Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), held a hearing to examine a recent financial audit of the Department of Labor. The independent audit identified four material weaknesses and two significant defeciencies in the department's financial management. "The challenges plaguing the Department of Labor’s financial management still per... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today expressed serious concerns with the Department of Education's final gainful employment regulation. "The department may have offered some minor changes, but they have failed to adequately address the harmful impact the gainful employment... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine the role of charter schools in the nation’s education system. “Republicans on this committee have been strong proponents of charter schools for many years, as we recognize the opportunities they offer parents and students,” Rep. Hunter said. “Charter schoo... Read more »
On Thursday, June 2 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 “Investigating Financial Mismanagement at the U.S. Department of Labor.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since fiscal year 1997, the Department of Labor (DOL) has received a clean audit of ... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s visit to Minnesota: “I’m pleased Secretary Duncan will be in my home state of Minnesota today to discuss education. Our education system is in critical need of improvement, but we have all seen what can result when Congress hastily crafts sweeping legi... Read more »
On Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Reforms: Exploring the Vital Role of Charter Schools.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Charter schools are independent public schools that embody two key principles ... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep.Phil Roe, M.D.(R-TN) held a hearing on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and corporate campaigns. During the hearing, members discussed recent NLRB actions to expand the use of corporate campaigns, as well as the potential impact of the NLRB's recent complaint against The Boeing Company on the nation's workf... Read more »
Click here to watch a live webcast of the Subcommittee hearing. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (Remarks as Prepared): Today we will examine the role of the National Labor Relations Board in corporate campaigns. I realize this is a general definition of the term, but a corporate campaign is a union effort to disrupt an employer’s... Read more »
On Thursday, May 26 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Corporate Campaigns and the NLRB: The Impact of Union Pressure on Job Creation.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In recent years, unions have increasingly utilized corporate campaigns to disrupt ... 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): The bill before us today, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, introduced by my colleague Mr. Hunter, is the first in a series of reform bills geared toward streamlining and simplifying the federal role in ... Read more »
