This hearing is about the Government Accountability Office’s recent findings concerning the Department of Education’s oversight and monitoring of federal funds intended to support low-income and minority-serving institutions. Federal funds flow to these institutions primarily through programs authorized under Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act. I look forward to hearing about GAO’s ... 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 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 »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, issued the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s signing of the so-called health care “fix it” bill, legislation that pairs significant new taxes, Medicare cuts, and other health care modifications with a government takeover of student lending: “This bill proves how difficult it wi... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, delivered the following remarks tonight in opposition to the Democrats’ so-called health care “fix it” bill that includes more tax hikes, more cuts to Medicare, and a government takeover of student loans: “It has been suggested that today’s action will be the final word on the health care debate that has co... Read more »
Mr. Speaker, it has been suggested that today’s action will be the final word on the health care debate that has consumed the attention of Washington for more than a year. I would suggest, instead, that much remains to be said – and seen. The ink is hardly dry on the Democrats’ government takeover of health care but already we are seeing its devastating real-life consequences. We discovered a loop... Read more »
I came to Congress seven years ago to do my part to make this country better. Every vote I cast and every policy I help shape must be judged by whether it achieves what my constituents sent me here to accomplish. As each member of this, the people’s House prepares to vote ‘yay’ or ‘nay,’ we should all take a moment to remind ourselves of why we are here. Our job is to ensure American employers hav... Read more »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican, testified today before the House Rules Committee to urge Democrats to listen to the American people and reject the Slaughter Solution, the litany of backroom deals, and the massively unpopular government takeover of health care. Kline also revealed that Democrats' proposed health care overhaul – unbeknownst t... Read more »
The Congressional Budget Office confirms today that congressional Democrats plan to divert $9 billion in college financial aid funding to help pay for a massively unpopular government takeover of health care. This revelation is the latest in an unfolding story about the Democrats’ unrelenting push to expand the size and scope of government – taking control of how Americans get medical care and now... Read more »
The American public is all too familiar with Democrats’ recent vote to impose a wildly unpopular health care scheme comprised of thousands of pages of legalese, millions of lost jobs, billions of dollars in new taxes, and roughly a trillion dollars in new government spending. Yet unbeknownst to many Americans, the health care “fix” bill (budget reconciliation) will also dramatically reshape the wa... 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 »
