Republicans proposed comprehensive reforms to improve retirement savings opportunities for workers today, arguing that workers need access to understandable and meaningful information about their 401(k) and other retirement savings vehicles. Congressional Democrats rejected the GOP proposals, instead advancing partisan legislation that Republicans warned could drive up costs for workers while redu... Read more »
Led by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Republicans on the House Education and Labor Committee today raised alarm about new grant funding being offered under the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year, arguing that the Administration is unnecessarily limiting opportunities for workers by providing funding only to union-affiliated recipients. “If the Administration is serious about economic rec... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN) was elected today to serve as the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee. Kline was recommended for the post last week by members of the House Republican Steering Committee and received the endorsement of the full GOP Conference in a vote held this morning. “It is a privilege and an honor to be selected to lead Republicans on the Education and Labor C... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today called Democrats’ partisan health care overhaul a huge missed opportunity and repeated his calls for a bipartisan approach to reforming American’s health care system. Kline and his fellow Republicans have pressed for a commonsense plan that will improve health care affordability, accessibility, and av... Read more »
The ranking members of the House Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Budget committees today sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf asking for his office to analyze the cost of the House Democrats’ health care bill released on Friday. “Before Congress changes health care as the American people know it, we must know the likely consequences of ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, joined the leaders of seven other congressional committees to demand a full, fair, and open debate of pending climate tax legislation. “The Democrats’ plan imposes a national energy tax through their cap-and-trade scheme. It’s a recipe for economic disaster at a time when our economy is reeling,” said Kline... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican Member, today sharply criticized the latest health care overhaul released by congressional Democrats, arguing that millions of Americans could lose their current coverage even as taxpayers face a sea of new red ink. Kline issued the following statement: “The more we learn about the Democrats’ proposed health c... Read more »
The Republican Health Care Solutions Group today unveiled a health care reform plan that will make health care more affordable, reduce the number of uninsured Americans, and increase quality at a price our country can afford. The GOP plan makes sure that Americans who like their health care coverage can keep it – a stark contrast with the Democratic plan, which the Congressional Budget Office has ... Read more »
Over GOP objections, Democrats on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee today approved a pair of partisan proposals that would impact Americans’ ability to save for retirement by making 401(k) plans more complex and costly while reducing workers’ access to individualized investment advice. “Republicans share the goal of improving retirement savings options for workers. Unfortuna... Read more »
With an additional 345,000 Americans out of work last month and unemployment reaching its highest level in more than a quarter-century, congressional Democrats are contemplating a pair of proposals that will drive up costs for employers and taxpayers and erode job creation at a time when it is needed most. Republicans led by Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) voiced these concerns during a hearing today ... Read more »
