Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding launch of AmericaSpeakingOut.com, a new website created by House Republicans as part of the broader America Speaking Out initiative to engage the American people in a dialogue about policy ideas and priorities, including those that affect students, teacher... Read more »
Last Thursday, President Obama issued a presidential proclamation declaring this week “Small Business Week.” The presidential proclamation accurately describes small businesses as the “backbone of our Nation's economy” that “employ tens of millions of workers” and create the “majority of new private sector jobs.” At a time when the national unemployment rate stands at 9.9 percent and an estimated ... Read more »
Thank you Chairman Miller and let me also extend my thanks to Governor Manchin, the community surrounding Montcoal, and especially the family members who are welcoming us here today. This hearing is a somber occasion, but an important one. The April 5th explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine stole the lives of 29 miners and forever changed the lives of their families, friends, coworkers, and commu... Read more »
In the 2008 presidential campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama unveiled a plan for health care reform to “lower costs to make our health care system work for people and businesses…” However, according to a recent business survey, many employers don’t believe the plan that was promised is the plan that was delivered. “Many employers are bracing for higher health care costs resulting from compliance... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement today regarding ongoing congressional efforts to conduct oversight of underground coal mining safety and investigate compliance with, and enforcement of, federal mine safety laws and regulations: “The loss of 35 coal miners this year, including the 29 miners who perished ... Read more »
We’re here this morning to discuss research recently conducted by the Government Accountability Office into concussions among high school athletes. The findings of the GAO will be illuminated by experts in the field and individuals who have firsthand experience with this type of injury. Concussions are functional traumatic brain injuries suffered as a result of force – for instance, they could be ... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement regarding the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation assuming leadership of the popular DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: “I congratulate and thank the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation for taking the reins of the DC Opportunity Scholarship ... Read more »
Today’s hearing addresses an issue critically important to the academic success of our nation’s students. In 2001, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act, which requires states and each school district to ensure students are proficient in reading and math by the end of the 2013-2014 school year. For schools that are unable to make what their state has defined as “adequate yearly progress” 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 an undercover Government Accountability Office investigation revealed fraud and abuse at selected Head Start centers. “Falsifying income levels and collecting taxpayer funds based on children who were never actually enrolled undermines the most basic purpose o... Read more »
Thank you Chairman Miller, and thank you to the witnesses who are here this afternoon to discuss this extremely important – and extremely troubling – topic. As the name indicates, the Head Start program is designed to give our neediest children a “head start” before enrolling in school. Because children who lag behind when they start school tend to remain behind, Head Start is supposed to help clo... Read more »
