, and Speaker Boehner wanted to do what’s best for this institution and the count... Read more »
OnTuesday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 3459, the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Federal labor policy has long held that two or more employers are “joint employers” if they sha... Read more »
Reps. Mike Bishop (R-MI) and Mark Pocan (D-WI), members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today introduced the Higher Education Extension Act of 2015 (H.R. 3594). The legislation extends for one year the Perkins Loan Program that is set to expire on September 30, as well as other higher education provisions scheduled to sunset at the end of the month. The bipartisan proposal will... Read more »
