House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) today released the following joint statement after the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) issued a report on multiemployer pension reform: Today’s report is further proof that there is no easy way to address the ... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing entitled, "Sequestration: Examining Employers’ WARN Act Responsibilities." The hearing examined guidance released in July 2012 by the Department of Labor that states the WARN Act does not apply to sequestration. Members also discussed the department’s failure to fully cooperate with the committee’s ... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after President Obama spoke in Decatur, Georgia about his new early childhood education proposal: If the president believes this is an important initiative, he owes Congress and the American people answers to some basic questions. Will the plan be duplicative? Countless early childhood ... Read more »
When President Obama called for expanded access to early childhood education during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline warned, “Before we spend more taxpayer dollars on new programs, we must first review what is and is not working in existing initiatives, such as Head Start.” House and Senate Republicans have raised questions ab... Read more »
As part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, President Obama insisted on a process known as sequestration, a series of across the board spending cuts that will impact most defense and domestic programs. Sequestration is not how Washington should conduct the people’s business. It has created even more uncertainty in an already difficult environment. Twice House Republicans have taken action to replac... Read more »
As a father of two young boys, I know today’s kids learn differently than previous generations. They are more adept at effortlessly figuring out new technology and seamlessly incorporating it into their daily lives. Recognizing the wealth of technology now at our fingertips, several states are working to alter the way education is delivered to students. In Utah and Georgia, for example, state lead... Read more »
House Republicans leaders today urged President Obama to work with the U.S. Senate to confirm four qualified individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The letter is in response to a unanimous decision by a federal appeals court that ruled President Obama’s controversial recess appointments to the board unconstitutional. The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions he... Read more »
The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions today held a hearing to examine the future of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the wake the recent Noel Canning vs. NLRB case. During today’s hearing, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) criticized the president’s unconstitutional recess appointments, expressing frustration with the res... Read more »
During the 112th Congress, oversight of the National Labor Relations Board was a leading priority for this committee. Whether through hearings, letters, or legislation, we have tried to ensure the rights of workers and their employers are protected. I realize this revealed some deep differences on the committee. However, as members of Congress we are obligated to act whenever an agency may be harm... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: Last week, the president visited my home state of Minnesota and said, ‘We don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something.’ Tonight, the president was faced with a unique opportunity to double down on that pr... Read more »
