Fighting Obama's job-killing agenda By Rep. John Kline In the midst of a national jobs crisis, President Obama continues to insist that the answers to our economic problems are more stimulus spending and higher taxes. Meanwhile, he has turned a blind eye to the job-destroying agenda of his own National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). For months, the board charged with administering federal labor la... 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 »
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 »
On Friday, President Obama announced the administration will bypass Congress and impose a new plan to waive federal elementary and secondary education law, currently known as No Child Left Behind, in exchange for states adopting the Secretary of Education’s preferred education agenda. Many have expressed concerns this conditional waivers plan could slow Congressional efforts to rewrite the law and... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN) A new school year has reinvigorated Washington’s debate on the best way to improve education in America. There is widespread agreement that the status quo is not working, and lasting reforms are vital to the future prosperity of our children. House Republicans, as promised, are advancing a package of legislation to revamp current elementary and secondary education law. This... Read more »
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support legislation to prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating where a private business can and cannot create jobs. The Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) is a key component of the House Republican jobs agenda that will remove regulatory roadblocks to job creation. As House Educ... Read more »
Right now, the House of Representatives is considering legislation to protect American jobs from an activist National Labor Relations Board. The Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) will stop the NLRB from dictating where an employer can and cannot create jobs. It is the first jobs bill of the fall legislative agenda. While opponents of the legislation continue their campai... Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives will consider legislation that protects job creators by reining in an activist National Labor Relations Board. The Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) will stop the NLRB from dictating where an employer can and cannot create jobs. It is the first jobs bill of the fall legislative agenda. While opponents of the legislation spread misinfor... Read more »
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will consider legislation that prohibits the National Labor Relations (NLRB) from dictating where a private employer can and cannot create jobs. Critics of the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) have touted bogus rhetoric in an attempt to discredit this sensible reform. The Education and the Workforce Committee is committed to suppor... Read more »
