The nation’s governors are voicing their support for reforms included in the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), legislation to create a more transparent and effective workforce development system. As the leaders note in letters to the committee, H.R. 803 will expand decision-making at the local level, allowing states to eliminate waste and implement prog... Read more »
House Republicans today visited a workforce development center at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to discuss the need to reform the nation’s broken job training system. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Representative Susa... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans, led by Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN), today introduced the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). The legislation responds to the ongoing legal chaos surrounding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the wake of the president’s 2012 recess appointme... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 (H.R. 890), legislation that will prevent the Obama administration from waiving the work requirements at the heart of the 1996 welfare reform law. Additionally, the legislation included an extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through December 31, 201... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled, “Keeping College within Reach: Examining Opportunities to Strengthen Federal Student Loan Programs.” During the hearing, members and higher education experts discussed the need for a long-term solution to the problem of Stafford Loan interest rates. “Last summer, debate about stu... Read more »
On Thursday, March 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled “Examining the Role of Lower-Skilled Guest Worker Programs in Today’s Economy.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Immigration and Nationality Act includes a number of guest worker visa programs, such as the... Read more »
On Wednesday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Keeping College Within Reach: Examining Opportunities to Strengthen Federal Student Loan Programs.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The federal government provides billions of dollars annually ... Read more »
Organizations representing our nation’s employers are applauding the commonsense reforms included in the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act, which was approved by the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday. As noted in letters to the committee, the SKILLS Act (H.R. 803) will reform the nation’s broken job training system by strengthening the role o... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), approved legislation to reform the nation’s workforce development system and help ensure workers and employers have the resources they need to be successful in today’s economy. Introduced by Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the Supporting Knowledge and Inve... Read more »
On Wednesday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will mark up the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Despite a significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the workforce development system is failing... Read more »
