The Honorable Hilda L. Solis Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20210 Dear Secretary Solis: On January 26, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing entitled “State of the American Workforce,” during which several witnesses testified that federal regulations make businesses in the United States less competitive, stifling ... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to our second field hearing of the 112th Congress. It is good to be here in Utica, New York with Representative Hanna. Thank you all for coming, and special thanks to our witnesses. We appreciate you taking the time to join us today, and we look forward to your testimony. These are tough times, and although our economic recovery remains uncertain, we are encouraged by rec... Read more »
Thank you Mr. Kline. Good morning and thank you to SUNY IT for hosting us here today. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for participating and everyone in the audience for their interest as well. We are very fortunate to have a special guest joining us for this event. My colleague and friend sitting next to me is Congressman John Kline. Congressman Kline serves as the Chairman of th... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to our first field hearing of the 112th Congress. It is good to be here in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania with Representative Barletta. Thank you all for coming, and special thanks to our two panels of witnesses. We appreciate you taking the time to join us today, and we look forward to your testimony. Our nation faces many challenges today. With unemployment still hovering a... Read more »
Thank you, Chairman Kline, for bringing the Committee on Education and the Workforce to Wilkes-Barre and for holding this important hearing today. I always appreciate the opportunity to hear from leading voices in our local community, and I am thrilled that Chairman Kline can share in this experience. The Committee has assembled an extraordinary panel of witnesses from our community’s business and... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), and Subcommittee on Health, Labor, Employment, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today released a letter sent to leaders of the National Labor Relations Board in response to their concerns about the House Republican budget plan that would reduce government spending by more than $100 billion. “The American people... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government through March 18, 2011: “Instituting a responsible budget is the first step toward putting our nation back on the path to prosperity. For too long, leaders in Washington h... Read more »
On Wednesday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing on “Policies and Priorities at the U.S. Department of Labor,” in which the Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, will testify. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. WITNESS LIST ... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after President Obama unveiled his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2012: Blueprint for More Spending , More Taxes, and More Debt “The president’s budget denies the reality of the fiscal crisis we face. It is time we realized that Washington’s spending binge is contributing to economic u... Read more »
The Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held its first hearing today to investigate emerging trends at the National Labor Relations Board. Recent actions taken by the board suggest the NLRB is taking an activist approach to labor law that is having a chilling effect on job creation. The following are excerpted remarks delivered by Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) at the heari... Read more »
