Following the release today of additional details on President Obama’s FY 2010 budget, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: "The budget put forward today is as disappointing as the outline offered earlier this year. It still spends too much; it still taxes too much; and it still borrows too much. Only no... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today criticized legislation that creates a massive new federal school construction program. McKeon and other Republicans on the panel argued that taxpayers cannot afford a new, $20 billion foray into local facilities management, and that students and taxpayers would be better served by inve... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the senior Republican on the U.S.House Education and Labor Committee, today welcomed the beginning of the 10th Annual National Charter Schools Week and highlighted the success of these innovative public schools. Charter schools, which are granted flexibility from state and local regulations in exchange for greater accountability for student achievement, have ha... Read more »
The federal government should support state efforts to develop a common core of rigorous, internationally benchmarked academic standards, witnesses told the House Education and Labor Committee today. The hearing showed that momentum for stronger, state-developed standards is growing, with teachers, schools, business leaders and stakeholders from across the political spectrum voicing support. “With... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on the FY 2010 budget resolution: “With this budget, congressional Democrats are once again taking the easy way out, opting for brazen partisanship over thoughtful policymaking. “Budget reconciliation was never intended to shield the most pressing policy issues of... Read more »
As the Obama Administration prepares this week to mark its 100th day in office, the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), commented on what these first 100 days have meant for students, families, workers, and retirees: “The first 100 days of the Obama Administration have brought both good and bad news for education reform and workplace... Read more »
Responding to growing concerns among American families about losses in their retirement, college, and personal savings, Republicans today unveiled the Savings Recovery Act, a bill that will help families protect what they have and begin to rebuild what they have lost. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the legislation... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education Committee, today welcomed the results of a new study from the U.S. Department of Education that confirmed the positive outcomes of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The report found measurable achievement gains among students who participated in the program, as well as continued high levels of parenta... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today highlighted provisions in both the House-passed and Senate-passed budget resolutions that support continuation of a longstanding and successful federal student financial assistance program. While McKeon opposed the budget because he believes it spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today joined fellow House Republicans in outlining a series of principles aimed at helping American families protect and rebuild their hard-earned savings, from college funds to retirement accounts and everything in between. The proposals unveiled today were developed by the House GOP Savings R... Read more »
