The nation will tune in tonight to hear President Obama discuss the State of the Union. As is always the case with this solemn occasion, Americans from every walk of life will listen closely as the president outlines the challenges we face and offers his ideas for leading the country toward a brighter future. With millions searching for work, the national debt rising, and a broken education system... Read more »
On Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Raising the Bar: How Education Innovation Can Improve Student Achievement.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. A growing number of state and local leaders are working to redefi... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today sent a letter to President Obama urging a fiscally responsible, long-term solution to the Stafford Loan interest rate problem. Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Reps. Thomas Petri (R-WI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Phil Roe (R-TN), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA),... Read more »
As it turns out, President Obama’s controversial plan to rewrite K-12 education law via executive fiat isn’t as popular as the administration thought. A growing number of education leaders and policy experts have recently come forward to express their doubts about the president’s waiver scheme, noting the waivers fail to provide the lasting, meaningful reform our nation’s children deserve: Marc Tu... Read more »
By Rep. John Kline A Feb. 4 column by Harold Meyerson ("How a GOP minority stole your rights") was long on rhetoric and short on key details that would have helped readers better understand a crisis facing our nation. While Meyerson's concerns about "nullified safeguards for average Americans" are valid, he failed to identify the source of the problem. The real culprit is the presidential power g... Read more »
On Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled “Sequestration: Examining Employers’ WARN Act Responsibilities.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. President Obama proposed sequestration as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Sequestration is a series ... Read more »
On Wednesday, February 13 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 “The Future of the NLRB: What Noel Canning vs. NLRB Means for Workers, Employers, and Unions.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In January 2012, President Obama installed three recess appoin... Read more »
In 2009, President Obama promised that once his health care bill became law “all of the overheated rhetoric over reform [would] finally confront the reality of reform.” Of all the president’s promises about the health care law, this one has come true. A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) highlights the grim reality of ObamaCare. According to the nonpartisan analysis, the president... Read more »
The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today unveiled the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden). The Burden Tracker is an online resource to help the public keep track of all of the new government mandates, rules, and red tape as a result of ObamaCare. The burden of ObamaCare is already being felt, even though many provisions of the law, including... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act: Signed by President Clinton two decades ago, the Family and Medical Leave Act enables workers to keep their jobs while they care for themselves or a loved one facing a serious medical condition. The law has... Read more »
