Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today urged Senators to reject the nomination of Service Employees International Union Associate General Counsel Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Previously, Kline called on the Senate to hold hearings on Becker’s nomination citing concerns over arguments Becker had made in support ... Read more »
“We are very close to the 60 votes we need. It we aren't able to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, we will work with President Obama and Vice President Biden and their appointees to the National Labor Relations Board to change the rules governing forming a union through administrative action…” (Stewart Acuff, “Restoring the Right to Form Unions and Bargain Collectively,” Huffington Post, 02.03.10... Read more »
Before we begin, I want to recognize Chairman Miller and Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers for their hard work on this issue. Every member of this committee was disturbed by the findings of the Government Accountability Office, and every one of us believes our schools must provide a safe environment for both students and teachers. This morning, our goal is to find the best path toward our shared goal... Read more »
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and congressional Democrats today continued to defend the Obama Administration’s job-killing agenda despite double-digit unemployment and widespread economic uncertainty. Secretary Solis’ testimony, delivered during her first ever appearance before the House Education and Labor Committee, comes on the heels of President Obama’s announcement last week that the White H... Read more »
Let me begin by welcoming Secretary Solis to the committee for her first appearance since being sworn in as the U.S. Secretary of Labor a little less than a year ago. With our nation facing ongoing job losses and widespread workplace uncertainty, your presence is certainly timely, Madam Secretary. Last week, President Obama was quite clear in declaring his Administration’s commitment to American w... Read more »
With the national unemployment rate hovering at 10 percent, President Obama’s Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, is scheduled tomorrow to make her first ever appearance before the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee. More than two months ago, the panel’s Republican members called for Secretary Solis to come before the committee to answer questions about rising unemployment and erroneous job creati... Read more »
Responding to new allegations that a leading official at the U.S. Department of Education was fired for raising concerns about proposals that could compromise student privacy, Rep. John Kline (R-MN) today spoke out about the importance of federal education privacy protection laws and highlighted a recent report calling into question data collection initiatives that could compromise students’ perso... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, commented today on President Obama’s FY 2011 budget request, applauding some key education investments and reform proposals while questioning a pervasive culture of favoritism that pits union leadership against rank-and-file workers while emphasizing “gotcha” policies that penalize job creators. Education &... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, Minnesota Rep. John Kline, issued the following statement this evening on President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address: On education reform… "There is no doubt we need to reform our federal education laws, and Republicans are anxious to enact policies that empower parents, teachers, and communities to provide a quality ... Read more »
As President Obama prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address, the Administration continues to pay lip service to job creation in the face of double-digit unemployment rates and continued job losses. But a close look at the policies proposed by the White House in recent days reveals just more of the same big-government policies that have failed to spur a real economic recovery. A Spe... Read more »
