On Wednesday, November 30 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College within Reach: Discussing Ways Institutions Can Streamline Costs and Reduce Tuition.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Over the last decade, college costs have risen dr... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to new developments surrounding the National Labor Relations Board ambush election scheme: “The state of dysfunction at the National Labor Relations Board is simply unprecedented. This is no way to govern the labor policies of virtually every private workplace, especially at a time when employer... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced plans to hold a vote November 30 on controversial changes to the rules governing union elections: "This announcement confirms what we’ve suspected all along: the Obama NLRB is determined to impose a flawed rule that will cripple American workers’ fre... Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives held a procedural debate on the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, legislation that will defend employers’ free speech and workers’ free choice. This commonsense bill will restore long-standing workforce protections and prevent the activist National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from imposing sweeping changes on our workplaces. Despite Democrat claims to the c... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.” Under the Education Sciences Reform Act, the federal government supports states, school districts, and the private sector in conducting education research. State, local, ... Read more »
Thirty-six House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in support of legal efforts to overturn an unlawful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation. The controversial regulation requires every employer under the board’s jurisdiction to post in the workplace a biased and vague notice of employees’ labor rights. Numerous organizations representing workers and employers initiated a legal cha... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced it would consider legal challenges to the health care law: "The decision by the United States Supreme Court is good news for every American who wants commonsense solutions to the problems in our nation’s health care system. Rather than enact ... Read more »
On Wednesday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Under current law, the federal government supports s... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following statements on President Obama’s changes to the Head Start Program: “Despite claims of Congressional inaction, the plan announced by President Obama today is already law – and his ... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for October: "Today’s jobs report reflects the lack of confidence overwhelming America’s job-creators. During a recent regulation tour across parts of Minnesota, employers continually expressed their desperate need for certainty. Effor... Read more »
