The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation to prevent President Obama from implementing his plan to waive the work requirements at the heart of the 1996 welfare reform law. "Today the committee has taken an important step toward preserving policies that help American families in need," said Chairman Kline. "The president’s cont... Read more »
Despite claims to the contrary, governors from Pennsylvania to Alaska have expressed significant concerns about the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) July memorandum announcing states could waive the work requirements at the heart of the 1996 welfare reform law. As the House Committee on Education and the Workforce continues today’s markup of H.J.Res. 118, legislation to block the adm... Read more »
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Director Joshua Gotbaum requesting documents and communications regarding the Obama administration’s involvement in closed door deals that resulted in Delphi union employees receiving more favorable treatment than their non-union coworke... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a joint hearing entitled, “Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB’s Growing Intrusion into Higher Education.” The hearing explored the potential consequences of the National Labor Relation... Read more »
On Thursday, September 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 markup of H.J.Res. 118, a resolution of disapproval of the Obama administration’s proposed plan to waive successful welfare work requirements. The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In 1996, Congress passed and Presi... Read more »
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) today introduced H.J.Res. 118, a resolution disapproving of President Obama’s effort to roll back the work requirements critical to the success of the bipartisan welfare reform law enacted in 1996. "It is unfortunate, but no... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee announced that they will hold a conference call for members of the media tomorrow, September 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM. On the call, Chairman Camp, R... Read more »
On Wednesday, September 12th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a joint hearing entitled “Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB’s Growing Intrusion into Higher Education.” The hearing will take place in room ... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement on President Obama’s failure to comply with the Sequestration Transparency Act: Forty-three straight months of unemployment above 8 percent is a difficult reminder of President Obama’s failed economic policies. Now more than ever, job creators need certainty in order to invest in their b... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking the department to provide required information on the Head Start re-competition process. In an effort to improve the quality and accountability of the Head Start program, in 2007 Congress passed and ... Read more »
