The ranking members of the House Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Budget committees today sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf asking for his office to analyze the cost of the House Democrats’ health care bill released on Friday. “Before Congress changes health care as the American people know it, we must know the likely consequences of ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, joined the leaders of seven other congressional committees to demand a full, fair, and open debate of pending climate tax legislation. “The Democrats’ plan imposes a national energy tax through their cap-and-trade scheme. It’s a recipe for economic disaster at a time when our economy is reeling,” said Kline... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican Member, today sharply criticized the latest health care overhaul released by congressional Democrats, arguing that millions of Americans could lose their current coverage even as taxpayers face a sea of new red ink. Kline issued the following statement: “The more we learn about the Democrats’ proposed health c... Read more »
The Republican Health Care Solutions Group today unveiled a health care reform plan that will make health care more affordable, reduce the number of uninsured Americans, and increase quality at a price our country can afford. The GOP plan makes sure that Americans who like their health care coverage can keep it – a stark contrast with the Democratic plan, which the Congressional Budget Office has ... Read more »
Over GOP objections, Democrats on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee today approved a pair of partisan proposals that would impact Americans’ ability to save for retirement by making 401(k) plans more complex and costly while reducing workers’ access to individualized investment advice. “Republicans share the goal of improving retirement savings options for workers. Unfortuna... Read more »
With an additional 345,000 Americans out of work last month and unemployment reaching its highest level in more than a quarter-century, congressional Democrats are contemplating a pair of proposals that will drive up costs for employers and taxpayers and erode job creation at a time when it is needed most. Republicans led by Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) voiced these concerns during a hearing today ... Read more »
Led by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Republicans on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee today strongly rejected calls for a government-controlled single payer health care system, one of the most radical proposals on the table as Democrats craft their partisan health overhaul. Just days before Democrats are reportedly preparing to unveil their plan to reshape how Americans receive me... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, today raised serious questions about tomorrow’s scheduled hearing on “Examining the Single Payer Health Care Option.” Kline noted the hearing – which will examine one of the most radical options on the table for Democrats’ health care overhaul – was announced without the customary minimum seven ... Read more »
The three top Republican members of the House Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means committees today asked the respective chairmen to hold bipartisan hearings on the health care reform legislation from which Democrats have excluded their Republican counterparts. U.S. Reps. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., ranking member of Education and Labor, Joe Barton, R-Texas, ranking ... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s top Republican today applauded charter school leaders for their success in improving student academic achievement, but argued that major reforms are needed to allow these innovative schools to serve more students and build on the most effective education reform strategies. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) also highlighted pro-charter school policie... Read more »
