U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after the House approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through April 8, 2011: “Every week, families and business owners sacrifice ‘wants’ for ‘needs’ in order to continue living within their means. These Americans are acting responsibly, and they expect Washington ... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement on President Obama’s education speech at Kenmore Middle School: "The president's remarks affirm the importance of fixing the nation’s broken education system. As we develop targeted, fiscally responsible reforms, the Committee on Education and the Workforce continues to work with school ... Read more »
On Tuesday, March 15 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled, "Education Regulations: Burying Schools in Paperwork." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Schools that accept federal funding for education are obligated to fulfill burdensome and... Read more »
The Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee held its first hearing today to examine burdensome regulations imposed on institutions of higher education and accrediting bodies by the U.S. Department of Education. In her opening remarks, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said, “We can all agree today that the United States has the finest higher education system in the world, which draws st... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today praising the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s approval of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act (H.R. 471), which includes language to reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (D.C. OSP): “Today’s committee vote to reauthorize the D.C. O... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) issued the following joint statement after meeting at the White House with education policy makers: "We appreciate the opportunity to discuss with President Obama and our Senate counterparts the challenges facing America’... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to investigate the rising cost of employer-provided health care and its impact on workers. Members of the subcommittee heard testimony that described a number of factors contributing to the growing expense, including the Democrats’ recent government takeover of health care. Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), chairman of the... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a full committee hearing to review the administration’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Department of Education. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan served as the hearing witness, offering testimony and answering member questions about the budget proposal. In an unusual maneuver, the admin... Read more »
On Friday, March 11 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, ”Education Regulations: Federal Overreach into Academic Affairs.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Last fall, the U.S. Department of Education published 14 new program integrity regulations ... Read more »
On Thursday, March 10 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, "The Pressures of Rising Costs on Employer Provided Health Care.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In 2009, 59 percent of workers under age 65 received health care through an employer-pro... Read more »
