U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the release of the latest unemployment data: "It has been more than two years since the start of the so-called economic recovery and businesses still aren’t hiring new workers. Today’s report confirms our nation will continue to experience a jobs crisis until Washington changes its course. Repackagi... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement after President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a series of decisions that will make sweeping changes to federal labor policy: “Today, the National Labor Relations Board unloaded a barrage of bureaucratic activism that will devastate employees and job creators. “In one fe... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), held a field hearing in Nevada’s Third Congressional District to examine the need for responsible reforms to federal job training services. Reps. Joe Heck (R-NV) and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) joined Chairman Kline at the field hearing. During the hearing, witnesses testified about the challenges... Read more »
On Tuesday, August 30th at 11:00 a.m. PDT, Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will join Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District to host a field hearing entitled, “Examining Local Solutions to Strengthen Federal Job Training Programs.” The field hearing will take place at the Opportunity Village, Ralph and Betty Englestad Campus, located at 6050 South Buffalo Drive in Las Vegas. Today, ... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled the individual mandate in the Democrats’ health care law unconstitutional: "If Washington can force a private citizen to buy government-approved health insurance, it is hard to imagine any limit to the federal government’s p... Read more »
On Tuesday, August 16th at 1:00 p.m. EST, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District for a field hearing entitled “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development.” The field hearing will take place in the Carolina First Gallery at Clemson Un... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the release of the latest unemployment data: “Despite traces of progress, the latest jobs report from the Department of Labor illustrates our economy is still struggling to create the jobs necessary to put our nation back on the path to prosperity. It’s past time to get Washington’s spending addicti... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement upon House passage of the Budget Control Act: "Today marks the second time in nine days that the House of Representatives passed a solution to fundamentally change the way Washington spends money while avoiding national default. This legislation would institutionally reform how the federal... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today held a hearing to examine state and local initiatives to improve teacher effectiveness. During the hearing, entitled “Education Reforms: Exploring Teacher Quality Initiatives,” education leaders from Colorado, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. discussed the importance of attracting and maintaining quality teachers in the nati... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today held a hearing to examine a proposal by the Department of Labor to dramatically alter the long-standing fiduciary definition. Members of the committee discussed bipartisan concerns with the policy and the process surrounding this controversial proposal. As Chairman Roe stated at the beginning o... Read more »
