The Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss the importance of Head Start and how to improve the program for current and future generations. Members learned from child development and education experts how quality programs can make a difference for low-income children and what reforms Congress should consider as it works to reauth... Read more »
The White House is hosting a summit to “start the conversation” on amplifying workers’ voices. It’s an interesting idea for an administration that’s been largely tone deaf to the challenges facing working families. Anyone who has been listening knows that the president’s failed policies are hurting the economy, and as a result, hurting workers across the country. While the economy may be showing s... Read more »
I’d like to extend a special welcome to you, Dr. Michaels, and thank you for being with us to discuss an issue that is incredibly important to every one of us: ensuring the health and safety of American workers. We all agree that men and women working hard to make a living deserve workplaces that are safe and working conditions that protect their health and wellbeing. In the 21st century workplace... Read more »
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Head Start, a program that plays an important role in the lives of many children and families. Head Start was designed to offer comprehensive services to three- and four-year-old children from low-income families so they could start school on a level playing field with their peers. What began as a summer school program has grown into a multi-billion dollar e... Read more »
The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold hearings this week to discuss a number of important issues facing America’s children and workers. On Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m., the full committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, "Strengthening Head Start for Current and Future Generations." The hearing will provide members an opportunity to discus... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced his plan to step down in December: Secretary Duncan has been a dedicated public servant for nearly 15 years, including more than six years leading the Department of Education. It goes without saying that we have had our disagreements, but I have neve... Read more »
Small business owners traveled to Capitol Hill this week to speak out against the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest assault on job creators and to urge policymakers to rally behind a legislative solution. Introduced by leaders in the House and Senate, the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act (H.R. 3459) would roll back the board’s harmful joint employer decision, restore long-sta... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved a reconciliation proposal introduced pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016. By repealing the so-called auto-enrollment mandate in the president’s health care law, the committee’s reconciliation proposal is part of a broader effort to dismantle Ob... Read more »
Since the Republican majority began nearly five years ago, Speaker Boehner has urged every one of us to make the people’s priorities our priorities. That is what this committee has always tried to do, and today’s effort is no different. In fact, the reconciliation process presents an opportunity to address three urgent priorities. The first priority is getting our nation’s fiscal house in order. A... Read more »
For more than five years, the president’s health care law has failed to produce the kind of health care system the American people deserve. While the Obama administration continues to tout the “benefits” of its government takeover of health care, hardworking men and women across the country have been forced to contend with less access to doctors, a system plagued by waste and abuse, costly penalti... Read more »
