U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled the individual mandate in the Democrats’ health care law unconstitutional: "If Washington can force a private citizen to buy government-approved health insurance, it is hard to imagine any limit to the federal government’s p... Read more »
On Tuesday, August 16th at 1:00 p.m. EST, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District for a field hearing entitled “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development.” The field hearing will take place in the Carolina First Gallery at Clemson Un... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the release of the latest unemployment data: “Despite traces of progress, the latest jobs report from the Department of Labor illustrates our economy is still struggling to create the jobs necessary to put our nation back on the path to prosperity. It’s past time to get Washington’s spending addicti... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement upon House passage of the Budget Control Act: "Today marks the second time in nine days that the House of Representatives passed a solution to fundamentally change the way Washington spends money while avoiding national default. This legislation would institutionally reform how the federal... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today held a hearing to examine state and local initiatives to improve teacher effectiveness. During the hearing, entitled “Education Reforms: Exploring Teacher Quality Initiatives,” education leaders from Colorado, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. discussed the importance of attracting and maintaining quality teachers in the nati... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today held a hearing to examine a proposal by the Department of Labor to dramatically alter the long-standing fiduciary definition. Members of the committee discussed bipartisan concerns with the policy and the process surrounding this controversial proposal. As Chairman Roe stated at the beginning o... Read more »
On Tuesday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Redefining ‘Fiduciary’: Assessing the Impact of the Labor Department’s Proposal on Workers and Retirees.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Fiduciaries play an important role in retirement in... Read more »
On Wednesday, July 27 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 entitled, "Education Reforms: Exploring Teacher Quality Initiatives." The full committee hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Student success is directly tied to the quality of classroom instruction. Historically,... Read more »
Today, House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Representative Richard Hanna (R-NY) sent a letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, requesting more information about costly regulatory burdens facing states and school districts across the country. In the letter, Chairman Kline and Rep. Hanna state: The regulatory requirements a... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), legislation to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to relocate, shut down, or transfer a business under any circumstance. “Congress cannot be a willing accomplice in policies that stifle investment and undermine job growth. The publ... Read more »
