Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, tonight joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote against a government takeover of health care. Kline voted against the Senate-passed bill – a plan loaded down with tax hikes, Medicare cuts, and notorious backroom deals – as well as Democrats’ reconciliation “fix” bill with even more taxes, more ... 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 »
Good morning. Chairman Kildee, thank you for holding today's hearing - the fourth in the current series as the Committee begins the process of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). I would also like to thank all of today's witnesses for being here to testify. I believe it is imperative that we examine all issues thoroughly, particularly through the hearing process. We be... 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 »
Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the top Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today used a congressional hearing with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to reiterate key GOP priorities for education reform, including: restoring local control, empowering parents, letting teachers teach, and protecting taxpayers. The hearing examined the Education Department’s recently released bl... Read more »
We’re here this afternoon to discuss the Administration’s blueprint for ESEA. These 45 pages were anxiously awaited by many in the education community, the media, and of course here in Congress. For the last several weeks we’ve been meeting at the member and staff levels on a bipartisan basis with our counterparts in the Senate, and this blueprint is viewed by many as the first attempt by any one ... Read more »
The following op-ed was published online at AOL News on March 17, 2010. Imagine a bill that dramatically increases the power of the federal government in Americans' lives. It expands the federal bureaucracy to administer a vital service. Democrats argue it will save money over time because the federal government is more efficient than the private sector -- yet the American people are suspicious of... Read more »
Thank you Madam Chair. Good morning and welcome to all the witnesses. This morning’s hearing is, in congressional terms, a “legislative hearing” – in other words, it’s a direct examination and review of a particular piece of legislation, in this case the Protecting America’s Workers Act. This bill was introduced in April of last year and, since that time, has undergone some fairly substantial revi... Read more »
