LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (remarks as prepared): The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually every private workplace across the country. That is a tremendous responsibility, not only for those of... Read more »
The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually every private workplace across the country. That is a tremendous responsibility, not only for those of us in Congress who write the law, but for the agency officials charged with enforcing it. In an economy as dynamic as ours, the issues that come before your agency are understandably complex. As gr... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to explore ways to modernize the nation’s job-training system to better meet the needs of employers and workers. In recent years, numerous states have taken steps to reduce the bureaucracy of job training programs and improve the quality of services offered to workers. As part of... Read more »
On Wednesday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Workplace Safety: Ensuring a Responsible Regulatory Environment.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and... Read more »
Good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Some of you have traveled a great distance to participate in today’s hearing, and we appreciate the opportunity to hear your thoughts about ways we can improve assistance for our nation’s workers. This is the committee’s fourth opportunity to examine the challenges and successes of the federal job training system. For several months, we have been working ... Read more »
On Tuesday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Modernizing the Workforce Investment Act: Developing an Effective Job Training System for Workers and Employers.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WI... Read more »
By George Will Obama Gives States a Voice In ‘No Child’ — New York Times, Sept. 24 Many Americans, having grown accustomed to Caesarism, probably see magnanimity in that front-page headline. Others, however, read it as redundant evidence of how distorted American governance has become. A president "gives" states a "voice" in education policy concerning kindergarten through 12th grade? How did thi... Read more »
Dear Secretary Solis: On December 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Fall 2009 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda in the Federal Register. This agenda noted DOL's intention to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in August 2010, entitled Records to Be Kept By Employers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("the anticipated rulemaking"). At the time, DOL characterized the pr... Read more »
President Obama last week announced his intent to bypass Congress and coerce American schools into enacting his preferred education agenda. In a speech on Friday, the president stated, “Given that Congress cannot act, I am acting.” The president has indicated the failure to reauthorize current elementary and secondary education law rests squarely on the 112th Congress, which convened just nine sho... Read more »
It wasn’t long ago the American people were promised that health care reform would lower costs. In fact, President Obama repeatedly pledged his health care plan would lower premiums by up to $2,500. Unfortunately, as a recent study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation helps make clear, Democrats got their government takeover of health care and the American people are stuck with higher costs. A... Read more »
