Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced a loss of 131,000 jobs in July: “After roughly 19 months of record borrowing, spending, and bailouts, 14.6 million Americans are searching for work and more than $13 trillion in government debt has been shifted onto the backs ... Read more »
The following op-ed was published online at Red State on August 5, 2010 In June of 2009, the unemployment rate surged to 9.5 percent for the first time in almost 26 years. Despite some ups and downs, today the unemployment rate continues to hover near 10 percent and 14.6 million Americans are unemployed and searching for work. I see the evidence of this every time I travel back home to Minnesota:... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to summon Congress to Washington to vote on a controversial state bailout, including $10 billion requested by teachers’ unions to keep school systems funded at levels states cannot afford. “The American people hav... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to a proposed federal definition of “gainful employment” that would set federal caps on students’ ability to finance their higher education at certain institutions: “Like the misguided proposal that preceded it, this proposed regulation uses federal price con... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today following the committee’s vote on a partisan proposal that pairs mining reforms with controversial changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Act – proposals overwhelmingly opposed by job-creators because of their potential to drive up litigation costs, add workp... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding the committee’s vote on legislation to reauthorize federal child nutrition programs: “Republicans support wise investments to combat childhood hunger and improve the health and nutrition of disadvantaged children and families. With the school lunch program... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today expressed strong support for mine safety reforms that will identify and clamp down on unsafe mines and mine operators, modernize safety standards, and ensure federal oversight authorities are enforcing the laws designed to protect miners operating in dangerous conditions underground. With numerous inv... Read more »
Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today announced the launch of a new website with updated, easier to navigate online resources to educate and inform Americans interested in Congress’ work on education and workforce policies. The new website can be found at /. “In this internet era, a virtual office allows the American people to interact with their elected representatives... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced a loss of 125,000 jobs in June: “The Obama administration’s ‘recovery summer’ is off to a disappointing start, with predictable job losses emerging after the temporary bloat of government Census workers begins to disappear. Ab... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today in response to Democrats’ latest proposal to drive up federal deficits and delay emergency troop funding by attaching billions in education spending to a supplemental war spending bill: “Democrats have shown their true priorities, jumping at the chance to discard ed... Read more »
