Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, issued the following statement in response to a new analysis from the Office of the Actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “The independent experts have confirmed what Democrats in Washington, D.C. don’t want you to know: Millions of Americans who like their current coverage ... Read more »
For more than a week, the labor bosses on the board of the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) have been searching for a new leader to take over their debt-burdened organization. No doubt the next president for the SEIU has large shoes to fill as the “powerful and polarizing” Andy Stern heads to retirement. Workers might be disappointed to learn about the agenda one leading candidate – c... Read more »
In support of a government takeover of health care, Speaker Pelosi stated, “The best action we can take on behalf of America’s family budgets and on behalf of the federal budget, is to pass health care reform.” As early as December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) warned that government-run health care would cause health care spending over the next ten years to INCREASE by $22... Read more »
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I too would like to thank our witnesses for appearing today. We appreciate that you have taken the time out of your busy schedules to testify this morning. I would also like to thank the Chairwoman for working to craft this bill in a bipartisan manner, and for having an open dialogue with interested parties throughout this process. As the Chairwoman noted, H.R. 4855, t... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Republican website has been named the winner of a Gold Mouse award by the Congressional Management Foundation, an honor presented to the best websites in Congress. “In this era of rapidly evolving technology and unprecedented online citizen engagement, congressional websites play a central role in our efforts to listen to and effectively represent the... Read more »
Thank you Mr. Chairman and welcome to our witnesses. Mr. Kline sends his regrets that he is unable to be with us this morning. We are here today to examine juvenile justice and the goals of Congress as it looks to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Last reauthorized in 2002, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act helps state and local leaders reduce juven... Read more »
At the historic White House health care summit, Republican Leader John Boehner made it clear that ObamaCare would lead to taxpayer funding of abortion. In response, Speaker Pelosi declared “there is no public funding of abortion” in the bills that would become law. Despite Speaker Pelosi’s bold assurance, some states aren’t convinced. According to Newsweek, the health care fight on Capitol Hill ma... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today said federal and state investigations of the tragic explosion that killed 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine must carefully scrutinize the actions of the federal mine safety agency, particularly amid troubling indications that the agency failed to increase oversight of the mine despite repeat viol... Read more »
Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thank you Madam Chair, and good morning. We’re here today to examine corporal punishment in schools and its effect on academic success. We’ll look not only at questions of how corporal punishment is currently used in some states and schools, but also broader issues such as the definition of what constitutes corporal punishmen... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s senior Republican member, today warned sensitive student information could be at risk through vast data warehouses that collect private, personally identifiable information on school children. The committee heard testimony on the risks to students’ personal information during a hearing on data collection in the K-12 education s... Read more »
