I rise today in strong support of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, which will renew our vital investment in the children who live in the District of Columbia. In passing the Every Student Succeeds Act last year, we took important steps to support and encourage greater school choice for students and their families. These reforms empower parents to do what’s best for their child’s education, and help e... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements after the House passed H. J. Res. 88, a resolution that will block the Department of Labor’s misguided “fiduciary” rule and protect access to affordable retirement advice. “We have taken an important step in protecting acc... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved H.R. 4843, the Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act. Introduced by Reps. Lou Barletta (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), the bipartisan legislation will require the Department of Health and Human Services to better ensure states are meeting current child welfare requirements, particularly prot... Read more »
Today, the committee will take an important step in preventing the abuse and neglect of infants born with opioid addiction. As we all know, an opioid epidemic has swept across the country. This epidemic is destroying communities; it is destroying families; it is destroying lives; and perhaps most tragically, it is destroying the lives of the most vulnerable among us. The Child Abuse Prevention and... Read more »
Substance abuse is a problem that afflicts millions of Americans, and it is something that I consistently hear about when I am back home in Pennsylvania. While its damaging effects are felt across our society, the most tragic cases are those involving newborns. Children who are exposed to illegal substances before they’re born are helpless in avoiding the pain and suffering caused by addiction, an... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will meet TODAY at 11:00 a.m. to mark up H.R. 4843, the Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act. Introduced by Reps. Lou Barletta (R-PA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA), the bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today praised the House Committee on Armed Services for adopting an amendment that will block an executive order undermining the nation’s military readiness: Those who deny workers basic protections shouldn’t be rewarded with government contracts, and that is precisely why suspension and debarment rules already... Read more »
Five years ago, when the Department of Labor first issued an extreme proposal to rewrite the rules governing investment advice, House Republicans made a commitment to workers and small businesses—that we would do everything in our power to protect access to affordable retirement advice. And we’re following through on that commitment. After five years of raising bipartisan concerns with a controver... Read more »
Every day, 78 Americans die from an opioid overdose, and every 25 minutes, a baby is born suffering from opioid withdrawal. These are just two of the shocking consequences of a growing epidemic destroying communities and families across the country. They’re also two of the reasons why the House is working to combat opioid abuse. This week alone, House committees are considering more than a dozen b... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), held a hearing today to examine the U.S. Department of Labor’s “persuader” rule. Finalized in March 2016, this partisan rule vastly restricts the long-standing “advice” exemption under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, imposing onerous and costly requirements on employers and forcing them... Read more »
