U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following joint statement after requesting the Department of Labor provide an analysis that describes how the president’s health care law will affect the wages of America’s workers: By this time next year, employers will have to ch... Read more »
By Rep. John Kline The president signed his signature legislation into law three years ago this Saturday. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a colossal 2,700-page bill rushed through Congress without much effort to engage the American people in the process. Then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi embraced this scheme, infamously stating, “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in i... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), legislation that will reform the nation’s broken job training system and help put Americans back to work. During debate on H.R. 803, House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans highlighted the need for reform and explained ways the SKILLS Act will empow... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation requiring the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to cease all activity requiring a three member quorum until the legal crisis surrounding the board is appropriately resolved. Introduced by Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN), the Preventi... Read more »
President Obama’s non-recess recess appointment scheme continues to taint the work of the NLRB. Efforts to overturn board decisions have been moving through various federal courts, challenging the legitimacy of the board itself. The ensuing legal turmoil has posed new challenges at a time when many workplaces are already struggling with a difficult economy. In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals fo... Read more »
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I also want to thank you for convening this meeting on the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. For more than two years, the committee has engaged in aggressive and responsible oversight of the National Labor Relations Board. Our goal has always been to ensure the rights of workers, employers, and unions are protected. I know this has frustrated... Read more »
Dear Acting-Secretary Harris: We are concerned by employer comments recently summarized by the Federal Reserve regarding the potential impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on hiring. On March 6, 2013 the Federal Reserve published its Summary of COmmentary on Current Economic Conditions (also referred to as the "Beige Book") for February 2013, which stated "Employers in ... Read more »
On Wednesday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will mark up the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In 2012, President Obama made three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NL... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after President Obama nominated Thomas E. Perez to serve as the next secretary for the Department of Labor: Our country needs a labor secretary who will put America’s jobs before his own. To do so, the next secretary must encourage economic growth and competitiveness by rejecting puni... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803). Sponsored by Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the legislation will help workers access the education and training they need to compete in today’s economy. “After a decade of debate and delay, Congress is another step clos... Read more »
