Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor reported a loss of 95,000 jobs in September and a national unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent: “American workers and employers are looking for some glimmer of hope that the ruling party in Washington sees their struggles and re... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s claims about Republican support for education: “Instead of having an honest discussion about bringing fiscal responsibility back to Washington, D.C., the president is setting up a straw man with his claims about education funding. “R... Read more »
House Republicans today unveiled A Pledge to America, a governing agenda developed through an unprecedented dialogue with the American people. The Pledge outlines immediate steps Congress can take to create jobs, restrain spending, reform health care, and enact other sensible reforms sought by the American people. “This agenda is an unequivocal statement about the Republican commitment to listenin... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported a loss of 54,000 jobs in August and an increase in the national unemployment rate to 9.6 percent: “As the Obama administration’s ‘Recovery Summer’ comes to a close, the American people are facing yet another bleak jobs report a... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced a loss of 131,000 jobs in July: “After roughly 19 months of record borrowing, spending, and bailouts, 14.6 million Americans are searching for work and more than $13 trillion in government debt has been shifted onto the backs ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to summon Congress to Washington to vote on a controversial state bailout, including $10 billion requested by teachers’ unions to keep school systems funded at levels states cannot afford. “The American people hav... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to a proposed federal definition of “gainful employment” that would set federal caps on students’ ability to finance their higher education at certain institutions: “Like the misguided proposal that preceded it, this proposed regulation uses federal price con... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today following the committee’s vote on a partisan proposal that pairs mining reforms with controversial changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act – proposals overwhelmingly opposed by job-creators because of their potential to drive up litigation costs, add workp... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding the committee’s vote on legislation to reauthorize federal child nutrition programs: “Republicans support wise investments to combat childhood hunger and improve the health and nutrition of disadvantaged children and families. With the school lunch program... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today expressed strong support for mine safety reforms that will identify and clamp down on unsafe mines and mine operators, modernize safety standards, and ensure federal oversight authorities are enforcing the laws designed to protect miners operating in dangerous conditions underground. With numerous inv... Read more »
