The Ranking Republican Members of 11 committees of the U.S. House of Representatives issued the following statement today endorsing an immediate moratorium on earmarks for members of the Republican Conference: “The American people are tired of out-of-control government spending, taxing, and borrowing. To earn back their trust, we need to immediately cut off the earmarks that have given Washington ... Read more »
The following op-ed was published in The Hill on March 8, 2010. As the outlines of the Democrats’ health care endgame begin to emerge, one thing has become perfectly clear: The majority party in Washington, D.C., has no intention of bipartisanship. Before last month’s televised summit, President Barack Obama submitted an 11-page proposal that included “targeted changes” to the 2,700-page Senate bi... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this morning that 36,000 jobs were lost in February, while the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the Senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: “Day after day, Democrats tell the American people their policies will create jobs and spur economic recovery. Yet mont... Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4247, the Keeping All Students Safe Act. This legislation establishes new federal requirements and limitations for the use of seclusion or restraints in schools and comes in response to a 2009 Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of incidents in which students suffered injury or death as a result of abuse of these practices. While there is... Read more »
Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today released four principles to guide the eventual reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Restoring Local Control; Empowering Parents; Letting Teachers Teach; and Protecting Taxpayers. The principles, which were developed by a Republican working group in anticipation of the upcoming overhaul of the nation’s prima... Read more »
In stark contrast to the trillion-dollar, massive government takeover of health care that would increase premiums for families and small businesses, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, this morning outlined a commonsense plan to reduce health care costs for small businesses. Kline’s remarks came during the White House’s health care summit, cu... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, came out of today’s White House health care summit calling on Democrats to set aside their controversial government takeover of health care and allow a vote on step-by-step reforms that will bring down the cost of health care. Kline outlined a plan to make health care less expensive for small businesses – one of ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss Republican priorities for health care reform going into tomorrow’s White House summit. Watch the video here. # # # Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today on expanding access to high-quality charter schools, a top priority for the panel’s Republicans as Congress begins exploring potential reforms to federal K-12 education laws. The hearing examined legislation designed to replicate effective charter schools, giving more students access to the choices charter schools offer. “Charter sc... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s summary of the latest proposal for a government takeover of health care – a plan modeled on the legislation crafted behind closed doors by House and Senate Democrats. “Just days before a supposedly bipartisan health care negotiation, President Ob... Read more »
