Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following joint statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report concerning the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which is responsible for enforcin... Read more »
We are here to discuss an issue that is vitally important to Americans from all walks of life: retirement security. This is a leading priority for millions of hardworking men and women, and that is why it’s a leading priority for Republicans and Democrats alike. Strengthening retirement security has always been a difficult challenge with no easy answers. It’s one that demands thoughtful dialogue, ... Read more »
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, today introduced the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (H.R. 6094), legislation to require a six-month delay in the effective date of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule. Without congressional action, on December 1, 2016, drastic changes to federal overtime policies will ... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to examine a recent regulatory proposal from the Department of Education changing the longstanding requirement that federal funds supplement—not supplant—state and local funds. Members heard from state and local education leaders and other experts who discussed the neg... Read more »
When the committee last met to discuss the Every Student Succeeds Act, we heard concerns from state and local education leaders that the administration is not implementing the law in a way that respects its letter and intent. Since that time, the Department of Education has released a regulatory proposal so unprecedented—and so unlawful—that it demands its own examination. The proposal I’m referri... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and other committee leaders sent oversight letters to both the Department of Education and the Department of Labor regarding “the precedent that exists for increased regulatory actions executed by outgoing administrations.” Specifically, the lawmakers raised two issues of concern “synonymous with a change in a presidential a... Read more »
Helping kids succeed in life is a priority we all share. That’s why we work to make sure all children have access to the education and the opportunities necessary to achieve their goals and build fulfilling futures for themselves. Unfortunately, too many children don’t realize that success is even an option for them. Too many others believe their chance has passed or don’t know how to seize it. As... Read more »
Every child deserves an opportunity to achieve a lifetime of success. That’s exactly why Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Ranking Member Bobby Scott (R-VA) introduced the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act (H.R. 5963). Approved by the committee last week, the bipartisan legislation reforms the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) to help state and local le... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week to examine the Department of Education’s “supplement, not supplant” regulatory proposal and a discussion draft to modernize multiemployer pensions. Both hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. On Wednesday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, ... Read more »
Multiemployer pensions as we know them today have been around for nearly 70 years. Of course, a lot has changed since the 1940s, so it’s long past time to bring the pension system into the 21st century. With the right set of reforms, Congress can deliver positive change that will benefit workers, employers, retirees, and taxpayers. That’s why Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee... Read more »
