The following op-ed was published online at USA Today on January 20, 2011. Second, this effort allows us to take steps to truly deal with cost. Whatever else may be said of it, the new law has clearly failed to address the ever-rising cost of care and coverage. In many cases, the law is actually responsible, at least in part, for the increases. Many employers are facing higher costs, individuals a... Read more »
For 20 consecutive months more than 14 million Americans have been unemployed. As much as we would like to solve this problem, the federal government cannot legislate or regulate our way to job creation. We can, however, foster economic certainty that will encourage families, businesses, and entrepreneurs to spend, hire, and invest. And that is what we will try to do today. Almost one year ago Dem... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support legislation that will repeal the Democrats’ government takeover of health care: “Today the House of Representatives demonstrated that we have been listening to the American people. We have heard the pleas of individu... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor reported an increase of 103,000 jobs in December and a national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent: “Today’s jobs report points to an economy that is on the mend but still struggling. The pace of job creation continues to fall short of what we need to re... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today as he joined the House Speaker, Majority Leader, and fellow committee chairmen in unveiling “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law,” a new report that reveals job-killing aspects of the controversial health care law: "This report makes a clear and convincing argument that ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today regarding legislation he and other House Republicans are proposing to repeal the Democrats’ government takeover of health care: “Republicans are fulfilling our pledge to take up legislation that will repeal and replace the Democrats’ job-killing health care law. For more than a year Washington pursued a government takeover of health care ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman-designate of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today welcoming new Republican members to the panel and announcing the selection of subcommittee chairs for the 112th Congress: “A positive vision for our classrooms and workplaces is essential to America’s economic competitiveness and long-term success. I am pleased to welcom... Read more »
A bipartisan group of six lawmakers today released a letter sent to Acting U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro seeking answers about controversial revisions to an August 2010 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report critical of recruiting practices at proprietary colleges and universities. The revisions to the GAO report were released on November 30, 2010, and included major changes to ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after a federal judge in Virginia ruled unconstitutional the individual mandate in the Democrats’ government takeover of health care: "Facing an unprecedented federal overreach into the health care decisions of individual Americans, it is no wonder states and citize... Read more »
As the clock winds down on the House Democratic Majority, workers may be feeling a sense of relief that the assault on the secret ballot is finally ending. But they shouldn't get too comfortable yet – not if unelected bureaucrats in the Obama administration have anything to say about it. A recent ruling by the Obama National Labor Relations Board suggests the threat to the secret ballot will survi... Read more »
