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Rokita Statement: H.R. 2083, the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act

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A report released by the Government Accountability Office in December 2010 examined 15 cases where individuals with histories of sexual misconduct were hired or retained as teachers, support staff, volunteers and contractors. In 11 of these 15 cases, those individuals had previously targeted children. Despite the fact that states have varying policies intended to protect children from sexual preda... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 3092, the E. Clay Shaw Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013

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Since 1984 the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has worked with the Department of Justice to build a coordinated national system to aid the recovery of missing children, protect children from sexual exploitation, and promote child safety and crime prevention. Over the last three decades the Center has assisted law enforcement in finding thousands of missing children, and its succ... Read more »

Walberg Statement: H.R. 2747, the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act

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With our nation facing difficult challenges at home and abroad, it is important we continue the work the American people sent us here to do. That includes pursuing commonsense reforms that will make the federal government more efficient and a better steward of taxpayer dollars. The legislation we are considering today is a small yet important part of that effort. Approximately one out of every fiv... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013

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After many weeks of delay, I am pleased we finally have a bipartisan agreement to address the student loan interest rate problem. My colleagues and I have been fighting for months for a long-term, market-based solution that will serve students and taxpayers, and the legislation before us today will do just that. As you can see in this chart, much like the Smarter Solutions for Students Act approve... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 5, The Student Success Act

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The Student Success Act will take a critical step toward real reform of our education system. This legislation will restore local control; empower parents; eliminate unnecessary Washington red tape and intrusion in schools; and support innovation and excellence in the classroom. As Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, I have heard countless stories of the amazing progress b... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 2667 and H.R. 2668, Delay Implementation of ObamaCare Mandates

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As the attention of the American people turned to celebrating the July Fourth holiday, the Obama administration quietly announced through a blog post on the Treasury Department’s website it would delay enforcement of a vital part of the president’s health care law – the employer mandate. The reason for the delay? According to administration officials, the federal bureaucracy needs more time to get... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 1911, The Smarter Solutions for Students Act

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We’re here today to address a crisis of Washington’s own making. Several years ago, Congress decided politicians – not the free market – were better equipped to set student loan interest rates. Politicians set a fixed rate of 6.8 percent for all loans, and then decided to advance legislation based on a campaign promise that would temporarily phase this rate for subsidized Stafford loans down to 3.... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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Our nation is mired in a jobs crisis and the president’s health care law is making it worse. Since ObamaCare was first enacted in 2010, federal bureaucrats have written nearly 20,000 pages of new regulations. Meanwhile, America’s job creators are struggling to manage the full effects of the law in their workplaces. Ed Tubel has owned and operated Sonny’s Real Pit Barbeque for more than 30 years. A... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013

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Today we have an opportunity to make life a little easier for working families across the country. This legislation doesn’t create a new government program or bureaucracy; it doesn’t spend taxpayer dollars or add to the national debt. The Working Families Flexibility Act simply removes an outdated federal policy that denies private-sector workers the flexibility they need to better balance family ... Read more »

Kline Statement: H.R. 1120, The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

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America’s workplaces are facing significant challenges. Consumer demand remains weak. Threats of new regulations and higher taxes continue. And a looming debt crisis threatens the growth and prosperity our nation is working so hard to attain. Washington should not be in the business of making these challenges worse. That is why we are here today. Many Americans may not even know a federal labor bo... Read more »

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