For the nearly 13 million unemployed Americans, finding work is a full time job with little reward – but it doesn’t have to be this way. Decades ago, the federal government put in place a job training system designed to provide valuable services and support to struggling workers. Unfortunately, the system has become inefficient after years of neglect. On behalf of the nation’s workers, House Repub... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision on the 2010 health care law: The Supreme Court’s decision is a devastating blow to the American people. If Washington can punish private citizens for failing to buy government-approved health insurance, there is no reasonable limit ... Read more »
Today the U.S. Supreme Court released its much awaited ruling on the 2010 health care law. Unfortunately, the court’s decision leaves in place a costly and unworkable health care scheme that continues to hurt families, workers, and job creators. Employers play a central role in the nation’s health care system. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 58 percent of workers have health insurance t... Read more »
Today we will discuss what has become an important model for workplace safety enforcement. Approximately 1,500 inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) work each day to enforce our nation’s health and safety standards. In an economy as vast and dynamic as ours, it is a difficult job. The goods and services that are the driving force behind the American economy come ... Read more »
On Thursday, June 28th at 9:30 a.m., the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Voluntary Protection Programs.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Administered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) r... Read more »
Pursuant to House Rule 11, we are here today to consider the third quarter committee activities report. This report outlines the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s progress in meeting key priorities. Since the 112th Congress convened, this committee has held 67 hearings and logged well over 100 hours analyzing a range of policies and programs to determine whether they are serving the be... Read more »
This week House Education and the Workforce Committee business includes a full committee markup and a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing. Both the markup and hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. On Wednesday, June 27th at 10:00 a.m., the committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will consider the Report on the Activities of the Committee on Educati... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared on Sunday’s edition of C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program to discuss student loans and Republican efforts to prevent a scheduled rate increase on subsidized Stafford Loans without raising taxes or adding to the deficit. Education Week’s Alyson Klein and Congressional Quarterly’s Rich Cohen asked Chairman Kline about the on... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) on Sunday appeared on C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program to discuss the Supreme Court’s pending decision on ObamaCare, as well as House Republicans’ commitment to repeal the law and advance commonsense, step-by-step reforms that lower health care costs. Congressional Quarterly’s Richard Cohen asked Chairman Kline what he thinks wil... Read more »
The Bureau of Labor Statistics this week reported a significant drop in job openings, indicating America’s employers are hesitant to invest in and expand their businesses. Adding insult to injury, economists at Stanford University and the University of Chicago released a new chart on Tuesday showing economic uncertainty has shot up in recent months, a trend these economists have previously noted m... Read more »
