The following op-ed by Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) appears in The Hill newspaper as part of a special report on Children’s Initiatives. All parents want to give their children the best that life has to offer, and they know that a high-quality education is the key that can open many of life’s doors. No one cares more about a child’s education than his or her parents. And that means no one i... Read more »
The following op-ed by Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, appears in today’s edition of The Washington Examiner. Canada has Card Check lessons for U.S. By Rep. Howard McKeon, OpEd Contributor 3/13/09 5:17 AM This may come as a surprise, but when it comes to American labor law, we have a lot to learn from our neighbors to the nor... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today approved the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act (H.R. 1388), bipartisan legislation to improve accountability in national service programs including AmeriCorps. “The GIVE Act includes important reforms to national service programs that allow neighbors to come together in service of individuals, communities, and our nati... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today denounced the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, legislation introduced by congressional Democrats that would deny workers the right to secret ballots in union organizing elections. The bill is a job killer, putting an estimated 600,000 American jobs at risk in just the first year after ... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today issued the following statement in response to remarks from President Barack Obama on education reform: “President Obama is right when he says that America’s education system must once more be the envy of the world. Like him, I believe that education is the foundation upon which a competit... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after participating in the White House Forum on Health Reform hosted by President Barack Obama this afternoon: “When it comes to health care, the need for reform could not be clearer. Costs are already too high, yet they continue to spiral upward. We have tried to... Read more »
Labor Committee Republicans today repeated their calls for a more flexible, family-friendly workplace, particularly by eliminating barriers in federal labor law that prohibit workers and employers from agreeing to more flexible work arrangements. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), the top Republican on the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, argued that workplace flexibility, particularly voluntary policies a... Read more »
With American taxpayers on the hook to spend nearly $100 billion in “economic recovery” dollars on federal education programs—on top of the roughly $60 billion already spent each year—congressional Republicans are calling on the Obama Administration to cooperate with vigorous congressional oversight to protect both students and taxpayers. The Education and Labor Committee’s top Republican, Rep. Ho... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today on President Obama’s FY 2010 Budget: “President Obama has called for bold reform and a return to fiscal responsibility. These are goals Republicans share. Unfortunately, with this budget blueprint, the rhetoric does not match the reality. From tax increases ... Read more »
Earlier today, top Republicans in the House and Senate introduced the Secret Ballot Protection Act, legislation that would create a firewall against the undemocratic “card check” scheme that congressional Democrats are expected to soon unveil. The Secret Ballot Protection Act would ensure that workers are always given the privacy and protections of a secret ballot in workplace organizing elections... Read more »
