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House Republicans Work to Rein in NLRB

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This week, the House of Representatives is expected to consider H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs From Government Inteference Act. This important legislation will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating where a private business can and cannot locate employment. Today, Reps. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Tim Scott (R-SC) described the critical need to pass this commonsense legislatio... Read more »

The White House vs. Boeing

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Teenagers in the 1960s listened to Beatles records backwards in search of hidden meanings—a trick akin to the task of deciphering President Obama's statements on the battle between Boeing and the National Labor Relations Board. Read more »

Part 5: Despite False Rhetoric, Reining In NLRB Good for Job Creators and American Workers

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House Republicans are advancing legislation that will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (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 supporting Americ... Read more »

Part 4: Despite False Rhetoric, Reining In NLRB Good for Job Creators and American Workers

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House Republicans are advancing legislation that will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (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 supporting Americ... Read more »

Part 2: Despite False Rhetoric, Reining In NLRB Good for Job Creators and American Workers

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House Republicans are advancing legislation that will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (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 supporting Americ... Read more »

Part 1: Despite False Rhetoric, Reining In NLRB Good for Job Creators and American Workers

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House Republicans are advancing legislation that will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (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 supporting Americ... Read more »

ICYMI: House Committee Passes Bill to Rein in NLRB

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Republicans on the House workforce committee passed a bill Thursday that would bar the government from dictating where companies can do business – taking direct aim at the National Labor Relations Board’s complaint that Boeing Co. illegally shifted work from union plants in Washington state to a new nonunion facility in South Carolina. Read more »

Committee Approves Legislation to Protect American Jobs, Remove Barriers to U.S. Investment

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Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), legislation to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to relocate, shut down, or transfer a business under any circumstance. “Congress cannot be a willing accomplice in policies that stifle investment and undermine job growth. The publ... Read more »

Rep. Gowdy Discusses Committee Effort to Rein in NLRB Authority on CNBC's Squawk Box

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Today at 10 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will consider H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. The legislation will prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from dictating where a business can and cannot locate work. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), a cosponsor of the legislation, was on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning to discuss the legislation and to... Read more »

Republicans Introduce Legislation to Prevent NLRB From Dictating Location of American Jobs

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U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after cosponsoring the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) earlier this afternoon. Reps. Phil Roe (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) have signed on as original cosponsors of the legislation. The Protecting Jobs from Gove... Read more »

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