Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to share the concerns he has received from constituents regarding the real-life consequences of ObamaCare. To his remarks, click here. NOTE: The report by the Chief Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servi... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement in response to a new analysis from the Office of the Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “The independent experts have confirmed what Democrats in Washington, D.C. don’t want you to know: Millions of Americans who like their current coverage ... Read more »
For more than a week, the labor bosses on the board of the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) have been searching for a new leader to take over their debt-burdened organization. No doubt the next president for the SEIU has large shoes to fill as the “powerful and polarizing” Andy Stern heads to retirement. Workers might be disappointed to learn about the agenda one leading candidate – c... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Republican website has been named the winner of a Gold Mouse award by the Congressional Management Foundation, an honor presented to the best websites in Congress. “In this era of rapidly evolving technology and unprecedented online citizen engagement, congressional websites play a central role in our efforts to listen to and effectively represent the... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today said federal and state investigations of the tragic explosion that killed 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine must carefully scrutinize the actions of the federal mine safety agency, particularly amid troubling indications that the agency failed to increase oversight of the mine despite repeat viol... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today warned sensitive student information could be at risk through vast data warehouses that collect private, personally identifiable information on school children. The committee heard testimony on the risks to students’ personal information during a hearing on data collection in the K-12 education s... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, delivered the following statement this afternoon on H.Res. 1236, a congressional resolution honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today warned new Obama Administration rules for federal construction projects will reduce competition and drive up costs for taxpayers. The federal procurement agencies announced the final rule – slated for publication in the Federal Register tomorrow – implementing President Obama’s Executive Order ca... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after reports that 25 miners lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch mine in Whitesville, West Virginia, and another four miners remain missing: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families whose loved ones have died or are still missing. The entire Whitesville community ha... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced 162,000 jobs were created in the month of March and the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent: “Today’s report offers some welcome news for our economy, but the numbers remain far short of what American workers and job... Read more »
