On Thursday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Examining the Challenges Facing PBGC and Defined Benefit Pension Plans.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Approximately 43 million American workers and retirees participate in a defined benef... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans recently released two pieces of draft legislation designed to reform K-12 education law, currently known as No Child Left Behind. The Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act will support rural schools, strengthen Impact Aid, and improve data reporting and transparency to help close student achievement gap... Read more »
On Wednesday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Expanding Opportunities for Job Creation.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Over the last year, the national unemployment rate has dropped from 9.1 percent to 8.5 percent and almost one million ind... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued the following statements in response to President Obama’s remarks on college costs at the University of Michigan: Chairman Kline: “The president’s remarks correctly describe the value of a higher education and the chall... Read more »
Dear Secretary Solis: We respectfully request additional information to clarify issues raised in connection with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) December 9, 2011, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding individuals with disabilities. We also request a 90-day extension of the public comment period for the review of the additional information. Thorough review of t... Read more »
Dear Assistant Secretary Borzi: On November 18, 2011, we wrote to you concerning the U.S Department of Labor's (DOL) regulatory efforts to significantly expand the definition of "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). On December 13, 2011, Brian V. Kennedy, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, responded to our in... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today released the final in a series of videos that explore new draft legislative proposals to improve federal K-12 education law, known as No Child Left Behind. In the video below, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), a member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, discusses the Student Success Act and the Encouragi... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today announced a hearing to examine President Obama’s so-called recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The hearing, entitled “The NLRB Recess Appointments: Implications for America’s Workers and Employers,” will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2175 Rayburn House Office Building. “... Read more »
During the State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to prevent an increase in student loan interest rates from hitting students, stating, “At a time when Americans owe more in tuition debt than credit card debt, this Congress needs to stop the interest rates on student loans from doubling in July.” While we all agree on the importance of keeping college affordable and providi... Read more »
Last night, President Obama laid out his vision for the country in his State of the Union address. While many of the plans and promises sounded oddly familiar, House Republicans have been working for months to turn the president’s rhetoric into action on behalf of students, workers, and employers. Strengthening Job Training Assistance President’s Rhetoric: “And I want to cut through the maze of co... Read more »
