Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will vote on the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), introduced on by Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC). This critical legislation would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to relocate, shut down, or transfer a business under any circumstance. Numerous organizations representing the nation's ... Read more »
Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the markup beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared): We are here to consider H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. In an effort to strengthen the competitiveness of our workforce and help keep jobs here in the United States, the legislation prevents... Read more »
Today at 10 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will consider H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. The legislation will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from dictating where a business can and cannot locate work. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), a cosponsor of the legislation, was on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning to discuss the legislation and to... Read more »
On Thursday, July 21 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 markup of the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. On April 20, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against The Boeing Company demand... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after cosponsoring the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) earlier this afternoon. Reps. Phil Roe (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) have signed on as original cosponsors of the legislation. The Protecting Jobs from Gove... Read more »
Today, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) spoke on the House floor in support of the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560). Chairman Kline said, “The severity of our nation’s fiscal crisis cannot be overstated. More than 14 million Americans are looking for work. Meanwhile, federal spending continues at an unprecedented pace, with an average of $4 billion... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560): “For too long, leaders on both sides of the aisle have allowed spending to run rampant in the nation’s capital. As a result, the national debt has soared above an unprecedented 14 trillion dollars, we are borrowing roughly 40 cents of every doll... Read more »
LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (remarks as prepared): Since the start of the 112th Congress, the Education and the Workforce Committee has actively examined federal laws, rules, and regulations within our jurisdiction. The intent of our... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) to provide states and local school districts flexibility in the use of federal education funds. This legislation marks the committee’s third in a series of bills designed to reform current elementary and secondary education law. “Particularly in this tough economy, schools... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed with unanimous support the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The legislation updates the federal workers' compensation program to better protect taxpayer resources and modernizes benefits to reflect the realities of today's economy. "I am pleased we've been able to work together and mov... Read more »
