U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after President Obama announced his plan to implement changes to federal student loans: “Sadly, the president has once again chosen to put politics before policy, touting a plan that will do nothing to help the nation’s unemployed workers. “Despite the administration’s rhetoric, this plan ... Read more »
Before I explain the technical changes made in the substitute, I’d like to thank my colleagues for their participation at our recent legislative hearing. We assembled an excellent panel of witnesses whose experience and expertise were important contributions to the committee’s work. During that hearing, a number of concerns were raised by my Democratic colleagues, and I am pleased to say the subst... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce examined new legislation that will roll back the National Labor Relations Board's activist agenda. Witness testimony confirmed the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) will protect workers and employers while removing regulatory hurdles to job creation. Outside the committee's hearing room, members discussed the importance of th... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This important legislation rolls back recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board that undermine the rights of workers and employers. “We are here today for one simple reason: the National Labor Relations Board is wreak... Read more »
On Thursday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Regulations, Costs, and Uncertainty in Employer Provided Health Care.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In order to avoid disruption to the nation’s health care system, the 2010 health ... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to the committee’s legislative hearing on H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. I would like to thank our witnesses for joining us. We are here today for one simple reason: the National Labor Relations Board is wreaking havoc on the nation’s workforce and it must be stopped. In recent months, the NLRB has taken a number of steps that move federal labor poli... Read more »
On Wednesday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a legislative hearing on the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094). The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that will ... Read more »
Ignoring the millions of individuals searching for work, Democrats in Washington continue to call for more spending and higher taxes. The American people know our nation needs a better approach. That is why House Republicans are advancing responsible solutions that will help end economic uncertainty and remove regulatory roadblocks to job creation. Yesterday, House Committee on Education and the W... Read more »
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 »
Today, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) introduced the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act to help prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing sweeping changes to our workplaces. In recent months, the NLRB has quietly advanced an activist agenda that empowers unions to manipulate the workforce for their own gain while restricting an... Read more »
