Citing concerns that the role of scientific evidence may be diminished in vital workplace safety decisions, Rep. John Kline (R-MN) today urged Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate to hold a public hearing on the nomination of Professor David Michaels to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration before advancing him to a vote by the full Senate for the post... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, has requested information about the Education Department’s efforts to influence pending legislation that would end private sector-based federal student loans. Kline’s request comes in response to multiple media accounts alleging that department officials have pressed colleges and universities to support the... 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 Speaker Pelosi and congressional Democrats rushed through their massive $1.3 trillion overhaul of America’s health care system. “Faced with the highest unemployment rate in almost three decades and a Washington spending spree that will saddle our children with insu... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives this evening during debate on the Pelosi government takeover of health care. Drawing needed attention to the enormous power congressional Democrats are set to give to a new super-bureaucrat in Washington – the “Health Choices Commissioner” – Rep. Kline call... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, testified before the House Committee on Rules today to highlight the bureaucratic maze created by Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care. Citing a series of specific new powers and authorities granted to the Health Choices Commissioner created by congressional Democrats, Kline identified the ex... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, pointed to the latest employment report as further evidence that Democrat-controlled Washington is failing to focus on economic recovery even as families and small businesses continue to struggle. The figures, released this morning by the U.S. Department of Labor, showed a loss of 190,000 jobs in October, w... Read more »
As congressional Democrats prepare for a House vote on 2,000+ pages of new health care taxes, red tape, and federal mandates, House Republicans have unveiled a commonsense alternative that makes targeted, meaningful reforms that will bring down the cost of health care and expand access to quality coverage, including for those with pre-existing conditions. A new analysis from the Congressional Budg... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today as Americans begin to wade into the more than 2,000 pages of Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care. This latest big government agenda item is the product of partisan deliberation behind closed doors and out of view of the American people. “American families... Read more »
Reps. John Kline (R-MN) and John Mica (R-FL) today strongly criticized a proposal by the National Mediation Board to alter workplace organizing elections in the aviation and railway industries, questioning the limited review process for developing the new policy and an apparent attempt to limit public opposition. The Board’s split decision was announced via a proposal in the Federal Register yeste... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today as Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats prepare to rush through a $1.3 trillion government takeover of the health care system. Hastily crafted behind closed doors, the Democrats’ plan completely ignores a signature promise made by President Barack Obama: if you like your h... Read more »
