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SOTU Preview: A Phony Freeze & Growing Government … But Where Are the Jobs?

| Posted in Left Turns

As President Obama prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address, the Administration continues to pay lip service to job creation in the face of double-digit unemployment rates and continued job losses. But a close look at the policies proposed by the White House in recent days reveals just more of the same big-government policies that have failed to spur a real economic recovery. A Spe... Read more »

Kline Statement: Republican Forum on “A Culture of Favoritism: The Obama Administration’s Labor Agenda”

| Posted in Committee Statements

Good morning, and thank you to everyone for joining us for a look at the culture of favoritism in the Obama Administration’s labor agenda. I want to extend a special thank you to our witnesses for their participation today. I look forward to your testimony as well as the opportunity to hear your opinions and assessment of the Obama Administration’s labor agenda and what Congress should be doing to... Read more »

Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 4271)

| Posted in Fact Sheets

Republicans are committed to a dynamic, results-oriented job training system that can effectively serve job seekers and workers in need of retraining. The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 4271) – introduced by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), and fellow Education and Labor Committee Republicans – builds on reforms proposed by Republicans in recent years... Read more »

Who’s Doing the Scaring?

| Posted in Secret Ballot Watch

Earlier this week, President Obama unveiled a unique approach to economic recovery – accuse political foes of “scaring” away the jobs and look to the power of positive thinking to bring them back. “Today's meeting with Congressional leadership at the White House was intended to be a demonstration of bipartisanship as officials look to stimulate the economy. To President Obama, bipartisanship came ... Read more »

Republicans Unveil Job Training Reform Package

| Posted in Press Releases

Led by Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee have introduced the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (H.R. 4271), a bill to strengthen job training opportunities for workers and job seekers. Their legislation renews workforce development programs under the Workforce Investment Act, a law that has not been reautho... Read more »

Republicans: Workers and Retirees Deserve Answers About White House Role in Pension Deal Making

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Following a hearing last week in the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on the bankruptcy of the Delphi Corporation, Reps. John Kline (R-MN), Tom Price (R-GA), Chris Lee (R-NY), and Michael Turner (R-OH) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner requesting information on the Administration’s involvement in the bankruptcy proceedings. To date, inquiries about what role the ... Read more »

Kline Statement on White House Jobs Summit

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Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today harshly criticized the Obama Administration’s decision to host a jobs summit while continuing to embrace job-killing policies that prevent economic recovery. The national unemployment rate currently stands at 10.2 percent, yet Democrats have continued to advance an agenda that allows the economy to st... Read more »

Price: Administration Remains Short on Transparency

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Today, the House Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee held a hearing to investigate how and why certain salaried employees of the Delphi Corporation were denied their full pension benefits in the wake of the General Motors and Delphi bankruptcy. Serious questions remain unanswered about the role of the Department of Treasury and the White House’s Auto Task Force in the bankruptcy pr... Read more »

Previewing the White House Jobs Summit: Just More of the Same Failed Policies?

| Posted in Left Turns

As the White House readies for tomorrow’s so-called jobs summit, skepticism is growing among Americans who believe the stimulus plan enacted earlier this year has failed, and more of the same government spending will fail to stem the rising tide of unemployment. “Obamanomics — the White House’s jumble of industrial policy, massive deficit spending and tax hikes — isn’t working. “There are now 15.7... Read more »

Price Statement: Hearing on “Examining the Delphi Bankruptcy’s Impact on Workers and Retirees”

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Good morning and thank you, Chairman Andrews. I would like to begin by thanking our two distinguished panels for appearing today. We appreciate that they have taken time out of their busy schedules to share their experiences and expertise with us. Today’s hearing marks an opportunity to examine the impact of Delphi Corporation’s bankruptcy on its workers and retirees. I look forward to hearing in ... Read more »

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