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 »
We are here today to examine a new rule finalized by the Department of Labor and its impact on America’s workers and employers. I’d like to start by saying that we are now in the seventh year of the economic recovery—the slowest recovery in our nation’s history. Although we’ve made progress over the years, we have a long way to go for the economy to reach its full potential. Millions of Americans ... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to the findings of an investigation by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Inspector General, which determined the National Association of Community Health Centers used federal grant money to allow AmeriCorps members to provide abortion-related ser... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will meet this week to examine a new rule by the Department of Labor that will restrict workers’ free choice and employers’ free speech. The committee will also meet this week to consider legislation that will improve efforts to prevent infant abuse and neglect. On Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, a... Read more »
THE PROBLEM: Far too many men and women will leave the workforce without the financial security they need to retire. Policymakers should be looking for opportunities to make it easier for working families—especially low- and middle-income families—to successfully plan for their retirement years. The last thing Washington should do is create barriers to the retirement security the American people ... Read more »
The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved a resolution (H.J. Res. 88) to block the Department of Labor’s “fiduciary” rule and protect access to affordable retirement advice for low- and middle-income families. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, along... Read more »
Today, the committee will consider H. J. Res. 88, a resolution to block a harmful new regulation that will restrict access to affordable retirement advice. I would like to begin by thanking our colleague, Dr. Roe, for his leadership on this very important issue. Since 2011, he has served as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Throughout his service as chair... Read more »
This resolution is our way of honoring a commitment we made more than five years ago. Since the Department of Labor issued their first proposal to expand the definition of “fiduciary” in 2010, we have raised concerns about their approach. Not the intent behind the rule – the approach. We agree that retirement advisors should serve their clients’ best interests. Ensuring they do so is a worthwhile,... Read more »
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, today introduced the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003). The bill will reauthorize and reform federal child nutrition programs to ensure states and schools have the flexibility they need to provide children access to healthy meals without additional or prohibi... Read more »
THE PROBLEM: Helping children access nutritious meals has long been a national priority. Students simply cannot learn and succeed in the classroom if they are hungry. That is why a variety of programs currently assist states, schools, and other institutions as they serve children and families in need, such as the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition ... Read more »
