U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement after Lafe Solomon, Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a complaint alleging the Boeing Company violated federal labor law by transferring a second production line to a non-union facility in South Carolina: “The recent action by the National Labor ... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), held its third field hearing to examine the important role of higher education and workforce training in the nation’s economy. The hearing was held at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District, represented by Congressman Scott DesJarlais. Witnesses testified about ... Read more »
Despite recent improvements in the national jobs numbers, unemployment remains well above average here in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District. With more than 32,000 people out of work in our district, growing the local economy and fostering job creation continues to be the number one priority for folks in places like Columbia, Fayetteville, and Crossville. As we work to recover from the econom... Read more »
On Thursday, April 21st at 10:00 a.m. CST, Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will join Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District to host the third field hearing of the 112th Congress. The field hearing, titled “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development,” will take place in the Waymon L. Hickman Building at Columbia State Community Colleg... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) has released the following statement after the House approved the Republican budget proposal for fiscal year 2012: “Today, the House of Representatives acknowledged the will of the American people by passing a responsible budget that will pull us back from the brink of a fiscal crisis. We cannot ignore the very real eco... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing to examine the Department of Labor’s implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act. According to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, a number of challenges affecting the department’s execution of the Act could potentially reduce earnings for workers or increase project costs to taxpayers... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) has released the following statement after President Obama’s speech on the national debt crisis: “I appreciate the president has finally acknowledged the severity of our nation’s debt crisis. However, words cannot hide his history of inaction on this issue. “Just two months ago, the president released a job-destroying b... Read more »
On Thursday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, "Examining the Department of Labor’s Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Davis-Bacon Act requires the payment of “prevailing wage rates” on federal construction projec... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today held the first in a series of hearings to examine specific education reform proposals. The hearing, entitled “Education Reforms: Promoting Innovation and Flexibility,” brought school superintendents and administrators to Washington, D.C. to discuss solutions needed to fix the problems in the nation’s education system. In his opening remarks... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine wasteful government spending detailed in a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, entitled “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue,” found several instances of overlapping federal pr... Read more »
