U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after President Obama unveiled his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2012: Blueprint for More Spending , More Taxes, and More Debt “The president’s budget denies the reality of the fiscal crisis we face. It is time we realized that Washington’s spending binge is contributing to economic u... Read more »
The Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held its first hearing today to investigate emerging trends at the National Labor Relations Board. Recent actions taken by the board suggest the NLRB is taking an activist approach to labor law that is having a chilling effect on job creation. The following are excerpted remarks delivered by Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) at the heari... Read more »
Members of the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives today in support of H.Res. 72, a resolution that instructs various committees to investigate existing, pending, and proposed regulations that hurt job creation and economic growth. Members of the committee addressed various areas of education and workforce policies that are critical t... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing today to learn from state and local leaders in education and examine the federal role in the day-to-day operation of the nation’s classrooms. "Congress must understand the challenges facing our education system, hear the concerns of state and local leaders intimately involved with what goes on in the classroom, and begin to chart ... Read more »
On Friday, February 11 at 10:00 a.m., the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, chaired by Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing on “Emerging Trends at the National Labor Relations Board” in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Members will receive testimony that provides a broad overview of the board’s history and authority, as well as discusses recent actions taken ... Read more »
The House Education and the Workforce Committee today convened its first hearing to investigate ObamaCare and its consequences for the American workforce and economy. “A proposal designed to reduce health care costs will instead increase national health care spending by $311 billion,” said Chairman John Kline (R-MN). “During a time of stubbornly high unemployment, job creators are forced to wrestl... Read more »
On Thursday, February 10 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 on “Education in the Nation: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities Facing America’s Classrooms” in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Education is critical to the competitiveness of America’s workforce and the strength of our econ... Read more »
On Wednesday, February 9 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 on “The Impact of the Health Care Law on the Economy, Employers, and the Workforce” in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Employer-provided health insurance is a critical element of the American health care system. An estimated 170 mil... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported the national unemployment rate was 9 percent in the month of January: “After more than two years of economic uncertainty, job creators remain cautious about expanding their businesses and hiring new workers. Despit... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after a federal judge in Florida ruled the Democrats’ health care law is unconstitutional: “To believe the Democrats’ health care law does not destroy jobs and does not vastly expand the power of the federal government over personal health care decisions is to ignore reality. At a time ... Read more »
