Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican Member, today joined fellow members of the House GOP Health Care Solutions Group for a hearing that examined patient and doctor experiences with other countries’ government-run health care systems. “This hearing looked at a side of government-run health care that its proponents have willfully ignored: the deva... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee continued its march toward a bigger, more intrusive federal government today with passage of sweeping legislation to impose a fully government-controlled student lending system on students and schools. The Democrats’ legislation, H.R. 3221, abolishes the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and redirects tens of billions in government savings an... Read more »
Democrats on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee approved their planned government takeover of our nation’s health care system this morning after forcing an overnight legislative session to meet their arbitrary deadline for committee passage this week. Three Democrats joined Republicans in unanimous opposition to the plan. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the panel’s top Republican, issued the fol... Read more »
Republicans are presenting a united front against the Democrats’ plan to allow a government takeover of our nation’s health care system, fighting to ensure Americans who like their current coverage can keep it. In an effort to ensure Democrats do not impose a flawed health care system on the American people that they themselves would not be willing to accept, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is proposing an... Read more »
With the unemployment rate at its highest level in a quarter-century and the federal deficit at its highest level ever, Republicans are doing all they can to ensure Democrats don’t make our economy any worse with their proposed trillion dollar government takeover of our health care system. The question is: Will Democrats stand up for workers, families, and the economy? “There’s no denying that the... Read more »
As the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee continues debating a controversial plan from congressional Democrats to allow a government takeover of our nation’s health care system, Republicans are pulling out all the stops to ensure Americans who like their current health care coverage can keep it. Among their legislative efforts is an amendment offered by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the panel’s to... Read more »
Will congressional Democrats vote “NO” when asked if Americans who like their current health care coverage should be able to keep it? That’s the question Republicans on the House Education and Labor Committee posed today through a series of amendments aimed at preventing a government takeover of our nation’s health care system. An independent analysis has projected that the Democrats’ plan would f... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today began consideration of legislation offered by congressional Democrats to allow a government takeover of our nation’s health care system, with members of the committee offering opening statements just 24 hours after the 1,018 page bill was unveiled. The committee is scheduled to begin debating and voting on amendments tomorrow in order to meet the ... Read more »
Republicans today came out strongly against a proposal offered by Congressional Democrats to eviscerate the private sector’s role in helping families pay for college. Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican Member, criticized the legislation as a mockery of fiscal responsibility that is designed to permanently eliminate private capital from the student l... Read more »
